As fleeting as it was (even if it also felt like it lasted longer, it hadn't truly) the hug had been the exact brand of medicine that was needed in the moment. Gwen didn't have years worth of whatever might be going on in Peter's head, because everything had just happened to her. But she knew the kind of person Peter was, knew the way he would cling to that grief and the hurt he felt, the blame he placed on himself and that was why she hugged him.
To show she didn't blame him for anything. She'd made her choice. She followed after to help him stop Max Dillon and in the process ended up right where she shouldn't be, in Harry's path. Dangerous or no, it had been her choice. And she would still make that choice, time and time again, because she'd done what she felt was right, to go after him and help, knowing her knowledge would be beneficial to him.
"I know it hasn't been as long for me as it has been for you, but I'm glad to have a familiar face here too."
It was a light comment to downplay the other thing, the thing that happened just recently for her and...however long for him. It was difficult biting her tongue, not asking how long it had been for him, because she wondered if she should allow him to lead that conversation or not. And, knowing Peter, it might take a bit to even get to that conversation. He had a tendency to start and stop, to stumble over words when he wasn't sure how to go about it, whereas she typically could go direct into something and ask a question, in most scenarios. But there were notable exceptions to that in their history as well.
Without missing a beat, she took the arm offered to her before her nose wrinkled a bit at the description of the ship they were on.
"I don't know if the ship would agree with being called that," she corrected him with a grin. "It's...alive, after all." Her tone was still amazed as she said this, the scientist in her wanting to poke around and see what she could learn about the ship -- safely, with caution, of course -- because it was unlike anything she'd experienced before. "How much have you explored so far on your own?"