[ He winces at that, and only just stops himself from hissing in a breath.
Yeah. Okay. Look, Peter's an asshole, and he freely admits it. He's asshole enough that it might take forever for him to apologize for messing with Gamora's comm (he'll be shouting, "It was just a joke!" with his dying breath whenever she finally sees fit to strangle him), but he does have standards, has his own code of conduct, and— he fibs. He tells tall tales. He lies through his teeth and does it with a smile.
But he's trying to get better about being honest with Gamora. Especially with Gamora. Maybe he's still in the habit of withholding and stretching the truth, but he's trying not to outright lie to her.
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Yeah. Okay. Look, Peter's an asshole, and he freely admits it. He's asshole enough that it might take forever for him to apologize for messing with Gamora's comm (he'll be shouting, "It was just a joke!" with his dying breath whenever she finally sees fit to strangle him), but he does have standards, has his own code of conduct, and— he fibs. He tells tall tales. He lies through his teeth and does it with a smile.
But he's trying to get better about being honest with Gamora. Especially with Gamora. Maybe he's still in the habit of withholding and stretching the truth, but he's trying not to outright lie to her.
Which is why he offers another quiet, ]
Sorry.