[ The praise is muted, but that’s to be expected. Still, he feels a little pleased by it, even if he knows it’s not much of a step forward. He still has a great deal of work to do, still has to grapple with his own instinct telling him to retreat.
This next round, he tries, tries analyzing her movements as much as tries to avoid and counter them. Gamora is better at this, always will be, and even if she’s going easy on him, a few of her blows still land. He manages to recover enough to avoid ending the battle, then and there, and he presses forward a little more, takes on the role of aggressor now and again. It’s a tiny improvement, and while it’s not nearly enough to help him survive the caliber of fighters the Guardians typically face, these days, it might be serviceable enough in a bar brawl.
So not amazing. Not fantastic. But, well, if Peter ever finds himself in a rowdy club, he’ll be able to hold his own.
It ends, inevitably, with Gamora getting the upperhand, with Peter falling for a feint and toppling to the floor. ]
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This next round, he tries, tries analyzing her movements as much as tries to avoid and counter them. Gamora is better at this, always will be, and even if she’s going easy on him, a few of her blows still land. He manages to recover enough to avoid ending the battle, then and there, and he presses forward a little more, takes on the role of aggressor now and again. It’s a tiny improvement, and while it’s not nearly enough to help him survive the caliber of fighters the Guardians typically face, these days, it might be serviceable enough in a bar brawl.
So not amazing. Not fantastic. But, well, if Peter ever finds himself in a rowdy club, he’ll be able to hold his own.
It ends, inevitably, with Gamora getting the upperhand, with Peter falling for a feint and toppling to the floor. ]