Nebula/Gamora
(OOC: Yikes. I apologize for all the errors in her last comment, I was more tired than I realized)
It is not flattery if it is honest, though if you go around suspecting everyone is an enemy, people will better learn how to adapt to you and, should someone actually be interested, it will be much harder to figure that out if they know how to avoid you. If nothing else, if we appear as their friends, they may attempt to get closer to us, which will make their deceptions easier to spot and put them within striking distance much sooner than otherwise. Though Peter still thinks we should Sometimes a good feint has its place.