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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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[ "My Lord" legitimately makes him chortle. ]

Star-Lord. Lord of the stars, but not like, in a legal sense.

[ Gosh, imagine getting a legal title to own the stars. Wild. ]

Anyway, you're totally welcome to come, dude! Dragons are usually pretty easy to spot, so if we have to run, we'll run. And if we have to fight, then we'll fight!

I did not know that people could live among the stars... When I am returned to my Ruinwood, I will wave up at you!

[he often looks up at them, especially on warm summer nights.]

Fight? [now, daeshim loves him a good cave, but that word does make him pale a bit.] There's really no need to fight, is there?

Oh, for sure! It's not really well-known on planets that don't have space travel, so don't worry about it.

[ Like Earth for example, but Ruinwood doesn't sound like a place on Earth either. ]

I mean, it depends. If a dragon attacks, then you gotta fight back. I'm not gonna just hunt it down for no reason.

[ Unless there was a bounty. Then he would. ]

You must let me speak to it first if there is a chance! Dragons and my kind go way back, a fight could be avoided.

[is he swaying at the very thought of a physical altercation? he just might be.]