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Do not pet the dog without their permission. Do not hug the human without theirs. Maybe someone should have warned this big clumsy tree. Groot felt the danger right before the explosion, he barely had the time to react, to step back, surprised. Before he knew it, the grenade consumed his right arm and left leg, a part of his torso gone with them. He was still burning, which was a first in a very long time, it kinda panicked the big giant. "I am Groot!" He struggled and extended his second arm to a safe place, just to be sure, to have a sprig untouched if needed. Hopefully, all the smoke triggered the sprinklers and stopped the fire, leaving a half tree confused, not sure what just happened. "I am Groot?" He coughed because of the smoke, a bit wary. Nobody else seemed to be hurt. Standing on one damaged leg, Groot looked at himself and sighed. "I am Groot." He wasn't eager to explain this mess to the rest of the Guardians.
