[He mistakes the noise for further irritation. He could have phrased it kinder, but going all out complimentary isn't something he had in him when it comes to Rinzler. It's about baby steps, not leaps.
Peter waits, growing uncomfortable while Rinzler considers whether to answer or attack him or whatever is going on in the program's head. The waiting isn't as bad as it would have been with his powers, only minutes and not hours, and that makes it all the worse. Any and all reminders of what he isn't makes Peter feel like he's standing in the wrong skin.]
Drain? [It makes sense, only in the vaguest of ways. Electronics need power to run. To Peter it sounds like power is something Rinzler needed to survive.] Like, what makes you work?
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Peter waits, growing uncomfortable while Rinzler considers whether to answer or attack him or whatever is going on in the program's head. The waiting isn't as bad as it would have been with his powers, only minutes and not hours, and that makes it all the worse. Any and all reminders of what he isn't makes Peter feel like he's standing in the wrong skin.]
Drain? [It makes sense, only in the vaguest of ways. Electronics need power to run. To Peter it sounds like power is something Rinzler needed to survive.] Like, what makes you work?