[Ai Thao has more or less proven herself to be a fairly valuable asset when it came to assisting Peter "Star-Lord" Quill on his man (mis)adventures in the vastness of space. She's been able to see and experience so many things outside of the tiny blue home planet she knows as Earth and honestly, it's been liberating in a fascinating way she's not sure she's able to put into words. That isn't to say this space travel doesn't have its downsides...
Like trying to be polite to aliens who are trying to get to know her TOO well while they trying to locate a contact that would give them information in a rather popular and crowded bar. Ai's strayed behind Peter after being held up by a particular tall blue fellow.]
"Don't see too many Terran 'round these parts. Whaddya say? I'll buy you a drink. Two even!"
Ah... I-I'm not old enough for that.
[18... So close, but so far...]
"No need to worry about arbitrary rules like that, c'mon!"
[ Peter pulls ahead, not realizing Ai's predicament, and he spots the contact some paces away. He turns to look back at her and nod towards the man, but--
Well, shit. She's not there.
He has a sort of mini panic attack at that moment as he weaves his way back through the crowd, bumping into more than a few drunk assholes on the way. (Those that don't apologize find their pockets slightly lighter.) When he spots Ai and her new blue friend, he breathes a sigh of relief, even despite the obvious discomfort on her face. ]
There you are. [ He shoves past the blue alien, who lets out an outraged squawk. Peter opts to ignore him. ] I told you to stick close by, kid. Some of the folks out here are really shady.
[ He turns to the blue alien with a bright grin, gratitude written on his every feature. ]
Thanks so much for keeping an eye on her, sir. It was kind of you. Now, we've wasted enough of your time. Have a lovely night.
[ And he takes Ai's hand and sweeps past the stranger without so much as a glance back. ]
[Ai breathes her own sigh of relief as Peter leads her away by hand. Thankfully, the blue fellow doesn't seem too insistent on following them and disappears into the crowd himself.
She looks up at Peter smiling.]
Thank you! I wasn't sure what to do at all.
[This sort of thing happens since she was raised in a fairly limited social environment. They never teach the real important things, gosh.]
Are Earthlings really all that rare out here though?
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Like trying to be polite to aliens who are trying to get to know her TOO well while they trying to locate a contact that would give them information in a rather popular and crowded bar. Ai's strayed behind Peter after being held up by a particular tall blue fellow.]
"Don't see too many Terran 'round these parts. Whaddya say? I'll buy you a drink. Two even!"
Ah... I-I'm not old enough for that.
[18... So close, but so far...]
"No need to worry about arbitrary rules like that, c'mon!"
[HALP...]
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Well, shit. She's not there.
He has a sort of mini panic attack at that moment as he weaves his way back through the crowd, bumping into more than a few drunk assholes on the way. (Those that don't apologize find their pockets slightly lighter.) When he spots Ai and her new blue friend, he breathes a sigh of relief, even despite the obvious discomfort on her face. ]
There you are. [ He shoves past the blue alien, who lets out an outraged squawk. Peter opts to ignore him. ] I told you to stick close by, kid. Some of the folks out here are really shady.
[ He turns to the blue alien with a bright grin, gratitude written on his every feature. ]
Thanks so much for keeping an eye on her, sir. It was kind of you. Now, we've wasted enough of your time. Have a lovely night.
[ And he takes Ai's hand and sweeps past the stranger without so much as a glance back. ]
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She looks up at Peter smiling.]
Thank you! I wasn't sure what to do at all.
[This sort of thing happens since she was raised in a fairly limited social environment. They never teach the real important things, gosh.]
Are Earthlings really all that rare out here though?