[ Nebula did. There's no world in which Peter Quill handled it well that she knew of. That's half the reason she never told him she had contact with her sister to begin with. She chose to today because it'd be worse if he ran into her — clearly that's already happened. ]
[ And clearly he did need a freak out at someone. Gamora's no child, she can fight her own battles and stand up for herself just fine. Nebula doesn't need to help with that and nor does she want to. But Peter's family too, and if it means listening to his freak outs she'll begrudgingly do so. Especially when it means Gamora's spared when her own emotions must have the worst of it. ]
[ So she lets him talk. Listens and then breathes out with that same steady way: ]
no subject
[ Nebula did. There's no world in which Peter Quill handled it well that she knew of. That's half the reason she never told him she had contact with her sister to begin with. She chose to today because it'd be worse if he ran into her — clearly that's already happened. ]
[ And clearly he did need a freak out at someone. Gamora's no child, she can fight her own battles and stand up for herself just fine. Nebula doesn't need to help with that and nor does she want to. But Peter's family too, and if it means listening to his freak outs she'll begrudgingly do so. Especially when it means Gamora's spared when her own emotions must have the worst of it. ]
[ So she lets him talk. Listens and then breathes out with that same steady way: ]
Yeah. Your girlfriend. My sister.
[ The tone cuts to say yeah, I get it. ]
So make it count.