"He was." he states, thinking about all the things Ben had done for him.

Peter pours himself a cup and proceeds to add more cream and sugar to his coffee than should probably be legal but he's fine. This is just how he takes his coffee because he's not a huge fan of anything bitter. Hence all the sugar.

"Oh, I know. If I didn't think I could handle working in the lab I wouldn't bother and besides, it's not like I'm ever not anxious." About what, he's not sure. Life in general maybe? The people around him? The constant fear that something is about to go disastrously wrong?

"At home, I used to stay up and just do homework."