Even dudes with cybernetics feel the hurt when they come down. [he preens a bit.] They're my own invention. I had to set up some traps on the fly, and these ones were good for a quick distraction. I got some electroshock patches too somewhere...

[those ones came courtesy of his own experiences on Half-World. it's a little bit of emotional catharsis even if the people he uses them on have no knowledge of Rocket's personal trauma.] I could've taken out an entire army of Ravagers with this shit if Yondu and his bullshit arrow hadn't gotten involved.

[his ears flick as his nostalgia is marred by the fact that Yondu is dead and that whole chapter is over, but he muscles through it.]