I didn't meet any Rockets. Why did you not bring the coolest one? Just two weirdos who 'take ass, kick names'.
(which, well, he kinda can forgive. they're aliens! the quill he met was from earth, and proudly went 'i'm not from earth, i'm from missouri', so that one... he's still processing, honestly. but he waves his own thoughts away to look at the blasters, because they're cool as hell, and he can definitely pay attention to those rather than the weird stuff he says afterwards.)
I mean, I could web the cat, but that'd also be kinda messed up. What are you thinking then? Wait, did you say it shoots WIND?
Hey, don't ask me! You're thinking about the weird, alternate-universe me who was dating Gamora! But if they're anything like my friends, they're not weirdos, they're all cool.
[ Can't let anyone get away with thinking Rocket is the coolest, when they're all cool. And realistically Gamora is the coolest, but that's because she could kill Quill the fastest. Or she'd certainly make it look like an accident. ]
Pshyeah! These things can shoot wind, electricity, lava and ice. Well and just energy. They sure don't shoot bullets, that'd be lame.
[ He shrugs, the blasters must weigh nothing at all with how easily he twirls them. Each setting corresponds to a color, the default being pink. Pink is cool.
But yes, the cat. Have they spotted the cat? Peters, you guys aren't paying attention to this cat, are you? Quill certainly isn't. ]
I gotta ask—are spiders like, your "thing?" Can you talk to spiders? Because that's seriously metal.
(oh, no, he didn't forget about the cat. his plan actually changed, they should totally get some meat and a crater. he'll remember it in a bit, let him just get everything out of his system - both peters, it seems. they seem to have a lot to talk about??? this works.)
But how, dude. Do they create them? Do they summon it? Do they just have it in it? You can't just say that and not tell me how it works, that's what's lame.
(is this a peter thing. it's probably like a peter thing.)
Nah. Nope. But, yeah.
(#teen communication)
Got bit by a spider that had some stuff going on. So, basically, I'm strong, elastic, and sticky.
Oh, they create it, yeah. Wouldn't work in space otherwise.
[ You know, energy. That thing that you can just create out of thin air? From nothing? Peter gives them another twirl as he stops. Yeah, they're not catching this cat. ]
It's like, super rare Spartoi tech or something. Last of its kind, left to me by my dad, not that he gives a flark, only works for the royal family, yadda yadda...
[ He mutters that last part, but he's explaining all this like it's the most normal thing in the world. You know, the Spartoi blasters that produce energy. We've all seen 'em. Peter makes a vague gesture like he didn't just say something scientifically insane. ]
Strong, elastic, and sticky. Huh.
[ Like a jock strap? He's not gonna say that. But god, is he thinking it. He makes a face, but moves right along. Because he has self-control, believe it or not. Getting bit by an animal does not make any sense, but then Quill isn't a scientist. What does he know? (But if that was how it worked, he's pretty sure he'd be part raccoon by now.) ]
So is your codename like... Spider Kid? Ooh, or like! Spider Prince? Mecha-Spider-Boy?
Yeah, the alien stuff? Really out of my league though, Quill, gotta tell you that... Gotta tell you that I don't understand half of what you say. I went to space for like, four hours? So you're gonna have to talk to me like I'm 2 about that stuff, but sorry about your dad-- hey, you can swear, too, dude. I'm old enough for that.
(because he definitely thinks that 'flark' is the pg-13 version quill came up for 'fuck', so that's what he's going with.
also, kinda, he knows the sticky part confuses people, but it's what makes him crawl and be on angles that are definitely gravity-defying otherwise.)
[ Quill waves off Peter's concern -- don't worry about his daddy issues, those are fine. ]
Oh, what? You're from Terra? I mean, uh, Earth? For real?!
[ Hold up, he needs a minute, like this news is shocking to him. He almost wants to ask what year it is, but then he kind of doesn't want to. Going back to Earth was never in the cards for Quill -- Missouri may have been where he was born, but it wasn't home.
Yeah, okay, that's too deep for right now, let's not focus on that. ]
I had no idea their tech had gotten that good!
[ The space curses will continue. That's going to be a gorram guarantee. ]
Spider Man... huh. [ Quill has been "Star-Lord" since he broke out of jail so like? Respect. ] So wait, does Earth really have like a ton of superheroes? 'Cause from what I heard, everybody's always fighting all the time, so that's why Nova kind of ignores you guys.
(which, part of him is sure means nothing to the man, considering what he knows. it's a struggle to not think of that quill when there's a quill that is not quill, if it makes any sense.)
And, yeah. The Avengers. We are kinda fighting all the time, but lately, there's been... Well, galactic threats and stuff, so we deal with that and everything, and the fighting. But I can't blame whoever that lady is, sounds like a very, very smart lady.
Oh, I meant the Nova Corps. You know, the space cops. They're all about "galactic order," though if you ask me they never seem to show up unless it's to give people parking tickets... I mean, Nova Prime did kind of help out with the whole Promise thing, but they're pretty stuck up.
[ You know. Space cops (derogatory. ish.) He did kinda date one for a bit, way back when. And Richard Rider wasn't so bad, at least Gamora didn't think so...
But whatever about superhero fights, that's not nearly as interesting as Earth. Peter may not want to go back, but he's still a big nerd. ]
That's so cool, though! I've never been to New York. Have you ever been to the Empire State Building? Ooh, or, uh, what was it... the Statue of... the big stone lady. Liberty, that's what it is! Have you ever been to the Statue of Liberty?
Parking tickets. Like, in space. Shouldn't the planets' police give you parking tickets? How do you park in space? Why no one ever comes to see us for cool things, just for, like, world destruction and stuff?
(peter, one damn word at a time, one question at a time! but at least, he remembered the cat, so he'll point a little theatrically to the town.)
We should get food and a crater for the cat, considering our tech is gonna, you know, poof it. Good ol' normal cat catching. Yep. And, yeah, I eat sandwiches on top of them every now and then. Pretty far from home, but kinda okay, since I avoid traffic and everything.
Well, we did kinda sneak into a forbidden zone in space full of like a bunch of space junk. [ He says this very fast. ] But we had good reasons! And maybe if Nova had done a better job of cleaning up their junk, it wouldn't have been so dangerous!
[ This sounds reasonable, right? Don't worry, Peter is used to talking and only having half of what he says addressed. Most of his friends don't listen to him very much... just when it counts. ]
That's so cool. I mean, probably not worth the trip for me, but it must be pretty awesome to live in like, movie-central. Although, do they still shoot a lot of movies there, with the superheroes? I haven't kept up with anything from Terra in years.
[ Try decades. It's fine, he's got the important stuff—his, 80s rock. ]
But, uh, yeah I guess we should catch this cat. Setting a trap might work, right? One of those carrot-and-stick things. We hide some food in a box and then, whoosh! Easy.
Woah! Absolutely criminal. Should I be arresting you or something?
(probably, but with what authority, peter, what authority? it doesn't matter. it's not like he is actively doing crimes here, right? he isn't hurting anyone and stuff. should be fine.)
Oh, yeah, like a lot. I mean, to me, it's just home, right, so I don't think so much about that, you know? But a lot of movies, yeah, and also, a lot of alien invasions lately and stuff.
Hey, we paid it off! And early, too! We're all square with Nova—saving the galaxy'll do that.
[ Buut considering Peter has some clear trauma regarding alien invasions (they both do) so Quill keeps it moving right along unless Peter asks him for any details. ]
I know what you mean. For me, home is on the Milano, with my friends. We might get up to some weird scut, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
[ He thinks back to his friends, hoping they're OK. Rocket will put himself in charge if Quill is gone, but... well, they'll look for him. He's pretty sure. ]
Did you say this place was called Aldrip? Why's that sound kinda familiar?
Oh, yeah. Wasn't your galaxy, I guess, but we pulled out all the stops and beat some evil alien that wanted to destroy all life and trap people in a messed up fantasy world where they'd power him up with their memories. Real flarked stuff!
[ He waves a hand like it's nothing though—he doesn't have time to explain Adam Warlock and the Promise and all that. Peter probably knows how it goes, since he's faced off with Thanos.
... And lost. Hm. Yeah, better skip to another topic. ]
Not Milano, the Milano. She's my ship! I've had her sincs I was in the Ravagers. Rocket's always calling her "his" ship 'cause he tried to steal it from me, but we all know she's really mine.
[ He shrugs. Ships, man. Peter could talk about ships forever. But he won't! This Aldrip thing is kind of bothering him... ]
Guess it's like some weird deja vu or something... The tech is like super old there, right?
but also then why did you freak out in his!! quill!! bro!!! though, that is flarked. don't teach him that sorta thing, he'll definitely do quill impressions when no one is looking.)
Oh. Yeah, sure, a ship, definitely something I've seen a lot of, like two probably in my life. Is it kinda like living in a sea ship? Also, well, they don't have the stuff we have. With this multiverse stuff, I'm pretty sure old is relative.
Probably, yeah! We're the Guardians of the Galaxy.
[ He says this with a flourish, then reaches into one of the pockets in his jacket. Does he still have...? Yes. He does.
He produces a business card. Legitimately, a printed business card that reads: 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Heroes for Hire' with a backdrop of the Milano, zooming through space. You would think that cool space tech made business cards obsolete, and you would be right. ]
It's me, Rocket, Groot, Gamora, Drax, and Nikki. Nikki's kind of a new addition, so her name isn't on the card yet.
[ He grins. This is his family!! He found it all on his own. Even Nikki who is his not-daughter. Don't worry about it. ]
Mantis is kind of unofficially on the team, she'd probably say there's "one" where she's full time. [ Lawd he do be rambling. ] Oh, and Adam Warlock hitched a ride for a bit, but that dude stole my room and he has this thing where he rhymed... I guess he was kinda on the team.
[ Absolutely do Quill impressions, Peter. Soon he'll teach you about metal and Star-Lord band and you'll be jamming to the 80s greatest hits. ]
I wouldn't really know about living on a sea ship, so. [ He shrugs. ] It is kinda close-quarters though. Like, everyone has to share food and the same bathroom and stuff. Ugh, You don't wanna know how many toothbrushes I go through thanks to my so-called friends. Plus, Gamora's always accusing me of eating her food, but I swear it's Drax, or even Rocket, who just makes it look like it was me—
[ This is an old argument. He cuts himself off before he starts rambling again. But despite his complaints, he clearly cares about everyone he mentions. Even fucking Adam Warlock, the weirdo. ]
(there's an honest smile when he takes a better look at the card that quill had for him. does that just mean people can call? does he make money from this? it's a lot to ask. peter definitely doesn't, he's broke, but money has never been on his mind.
probably it wasn't him who named them, right? see, if he had, then he gotta have better taste than 'starlord', right. that gamora chick seems cool, he'll bet that it was her.
between the two of them, however, there's so much talking, that it's good that it's just the two of them, another person would have gotten lost 5 comments ago...)
Huh! No, I just met those, then? But no one else. You guys did meet with Thor before you met us, so I think maybe you split. I think we had like, 2 hours at most together? I wasn't really paying attention to that - I thought your friend was even going to eat me?! She looks really weird from a human perspective, you gotta admit. Didn't that kinda confuse you when you left? Or were you around aliens your entire life?
(ugh. sharing bathrooms... with so many people...)
Dude, yeah, sounds tough, but it's your tough, right? New York is crime-ridden and stuff, and sometimes kinda dirty, and there's a lot of people, but I wouldn't change it for anything.
[ He shifts his weight proudly, clearly meaning that "Star-Lord" is also an awesome name, thank you very much. ]
What, Mantis? No way, she wouldn't hurt a fly. I mean, unless it was an evil fly that was starting some kind of weird chain reaction through time or something. She can sorta see the future though... But my friends don't eat people. That'd be so weird!
[ Not like Yondu didn't joke about that once upon a time, but let's not bring up the daddy issues, huh? ]
Right! It's home. Plus, I've been living in space since I was practically a kid—if you ask me, it's weirder seeing a place that's all humans.
Star-Lord is cool! There's a band and everything— [ He balks. ] They probably just don't exist in your world, cause you'd have heard of them. They're the best, I'll have to show you their jams!
[ They're also from the 80s, which is definitely before Peter was born. But Quill has never seemed older than this... not that he cares, but dude. ]
Oh, yeah, she can mind-whammy people. She did that Drax that one time, it was wild.
[ He shakes his head. That actually sucked, but they did end up saving him, so. Talking about his friends is obviously the easiest way to get Quill to smile. ]
Nah, why would I? There's nothing for me there. My family... I mean, my deadbeat dad was king of a planet but he never wanted anything to do with me so... [ He shrugs. ] All I'd want from Terra would be some new tunes, but most of the bands I'm into I can find records for out in space, anyway.
(gotta know, because he sounds like... prehistorical. especially with the footlose comment. that does not go forgiven.)
Is that a normal thing? Like, aliens just. Have that stuff?
Ah, then that's what happened. (he sensed a disturbance in the daddy issues.) You know music evolves, right? You gotta try new stuff every now and then.
Wha--hey! I'm only 33, I'm not that old! Just 'cause you're like fifteen...
[ He rolls his eyes dramatically. This is obviously for effect. He isn't actually disparaging Peter's age, because he's too nice for that. ]
I mean, some of them do. Other planets and species have all kind of weird powers. Mantis is like, the "Celestial Madonna" or something, so I think hers is special. But who're trees and others with like, flaming hair and they can fly and stuff... Ooh, and Drax's planet was all people who were super tough! So, yeah, powers are pretty normal.
[ Not that Quill has any. But that's fine with him, he just has to work extra hard to keep up (story of his life.) Thank you for skipping the daddy issues though, that was a smart move, Peter. ]
Sure, I mean my mom liked disco but that sucked. [ Horrible. ] I'm sure you guys have invented like, new disco. Or... new metal? But most of what I've heard come out lately's boring. There's not enough guitar. Or synth!
[ To be clear, the last Earth thing he probably heard was over ten years ago, which puts him probably somewhere in the late 90s, early 2000s. He did not like it. ]
(very close to seventeen, actually, if it weren't for the whole thing. hey, maybe he could celebrate a little, he just thought of that! but then, what exactly would he do? a party? nah, that'd be lame, he isn't that cool for parties, and all that attention would be weird. besides, who here would even want to attend his birthday, he doesn't even know anyone.)
Yeah, no, not for us, we have just... The Avengers, I think, and the Asgardians like Thor? They're aliens too, though Thor is IN the Avengers, so that was accounted for...
(why are they like this.)
What?! Disco is not that bad, is just dead. Man, if my suit was working properly, I could definitely catch you up. This sucks.
[ Old enough to break out of Chitauri jail, huh? Quill seems well-appeased though, he doesn't think 16 is "too young," at least. He'll always have a soft spot for kids after what he went through. ]
I don't really keep up with news from Terra. I mean, I helped out back when Thanos and the Chitauri almost took over Mercury back in the War, but that was as close as I'd been in years. I think I've heard of the Avengers, though? They sound kinda familiar. Oh! I think the Collector has a frog Thor that I saw last time I was on Knowhere. He's got the helmet with the wings, right?
[ There is in fact a frog Thor in the Collector's collection. ]
Lucky for you, my tech works.
[ He unhooks his walkman from his hip. It is 100% a cassette player. It has been upgraded to hell and back, though. He seems really excited about this, though. ]
What's your frequency? If I can tune into it on my walkman, I can send you some of my tunes!
MMMM, not so close? Almost 17, just a couple of months!
(old enough to save new york! he does not like the idea of being 'too young'. it gets into his head a-pretty quick, not that mr. stark helps, with the names he gives. 'baby monitor', 'training wheels'... it is bad on his morale, makes him do some things that he definitely shouldn't. like disable those.)
Yeah, see, that's kinda it! Those Chitauri? Invaded Earth. The Avengers-- Thor just has great hair, sorry to tell you, but yeah. They came to Earth. Then Thanos came a few years after, and now that's it.
(a slowblink ensues, that is SO OLD. this man is SO OLD.)
Hey, my tech works! I just can't get into Spotify. Music is online now, no one records it. But okay, let's try--
(his hands move around, not that quill can see what he's doing behind the mask. soon, his webshooter shows a hologram with a couple of numbers.)
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(which, well, he kinda can forgive. they're aliens! the quill he met was from earth, and proudly went 'i'm not from earth, i'm from missouri', so that one... he's still processing, honestly. but he waves his own thoughts away to look at the blasters, because they're cool as hell, and he can definitely pay attention to those rather than the weird stuff he says afterwards.)
I mean, I could web the cat, but that'd also be kinda messed up. What are you thinking then? Wait, did you say it shoots WIND?
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[ Can't let anyone get away with thinking Rocket is the coolest, when they're all cool. And realistically Gamora is the coolest, but that's because she could kill Quill the fastest. Or she'd certainly make it look like an accident. ]
Pshyeah! These things can shoot wind, electricity, lava and ice. Well and just energy. They sure don't shoot bullets, that'd be lame.
[ He shrugs, the blasters must weigh nothing at all with how easily he twirls them. Each setting corresponds to a color, the default being pink. Pink is cool.
But yes, the cat. Have they spotted the cat? Peters, you guys aren't paying attention to this cat, are you? Quill certainly isn't. ]
I gotta ask—are spiders like, your "thing?" Can you talk to spiders? Because that's seriously metal.
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But how, dude. Do they create them? Do they summon it? Do they just have it in it? You can't just say that and not tell me how it works, that's what's lame.
(is this a peter thing. it's probably like a peter thing.)
Nah. Nope. But, yeah.
(#teen communication)
Got bit by a spider that had some stuff going on. So, basically, I'm strong, elastic, and sticky.
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[ You know, energy. That thing that you can just create out of thin air? From nothing? Peter gives them another twirl as he stops. Yeah, they're not catching this cat. ]
It's like, super rare Spartoi tech or something. Last of its kind, left to me by my dad, not that he gives a flark, only works for the royal family, yadda yadda...
[ He mutters that last part, but he's explaining all this like it's the most normal thing in the world. You know, the Spartoi blasters that produce energy. We've all seen 'em. Peter makes a vague gesture like he didn't just say something scientifically insane. ]
Strong, elastic, and sticky. Huh.
[ Like a jock strap? He's not gonna say that. But god, is he thinking it. He makes a face, but moves right along. Because he has self-control, believe it or not. Getting bit by an animal does not make any sense, but then Quill isn't a scientist. What does he know? (But if that was how it worked, he's pretty sure he'd be part raccoon by now.) ]
So is your codename like... Spider Kid? Ooh, or like! Spider Prince? Mecha-Spider-Boy?
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(because he definitely thinks that 'flark' is the pg-13 version quill came up for 'fuck', so that's what he's going with.
also, kinda, he knows the sticky part confuses people, but it's what makes him crawl and be on angles that are definitely gravity-defying otherwise.)
Dude. SpiderMan.
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Oh, what? You're from Terra? I mean, uh, Earth? For real?!
[ Hold up, he needs a minute, like this news is shocking to him. He almost wants to ask what year it is, but then he kind of doesn't want to. Going back to Earth was never in the cards for Quill -- Missouri may have been where he was born, but it wasn't home.
Yeah, okay, that's too deep for right now, let's not focus on that. ]
I had no idea their tech had gotten that good!
[ The space curses will continue. That's going to be a gorram guarantee. ]
Spider Man... huh. [ Quill has been "Star-Lord" since he broke out of jail so like? Respect. ] So wait, does Earth really have like a ton of superheroes? 'Cause from what I heard, everybody's always fighting all the time, so that's why Nova kind of ignores you guys.
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(which, part of him is sure means nothing to the man, considering what he knows. it's a struggle to not think of that quill when there's a quill that is not quill, if it makes any sense.)
And, yeah. The Avengers. We are kinda fighting all the time, but lately, there's been... Well, galactic threats and stuff, so we deal with that and everything, and the fighting. But I can't blame whoever that lady is, sounds like a very, very smart lady.
(peter nova is not a lady)
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[ You know. Space cops (derogatory. ish.) He did kinda date one for a bit, way back when. And Richard Rider wasn't so bad, at least Gamora didn't think so...
But whatever about superhero fights, that's not nearly as interesting as Earth. Peter may not want to go back, but he's still a big nerd. ]
That's so cool, though! I've never been to New York. Have you ever been to the Empire State Building? Ooh, or, uh, what was it... the Statue of... the big stone lady. Liberty, that's what it is! Have you ever been to the Statue of Liberty?
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(peter, one damn word at a time, one question at a time! but at least, he remembered the cat, so he'll point a little theatrically to the town.)
We should get food and a crater for the cat, considering our tech is gonna, you know, poof it. Good ol' normal cat catching. Yep. And, yeah, I eat sandwiches on top of them every now and then. Pretty far from home, but kinda okay, since I avoid traffic and everything.
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[ This sounds reasonable, right? Don't worry, Peter is used to talking and only having half of what he says addressed. Most of his friends don't listen to him very much... just when it counts. ]
That's so cool. I mean, probably not worth the trip for me, but it must be pretty awesome to live in like, movie-central. Although, do they still shoot a lot of movies there, with the superheroes? I haven't kept up with anything from Terra in years.
[ Try decades. It's fine, he's got the important stuff—his, 80s rock. ]
But, uh, yeah I guess we should catch this cat. Setting a trap might work, right? One of those carrot-and-stick things. We hide some food in a box and then, whoosh! Easy.
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(probably, but with what authority, peter, what authority? it doesn't matter. it's not like he is actively doing crimes here, right? he isn't hurting anyone and stuff. should be fine.)
Oh, yeah, like a lot. I mean, to me, it's just home, right, so I don't think so much about that, you know? But a lot of movies, yeah, and also, a lot of alien invasions lately and stuff.
(but they already went through that.)
Yep, yep, let's go back to Aldrip!
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[ Buut considering Peter has some clear trauma regarding alien invasions (they both do) so Quill keeps it moving right along unless Peter asks him for any details. ]
I know what you mean. For me, home is on the Milano, with my friends. We might get up to some weird scut, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
[ He thinks back to his friends, hoping they're OK. Rocket will put himself in charge if Quill is gone, but... well, they'll look for him. He's pretty sure. ]
Did you say this place was called Aldrip? Why's that sound kinda familiar?
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(same, insane, rhyming sorta, he's cool, don't think about it?)
Where's Milano?
(is it a planet, sir?)
Yeah, so they tell me, but it definitely doesn't sound anything to me?
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[ He waves a hand like it's nothing though—he doesn't have time to explain Adam Warlock and the Promise and all that. Peter probably knows how it goes, since he's faced off with Thanos.
... And lost. Hm. Yeah, better skip to another topic. ]
Not Milano, the Milano. She's my ship! I've had her sincs I was in the Ravagers. Rocket's always calling her "his" ship 'cause he tried to steal it from me, but we all know she's really mine.
[ He shrugs. Ships, man. Peter could talk about ships forever. But he won't! This Aldrip thing is kind of bothering him... ]
Guess it's like some weird deja vu or something... The tech is like super old there, right?
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(sounds... he doesn't even know...
but also then why did you freak out in his!! quill!! bro!!! though, that is flarked. don't teach him that sorta thing, he'll definitely do quill impressions when no one is looking.)
Oh. Yeah, sure, a ship, definitely something I've seen a lot of, like two probably in my life. Is it kinda like living in a sea ship? Also, well, they don't have the stuff we have. With this multiverse stuff, I'm pretty sure old is relative.
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[ He says this with a flourish, then reaches into one of the pockets in his jacket. Does he still have...? Yes. He does.
He produces a business card. Legitimately, a printed business card that reads: 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Heroes for Hire' with a backdrop of the Milano, zooming through space. You would think that cool space tech made business cards obsolete, and you would be right. ]
It's me, Rocket, Groot, Gamora, Drax, and Nikki. Nikki's kind of a new addition, so her name isn't on the card yet.
[ He grins. This is his family!! He found it all on his own. Even Nikki who is his not-daughter. Don't worry about it. ]
Mantis is kind of unofficially on the team, she'd probably say there's "one" where she's full time. [ Lawd he do be rambling. ] Oh, and Adam Warlock hitched a ride for a bit, but that dude stole my room and he has this thing where he rhymed... I guess he was kinda on the team.
[ Absolutely do Quill impressions, Peter. Soon he'll teach you about metal and Star-Lord band and you'll be jamming to the 80s greatest hits. ]
I wouldn't really know about living on a sea ship, so. [ He shrugs. ] It is kinda close-quarters though. Like, everyone has to share food and the same bathroom and stuff. Ugh, You don't wanna know how many toothbrushes I go through thanks to my so-called friends. Plus, Gamora's always accusing me of eating her food, but I swear it's Drax, or even Rocket, who just makes it look like it was me—
[ This is an old argument. He cuts himself off before he starts rambling again. But despite his complaints, he clearly cares about everyone he mentions. Even fucking Adam Warlock, the weirdo. ]
Uh, anyway. Guess I'll know it when I see it.
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(there's an honest smile when he takes a better look at the card that quill had for him. does that just mean people can call? does he make money from this? it's a lot to ask. peter definitely doesn't, he's broke, but money has never been on his mind.
probably it wasn't him who named them, right? see, if he had, then he gotta have better taste than 'starlord', right. that gamora chick seems cool, he'll bet that it was her.
between the two of them, however, there's so much talking, that it's good that it's just the two of them, another person would have gotten lost 5 comments ago...)
Huh! No, I just met those, then? But no one else. You guys did meet with Thor before you met us, so I think maybe you split. I think we had like, 2 hours at most together? I wasn't really paying attention to that - I thought your friend was even going to eat me?! She looks really weird from a human perspective, you gotta admit. Didn't that kinda confuse you when you left? Or were you around aliens your entire life?
(ugh. sharing bathrooms... with so many people...)
Dude, yeah, sounds tough, but it's your tough, right? New York is crime-ridden and stuff, and sometimes kinda dirty, and there's a lot of people, but I wouldn't change it for anything.
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[ He shifts his weight proudly, clearly meaning that "Star-Lord" is also an awesome name, thank you very much. ]
What, Mantis? No way, she wouldn't hurt a fly. I mean, unless it was an evil fly that was starting some kind of weird chain reaction through time or something. She can sorta see the future though... But my friends don't eat people. That'd be so weird!
[ Not like Yondu didn't joke about that once upon a time, but let's not bring up the daddy issues, huh? ]
Right! It's home. Plus, I've been living in space since I was practically a kid—if you ask me, it's weirder seeing a place that's all humans.
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(says spiderman. but, hey, that does not explain what she did to thanos, she almost put him into a trance. that's-)
The future?! That's insane. She also can do another thing, right? She pretty much put Thanos in a weird dissociation thing.
(he could talk and all, and he was still VERY strong, but still. prett-y awesome.)
You never went back to Missouri? Like, ever?
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[ They're also from the 80s, which is definitely before Peter was born. But Quill has never seemed older than this... not that he cares, but dude. ]
Oh, yeah, she can mind-whammy people. She did that Drax that one time, it was wild.
[ He shakes his head. That actually sucked, but they did end up saving him, so. Talking about his friends is obviously the easiest way to get Quill to smile. ]
Nah, why would I? There's nothing for me there. My family... I mean, my deadbeat dad was king of a planet but he never wanted anything to do with me so... [ He shrugs. ] All I'd want from Terra would be some new tunes, but most of the bands I'm into I can find records for out in space, anyway.
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(gotta know, because he sounds like... prehistorical. especially with the footlose comment. that does not go forgiven.)
Is that a normal thing? Like, aliens just. Have that stuff?
Ah, then that's what happened. (he sensed a disturbance in the daddy issues.) You know music evolves, right? You gotta try new stuff every now and then.
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[ He rolls his eyes dramatically. This is obviously for effect. He isn't actually disparaging Peter's age, because he's too nice for that. ]
I mean, some of them do. Other planets and species have all kind of weird powers. Mantis is like, the "Celestial Madonna" or something, so I think hers is special. But who're trees and others with like, flaming hair and they can fly and stuff... Ooh, and Drax's planet was all people who were super tough! So, yeah, powers are pretty normal.
[ Not that Quill has any. But that's fine with him, he just has to work extra hard to keep up (story of his life.) Thank you for skipping the daddy issues though, that was a smart move, Peter. ]
Sure, I mean my mom liked disco but that sucked. [ Horrible. ] I'm sure you guys have invented like, new disco. Or... new metal? But most of what I've heard come out lately's boring. There's not enough guitar. Or synth!
[ To be clear, the last Earth thing he probably heard was over ten years ago, which puts him probably somewhere in the late 90s, early 2000s. He did not like it. ]
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(very close to seventeen, actually, if it weren't for the whole thing. hey, maybe he could celebrate a little, he just thought of that! but then, what exactly would he do? a party? nah, that'd be lame, he isn't that cool for parties, and all that attention would be weird. besides, who here would even want to attend his birthday, he doesn't even know anyone.)
Yeah, no, not for us, we have just... The Avengers, I think, and the Asgardians like Thor? They're aliens too, though Thor is IN the Avengers, so that was accounted for...
(why are they like this.)
What?! Disco is not that bad, is just dead. Man, if my suit was working properly, I could definitely catch you up. This sucks.
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[ Old enough to break out of Chitauri jail, huh? Quill seems well-appeased though, he doesn't think 16 is "too young," at least. He'll always have a soft spot for kids after what he went through. ]
I don't really keep up with news from Terra. I mean, I helped out back when Thanos and the Chitauri almost took over Mercury back in the War, but that was as close as I'd been in years. I think I've heard of the Avengers, though? They sound kinda familiar. Oh! I think the Collector has a frog Thor that I saw last time I was on Knowhere. He's got the helmet with the wings, right?
[ There is in fact a frog Thor in the Collector's collection. ]
Lucky for you, my tech works.
[ He unhooks his walkman from his hip. It is 100% a cassette player. It has been upgraded to hell and back, though. He seems really excited about this, though. ]
What's your frequency? If I can tune into it on my walkman, I can send you some of my tunes!
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(old enough to save new york! he does not like the idea of being 'too young'. it gets into his head a-pretty quick, not that mr. stark helps, with the names he gives. 'baby monitor', 'training wheels'... it is bad on his morale, makes him do some things that he definitely shouldn't. like disable those.)
Yeah, see, that's kinda it! Those Chitauri? Invaded Earth. The Avengers-- Thor just has great hair, sorry to tell you, but yeah. They came to Earth. Then Thanos came a few years after, and now that's it.
(a slowblink ensues, that is SO OLD. this man is SO OLD.)
Hey, my tech works! I just can't get into Spotify. Music is online now, no one records it. But okay, let's try--
(his hands move around, not that quill can see what he's doing behind the mask. soon, his webshooter shows a hologram with a couple of numbers.)
Okay, go for it!
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