Maybe there's some way we can get 'em. If I ever figure it out you're the first one I'll tell.
[and then he asks, and Quill has to decide if he wants to give him the real answer or the bullshit answer. he settles on his favorite decision for everything: a bit of both]
When I got kidnapped by space pirates, I decided I'd use it as my legendary outlaw name, you know? The kind of thing that could strike fear into people just from hearing it, because I was such a badass. Eventually it even worked! But it's what my Mom used to call me when I was growin' up, too. 'Cuz she said my Dad was an angel from the stars, and I was her little star lord. I always figured she was exaggerating to cover up the fact that he was a deadbeat. ... Turns out we were both right. He was from space, but he was still a deadbeat.
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[and then he asks, and Quill has to decide if he wants to give him the real answer or the bullshit answer. he settles on his favorite decision for everything: a bit of both]
When I got kidnapped by space pirates, I decided I'd use it as my legendary outlaw name, you know? The kind of thing that could strike fear into people just from hearing it, because I was such a badass. Eventually it even worked! But it's what my Mom used to call me when I was growin' up, too. 'Cuz she said my Dad was an angel from the stars, and I was her little star lord. I always figured she was exaggerating to cover up the fact that he was a deadbeat. ... Turns out we were both right. He was from space, but he was still a deadbeat.