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[ The video comes on easy, Peter's perfectly in frame and everything. He knows how to do a holo-call. Here's a blond-haired, blue-eyed Earther that you may have seen either helping at the inn's bar or wandering around town without much of a clear goal. He looks excited now. ]

Hey there, fellow off-worlders! How's everybody doing? The name's Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord. [ For drama's sake, he flashes his visor on. ] Former space pirate and current, uh... ad... venturer? Beast hunter? I'm actually thinking of starting up a monster-hunting venture-thing, so if anybody else wants to try out monster hunting with me, let me know!

You gotta prove your creds before we get started though -- I don't want anybody hurting themselves on my watch. [ He flips his mask back off, revealing his cheery face once again. ] So, how about to start, you can join me and explore those caves I keep hearing about? It's up north of town, Lorentia Cave. No pressure on joining, but if nothing else, there's supposed to be gems and treasure in there. And I dunno about you guys, but I never turn down a chance to find treasure.

Plus, hey, if we're really lucky, we might get to see a dragon! At least, that's what they say...

[ He's being more ominous than strictly necessary, but he's just trying to sell this idea, see, sometimes that means a little showmanship. ]

Anyway, that's pretty much all I had. Star-Lord out!

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[Vi rolls her eyes a little bit, and shakes her head.]

And what kind of creds do you have? I don't wanna have to be dragging your lame ass around if we get into trouble, either.

Wow, you don't think I have the skills to back it up? I'm hurt.

[ He's kidding, of course, but he also answers her question, because she's right. ]

I know creds don't mean scut here. I mean, I could tell you I was in the Ravagers for ten years, but nobody else knows who they are. And me and my friends killed a space dragon once, but all I've got is my word to prove it. But I'm not worried about watching my own back, I just need to know how much I gotta watch anyone else's.

If [and that's a big if,] I go with you, then you don't have to watch my back. But riches and treasure don't mean shit to me -- what I wanna find is something that might tell us what the hell we're doing here.

[but he's right, because she doesn't exactly believe him. just the price of getting thrown together with strangers, she guesses...]

You think we might find a lead in there?

Hey, that works for me. I dunno if the people or whoever's in charge has anything to do with dragons or caves, but I'm willing to take a chance!

[ He does pause to think about her question, though. His answer might make her not want to come along... ]

I mean, maybe? If we cause some trouble and get their attention. Personally, I'm guessing they're observing us from space, I doubt they're hiding in caves or under dragons.

[she blinks, confused.]

Why do you think that they're observing us from space?

[is it because he's a space guy--]

You think they really have tech like that?

[ It's because he's a space guy. ]

Makes sense to me. They billed us with our crimes, dropped us on a planet... it reeks of either science scut or moral/ [ he says "slash" ] ideological scut. Like somebody with a lot of money thought it'd be cool to "run an experiment" or something.

[ He shrugs. Oh, he doesn't like it, but what can you do? ]

The tech for pulling people out of different universes is pretty rare, yeah, but satellites and cameras that can track and observe a planet's activity aren't exactly cutting-edge anymore. Costs a fortune though, which is why I'm guessing some rich jerk is behind this.

I figure it was some kind of rich bastard, but I dunno about the space thing.

[she shoves her hair out of her face, even if it falls right back into place.]

But even though we might be being watched for sport or whatever, where's the entertainment? We must be really fucking boring right now.

[just saying.]

[ Peter shrugs. Space or no, they can agree that rich bastards are the worst. ]

That's why I think it's a "moral superiority" thing. They could be playing the long con; setting us up in this quiet little town, giving us all a nice gig before things get drastic.

[ He crosses his arms, not loving these ideas, but not dumb enough to discount them, either. ]

Then when people start turning on each other, they can play the "see, humans really are evil" card. Or something like that.

That sounds more like it.

[she absently rubs her her right knuckles with her left hand, eyes unfocusing for a minute.]

And a bunch of criminals, if given the right motive, will make their point. Maybe it'll be a ticket home, or whatever shit their hearts desire.

[she's just saying.]

[ Peter shrugs. He hates it! But also... yeah. ]

Yee-ep. I wouldn't be totally surprised. It would suck hard, though.

[ He looks down, shrugging in an attempt to lighten the mood. ]

At least in the meantime we can try and have some fun and make some money, right? And hey, if the people in charge ever show their faces and start playing mind games, we'll at least have some money for drinks in between whatever scut they throw our way.

[her eyes does brighten a little at the mention of drinks.]

You might've gotten me with the drinks. Fine. I'll deal with whatever you put together for a little bit of coin.

[wow, it as so hard to convince her...]

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