[and thus was paved the road to hell, but the adage is old and peter's not going to bother with it. he's quiet for a long moment. it's not that he trusts steph, he doesn't know her from adam. but she's obviously done the reading, and he hasn't, so that's worth listening to, at least, even if the jury's still out on his opinion.]
Guess we better all hope so, since there don't seem to be any other options.
[voice]
Guess we better all hope so, since there don't seem to be any other options.
[another sigh.]
I'll let you get back to the bleeding hearts.