Peter, on the other hand, has never been a good liar. Hence the mask, the ultimate poker face.

"Oooh, I..." He hesitates, then waves a hand in the air dismissively. Does he want to talk about it? Not really. Does he think talking about it would help? Mmmmaybe? But what he's actually going to do is beat around the bush because that's how adults deal with their problems.

"What I'd actually like to do is go back to punching mammoths. Those fall down when you hit them hard enough. This? I can't punch this. I mean, technically I could, but the last thing I need to do is knock myself unconscious because the being unconscious part is half the problem."