That's very fair. He and Rocket kind of set one another off, have special ways of lighting the fuses on each other's tempers. (Maybe a more insightful person would point out it was because they were so much alike, but Peter insists it's because Rocket is such a prick.)
When she seems to be in a hurry to defend herself, to cut off anything Peter might say, he waits, eyes slightly wide. And when she seems to lose steam, Peter breathes out a laugh. ]
Mantis. It's cool. I get it.
[ He frowns down at his glass again, trying to figure out how to best put this, then, ]
How often were you telling us to keep it down?
[ Because he has to assume she tried and that they just ignored her.
Peter fully admits he has a bad habit of saying "yes" and then forgetting his promises an instant later. ]
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... Well.
That's very fair. He and Rocket kind of set one another off, have special ways of lighting the fuses on each other's tempers. (Maybe a more insightful person would point out it was because they were so much alike, but Peter insists it's because Rocket is such a prick.)
When she seems to be in a hurry to defend herself, to cut off anything Peter might say, he waits, eyes slightly wide. And when she seems to lose steam, Peter breathes out a laugh. ]
Mantis. It's cool. I get it.
[ He frowns down at his glass again, trying to figure out how to best put this, then, ]
How often were you telling us to keep it down?
[ Because he has to assume she tried and that they just ignored her.
Peter fully admits he has a bad habit of saying "yes" and then forgetting his promises an instant later. ]