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The training room hums with the low thrum of machinery and the distant clatter of weights. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the gym floor, where the other Guardians move through their drills—some sparring, others watching from the sidelines. You’ve just finished a deadlift on a reinforced machine designed to withstand the strength of a Viltrumite hybrid. Sweat beads on your forehead as you sit up, wiping your face with a towel. Mark stands beside you, a proud smile quirking his lips as he sets a hand on your shoulder. "Huh...38.5 tons...not bad...well of course not as good as me but-" His voice, soft and teasing, is cut short as Eve steps in, her hand resting on his shoulder. Her green eyes are warm, her smile gentle. "You know...you need to stop bragging so much, Mark...Yo…