[ He's right - even Rose can recognize that - but she doesn't have to like that he is. Her injuries may stop her from leaving but they don't stop how horribly uncomfortable this entire place makes her. There's a phantom ache in her back as she recalls fragmented bits of her (likely) drug-induced dream sequence. ]

Nova Prime herself issuing the order to erase my records? [ Well. She can't argue with that, can she? ] That's some pretty impressive influence, Star-Lord.

[ There's an awkward pause on her end before a quiet- ]

Thanks.

[ Guilt starts to settle in gradually. Rose realizes that she'd not only ran off without a word originally but then he'd had to find her half-dead in alleyway. Probably not the best way to show her gratitude to the person who essentially gave her her freedom. ]