Eddie's comment wasn't all that surprising to Peter. Even before the whole deal with the symbiote, Brock had always been something of a jerk - going on about his precious lighting and all that. Peter had to fight the urge to roll his eyes at the memory.

"It sounded pretty complicated," he responded vaguely, still not wanting to bring all of that stuff up about future incarnations, partly because he wasn't sure he could wrap his head around it himself.

He sighed and tucked the journal under his arm, sending a quick glance at the other man. "So, worried they might mess with the symbiote?" It was a valid concern for Eddie, probably, since that seemed like something those scientists would just be jumping to check out.