When Peter hesitates, MJ finds herself holding her breath somewhat, afraid that he's going to drop some kind of crazy bombshell. Instead, while what he says definitely sounds like a different flavor of trauma, it's not nearly as bad as anything she could have imagined so far. Her ploy of constantly imagining the worst possible outcome so she ends up pleasantly surprised when things are slightly less terrible continues to serve her well.

"So... as Strange would say, you were literally Scooby-Doo-ing shit," she brings up dryly. "At the behest of a controlling government entity or in spite of them? Either way, you look like you came out of that okay."

Of course, looks can be deceiving, and Peter might be hiding some scars that she just can't see, be they physical or otherwise. That's why she tilts her head as she peers up at him in that discerning way that she has, trying to make sure he isn't needlessly hiding something from her.

"Did you?"