[ His eyes narrow as he thinks, as he runs through their old jobs.
Okay. There were a couple of jobs that involved kids, to be fair, but that answer paired with how she had looked earlier – covered in burn marks that she hadn't quite had time to clean off—
Yeah. All right. He knows exactly what she means.
He nods slowly, trying to digest this piece of information. What the fuck is with this place, he wonders, if it would pull him, Nebula, and Gamora from three totally different times?
Does he need to explain that he left? That Nebula had announced her intentions to lead Knowhere? That Drax is helping to raise those kids, and that Mantis has left on her own adventure? That Rocket was leading the Guardians, and that they had filled out their ranks with new members?
He'd hate to steal all of their thunder. It takes him a couple of methodical chews before he decides he can at least give away what he's been up to: ]
I was back home. In Missouri. It's been a month and some change after we fought the High Evolutionary, for me.
[ A pause, as he looks down at his plate. He's always had a bad habit of playing with his food, as he does now, moving the pasta from one side to the other. He breathes out a rueful kind of laugh. ]
My grandpa's gonna be so pissed that I got kidnapped from right under his nose. Again.
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Okay. There were a couple of jobs that involved kids, to be fair, but that answer paired with how she had looked earlier – covered in burn marks that she hadn't quite had time to clean off—
Yeah. All right. He knows exactly what she means.
He nods slowly, trying to digest this piece of information. What the fuck is with this place, he wonders, if it would pull him, Nebula, and Gamora from three totally different times?
Does he need to explain that he left? That Nebula had announced her intentions to lead Knowhere? That Drax is helping to raise those kids, and that Mantis has left on her own adventure? That Rocket was leading the Guardians, and that they had filled out their ranks with new members?
He'd hate to steal all of their thunder. It takes him a couple of methodical chews before he decides he can at least give away what he's been up to: ]
I was back home. In Missouri. It's been a month and some change after we fought the High Evolutionary, for me.
[ A pause, as he looks down at his plate. He's always had a bad habit of playing with his food, as he does now, moving the pasta from one side to the other. He breathes out a rueful kind of laugh. ]
My grandpa's gonna be so pissed that I got kidnapped from right under his nose. Again.