[ He nods, the movement quick and almost curt to mask his hesitation and the defensiveness he might feel for wasting a question on something as fatuous as hair styling. But the beads are important to his Gamora, had been one little bit of culture that she had managed to protect, and it was as important to him as it was to her to help preserve that tradition.
If nothing else comes out of this ridiculous situation, at least he'll have that. Optimistic of him, he thinks, to assume he'll get back home. ]
I'd like to learn.
[ Which is his way of saying "please" and "thank you."
Although there will probably be time for that later, as they're traveling to— was it Knowhere? Was it to whoever Rocket's mysterious contact may be? These Guardians hadn't seemed particularly set on their destination, which hardly comes as a surprise. There aren't very many possible leads for dealing with magic quite like this – save for uprooting any stray cultists that might have gone to ground after the Guardians' assault.
(How would that go, anyway? What would they even say? "Hello, idiot zealot. Your now-deceased leader put a spell on our friend. On pain of dismember or death, would you happen to know how to undo it?") ]
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If nothing else comes out of this ridiculous situation, at least he'll have that. Optimistic of him, he thinks, to assume he'll get back home. ]
I'd like to learn.
[ Which is his way of saying "please" and "thank you."
Although there will probably be time for that later, as they're traveling to— was it Knowhere? Was it to whoever Rocket's mysterious contact may be? These Guardians hadn't seemed particularly set on their destination, which hardly comes as a surprise. There aren't very many possible leads for dealing with magic quite like this – save for uprooting any stray cultists that might have gone to ground after the Guardians' assault.
(How would that go, anyway? What would they even say? "Hello, idiot zealot. Your now-deceased leader put a spell on our friend. On pain of dismember or death, would you happen to know how to undo it?") ]
The ball is in your court now, I think.