[ piter doesn't believe in letting things like this rot; he acknowledges them privately, tries to analyze them and learn from them, but when he knows another has something traumatic under their belt? he loves to wrench the memories out and watch them squirm. he presses. it is with delicate force, like everything else he does, but forceful enough.
all of this completely fascinates him. of course he is wary of tyki, but he's done nothing to drive the man to such extremes— in fact, he's been rather aware of purposefully doing the opposite for no reason other than he likes him— though he's not exactly used to the whole "liking people" thing yet. he rather hopes that he has not gone about it all wrong.
but this is useful information, and he commits it to memory with a nod. he cannot quite manage an understanding look because he doesn't understand, for he has never had such an experience in his life, but the sharp angles of his face seem softer, his expression almost reassuring. it's a stark contrast to how he looked earlier— for now, they are in relative private, and he can speak without worrying (as much). ]
Do not provoke him futher. [ he knows scare tactics intimately, has used them similarly before, and when he is driven to them, he knows that someone's death will shortly follow. ] I trust that you've been avoiding him since then— of course, you should have been avoiding him long before he could have had such a chance.
[ that's a rather stern look he shoots reid. it's almost as if he actually cares, just a little bit. (and if anyone asked him why, he wouldn't quite be able to say.) ]