[ For his part, Peter hasn't been separated from the robots long enough to really miss them as much - it's only been a day or so for him, so this is pure 'oh thank god a familiar face that hasn't been blown up by aliens' relief on his end.

... And mud. Lots and lots of mud. ]

Seriously, not much 'virtual' about that mess! How long were you sloggin' around... in...

[ Wait. Robots + mud = bad times. ]

... Oh criminy, how much of that gunk got into your joints, Spine?