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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-03 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ In a distant way, Gamora can relate to this – being good, being the best, but trying to get out scot-free. At least Peter's still alive now, so that hopefully means this Yondu wasn't too set on making Peter pay (though maybe Gamora is too accustomed to Thanos's means of doing business), but... ]

And after you took the money?
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-03 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ The fact that Yondu technically gave Peter an option to return is a little surprising – but, from a business standpoint, when someone is your best asset, a little ego-pandering might be satisfactory retribution in exchange for getting said asset back. ]

Since you're not coming back for yourself, do you think he'll let it slide?

[ Gamora can also offer him a lot of money, so she hopes that means points in Peter's favor. ]
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-03 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
Not necessary.

[ She leans back with a sigh, maintaining some of the pressure on her side. ]

If you need to leave to avoid an altercation, you can. I don't want this putting you at risk.
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-03 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
I could handle myself, even if they tried to start something.

[ Gamora knows how to shut off pain in order to survive; she knows how to use her adrenaline to push through disastrous injury.

That doesn’t mean she makes a habit of it. ]


... But I would prefer if you were there.
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-03 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Peter’s concern is... sweet – though she’s sure part of it stems from his own desire to avoid dealing with Yondu.

Gamora can’t blame him.

She shakes her head firmly, though her voice is slightly quieter. ]


I just want this to be done.
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-04 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gamora isn’t about to let the opportunity slip by for a few extra moments of rest, and she’s almost disappointed when the car slows to a stop. Peter beats her to the door (which isn’t surprising when she’s so slow-going in deference to her side), but she unbuckles and slides out. She casts him a somewhat bland look, eyebrow cocked as she straightens up. ]

I have dealt with thugs like this before, Peter.

[ Her work for her father didn’t always guarantee she’d dispatch white collar crime lords; plenty of gangs and mercenaries had found themselves on the end of her knives and bullets.

... She distantly has the realization that she may not need an introduction when they walk into the Arrow.

But maybe her father’s reputation doesn’t run through this branch of the seedy underworld. ]
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-04 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ The Arrow isn’t anything special. Gamora has seen more than her fair share of seedy clubs, and this one feels like any of the number of sleazy places she’s ducked in and out of for various jobs. For all that Peter has had to accompany her to the more upstanding sort of events, Gamora has spent plenty of nights slumming around these joints when work called for it.

She does, however, quickly find herself wishing she’d thought to bring a change of clothes.

Hindsight.

Despite her injury and her exhaustion, she watches the floor with shrewd eyes, the practiced alertness that’s come with years of training. It’s that same training that makes the instinct subtle, instead of that conspicuous peering around that might turn heads. She stops up short when someone steps into their path, and she sizes up the drunk man quickly – immediately disregarding his threat, despite his belligerence.

Peter seems to unwittingly try to herd Gamora back, clear of this “Halfnut,” but as soon as the man’s fists close in Peter’s shirt, Gamora takes a short step to the side, and her hand snaps out – quick as lightning. Her fingers immediately find the pressure points in Halfnut’s wrist, and she squeezes with the kind of pressure that threatens a break with the wrong move. ]


Let go of him.

Now.
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-04 09:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ As quickly as Gamora grabbed Halfnut, she releases him when he drops Peter’s shirt. She glances up at Peter with a small frown, her eyes turning back to the stairs. ]

We came here for a reason.
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-04 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gamora shoots a poisonous glare back at Halfnut, but she allows herself to be dragged away without complaint.

(It wouldn’t have been such a shame if that cretin ended his night with a broken wrist, but they don’t need that attention here.)

She shifts her hand in Peter’s, glancing up at him before refocusing on their surroundings as they push forward. ]


I know. Was I supposed to do nothing while he put his hands on you?

[ She... really hated seeing someone threaten Peter – more than she expected. ]
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-04 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
You also told me to “act tough.”

[ These feel like slightly opposite instructions, but she still settles at Peter’s side again. ]
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-04 10:00 am (UTC)(link)
I’m not going to just let them attack you, Peter.

[ Get in, talk to Yondu, get out unscathed.

Sounds like a solid plan to Gamora. ]
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-04 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Tension keeps Gamora on edge, and she knows that as soon as they leave, her healing wound is going to make itself known; she can ignore it now, but that won’t last. She isn’t leaning on Peter nearly as much, standing up straight, but maintaining an air of ease.

She stops short with Peter, immediately sizing up the larger men standing at the scraggly man’s sides. She can’t help the way she analyzes them for imminent openings (the one on the left has a small hitch in his shoulder, an easy dislocation; the one on the right is favoring his left knee, an effortless blowout with a well-aimed kick).

The scrawny man looks like he would crumple the second she breaks his nose.

Her eyes flick between Peter and Kraglin, aggravation boiling behind her intense gaze. The posturing is obnoxious, and the longer they stall, the longer Gamora has to stay in this gross club. It’s getting harder to resist the urge to physically shove through them, though she knows that won’t go over well.

Until Geff pipes up.

And now Gamora wants to feed him the broken shards of his stupid glasses.

Gamora steps forward, her fingers briefly brushing over the back of Peter’s hand before she crosses her arms over her chest, leveling Kraglin with that unflappable, intense stare. ]


He’s only here because of me. I need to see Yondu.
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[personal profile] godslay 2020-01-05 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gamora doesn't let her eyes stray from Kraglin, maintaining that fierce gaze, though she doesn't hesitate to cut Peter off. ]

I'm the person who could ensure Yondu won't need to work for months, if he's willing to do business with me.

[ Money, she's sure, is a language the Ravagers will understand. ]

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