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Ah, there we are. I was about to ask who you were and what you did with my boyfriend.
[ Deadpans, ] I am actually from the planet P'Klanntor 6, who has eaten the innards of the one you call "Star-Lord" to wear his handsome, attractive skin.
[ That gets a tired sort of laugh from him. ]
Oh man, this is my second shitty date, and we've had like, what, ten? Officially?
Oh man, this is my second shitty date, and we've had like, what, ten? Officially?
[ She gives an amused snort ] We're really bad at the whole "going on dates" thing.
Yeah, seems like it. And I'm pretty sure "ten" is bein' too generous.
Well, to be fair, it's not as though our relationship has suffered for it.
Is that what he told you before you ate him? That everyone calls him "Star-Lord"? Because they don't.
[ He pouts at her. ] Now that's just plain cruel of you to say.
[ He smiles a little at that. ] We're about the weirdest couple I've ever heard of, but it works, huh?
Or because you like kicking a man when he's down and had his squishy parts sucked out by a parasitic alien.
I can't tell if I'm more masochistic or if you're more sadistic, but either way, you're lucky me 'n' the P'Klanntorian like you.
I can't tell if I'm more masochistic or if you're more sadistic, but either way, you're lucky me 'n' the P'Klanntorian like you.
I don't think it would work otherwise, to be honest.
[ She pauses in walking long enough to kiss him on the cheek ]
I like you too.
I like you too.
[ He hesitates for a second, then takes her hand. It takes another second for him to look her in the eye, and when he speaks, he's quiet and earnest. ]
I just-- want you to know I really love you. Like, a whole fucking lot. You know that, right?
[ wow way to make it sound like you're dying, Quill. ]
I just-- want you to know I really love you. Like, a whole fucking lot. You know that, right?
[ wow way to make it sound like you're dying, Quill. ]
[ At first he smiles, but then he waves her off, like an embarrassed kid being coddled on his first day of school. ]
Maya. We're working.
Maya. We're working.
Of course I do.
[ It's obvious by the look on her face that she's still a little concerned over his behavior, but she clasps her free hand over his ]
... Are you sure you're okay?
[ It's obvious by the look on her face that she's still a little concerned over his behavior, but she clasps her free hand over his ]
... Are you sure you're okay?
Yeah, I'm good, seriously.
I just-- like, I thought maybe-- I mean, we've been through a lot together, and you've put up with a lot of my shit, which, frankly, is a miracle, and I thought-- Well, I mean, maybe it's not my kinda thing-- No, hang on, that makes it sound like I think this is a bad idea. I mean, I know it seems weird for me to do this, but--
[ he may never stop ]
I just-- like, I thought maybe-- I mean, we've been through a lot together, and you've put up with a lot of my shit, which, frankly, is a miracle, and I thought-- Well, I mean, maybe it's not my kinda thing-- No, hang on, that makes it sound like I think this is a bad idea. I mean, I know it seems weird for me to do this, but--
[ he may never stop ]
Peter. [ she says it firmly, but not unkindly. Just enough to cut him off ] What is it?
Sorry, sorry. Sometimes I just can't resist.
[ There are more work lights up ahead, pointing into a gaping hole in the cave wall ] Looks like this is where we need to go.
[ There are more work lights up ahead, pointing into a gaping hole in the cave wall ] Looks like this is where we need to go.
[ He gives the hole a measuring glance, then nods. ]
Alright, cool, this doesn't seem ominous in the slightest.
Alright, cool, this doesn't seem ominous in the slightest.
[ She peers down- apparently the workers never got so far as to set up lights, because it's pitch black after a certain distance.
God dammit. ]
Sure is dark down there.
God dammit. ]
Sure is dark down there.
[ If Peter had a train of thought to lose, then Maya's interruption totally made it skitter away like cockroaches from light.
As it is, Peter likely has never had a single thought, like, ever, so mostly he just exhales loudly and looks frustrated. ]
Right. Okay. I can totally do this.
... Just give me a sec.
[ Surprise, he gets to his feet and moves a few paces away. Sorry, Maya. ]
As it is, Peter likely has never had a single thought, like, ever, so mostly he just exhales loudly and looks frustrated. ]
Right. Okay. I can totally do this.
... Just give me a sec.
[ Surprise, he gets to his feet and moves a few paces away. Sorry, Maya. ]
Oh... kay...
[ SHE IS SO CONFUSED AND SLIGHTLY WORRIED, but she'll let him have a moment?? She supposes??? ]
[ SHE IS SO CONFUSED AND SLIGHTLY WORRIED, but she'll let him have a moment?? She supposes??? ]
That? Nah, that's lit up brighter than the sky on July Fourth. [ A thought strikes him, though, as he's peering into the darkness. ]
Hey, fish out my jacket, would you? Pretty sure I had a plasma ball stashed.
Hey, fish out my jacket, would you? Pretty sure I had a plasma ball stashed.
[ She does as asked- anything's better than having to either exert her powers or deal with the darkness- and hands him his coat from her digistruct device ]
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