[ That wording ruffles Pietro's feathers in turn, and his tone is similarly sharp. ] The woman who raised me survived the Nazis, only to be burned alive by gadjé a decade and a half later. I remember.

[ So it isn't ancient history for him, either. He isn't arguing with Erik's point, though, just being prickly. (...And y'know, casually neglecting to mention Erik has a point at all. Business as usual.) ]

We'll be lucky to get anything at all from Ms. Sato, however, if she does not offer it herself. [ He sounds frustrated at that; the system is what bothers him, more than Tosh herself. ]