“Lemme take a look.” Rocket was going to inspect it whether Peter allowed it or not, because if this kid didn’t learn it right and blows himself up down the line somewhere, the Boss would claw her way out of the afterlife to drag Rocket back there with her. Fortunately, Peter is fully open to letting the more experienced bomb-maker take a peek, and Rocket picks up the gizmo to peer at it more closely, following the solder marks and wiring.

“Looks pretty good for a first time. You probably wanna put something physical between these two contacts,” Rocket adds, pointing out the spot he means. “It’s safe as it is, but if it gets banged around a lot before it goes off, you can get a short. Other than that, this is one perfectly fine flashbang in theory. Only way to test it for sure is to blow it up and see what happens.” He grins over at the kid.