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[slapthelibrarian]

[ Nicole's squinting and eyerolling at that username by turns. Clearly the person behind it doesn't think highly of themselves at all. ]

Oh, so you are. Unless you're not real, but then, by that logic, neither am I. So for the sake of not being incredibly paranoid, I'm just going to believe that you're real.

[ That probably makes very little sense, but neither does Peter's likening of the Admin to Decepticons. ]

I'm sorry to hear that things are bad here. Care to tell me why?

[ But first, introductions. And more blinking at the name Star-Lord. ]

I'm Nicole. Nicole Noone. Nice to meet you, Star-Lord. Is that a name you fashioned yourself?

What kind of music?

Video

[zunesareawesome]

I'm pretty real.

[He switches to video, just in case. He doesn't care of this mysterious 'no one' sees him or not, and he's pretty worse for the wear. His neatly-trimmed beard had grown out considerably, though it wasn't anywhere near the wild mess it'd been in the fake-future, part of his nose and cheek were slightly crooked from being broken but it wasn't severe if one wasn't looking out for it.]

Apparently we've all been kidnapped to a little town in Alaska called Norfinbury that's run by someone more sadistic than the Emperor--from Star Wars, if you don't know what Star Wars is I might have to end this conversation right here.

Anyway the ADMIN might not even be a real person at all but like, an AI or something run amuck? Nobody's really sure what caused all this but if you've seen any sci-fi movies, imagine the worst one you've seen, double it, add a dash of Hoth and Alien, and maybe Poltergeist and the Shining, and that's what this place is. Don't trust your eyes, don't trust your senses, plus sometimes stuff goes really wrong and your body starts walkin' around on its own with you in the passenger side, or even better, you start killin' everyone you meet because you suddenly think it's a great idea.

[He hates everything so much right now.]

Nice to meet you, Nicole. It's my outlaw name. I'm an outlaw. [And his mom gave it to him but he's not going to reveal that unless you reach the achievement 'Friendship Unlocked'.]

Seriously though, No-one?

300 of the best songs earth has to offer.

[slapthelibrarian]

So I can see.

[ Or he's just a projection on the screen, a hologram. But something tells her if the guy were actually not real, he might not have shown himself so quickly. And there's the fact that some things can't be faked. ]

All right, I'll believe that you're real. [ She doesn't offer an apology for thinking he might not be. It's just she's learned not to trust things based on face value alone. ] Interesting analogy. And of course I know what Star Wars is.

[ She rather idolized Princess Leia growing up, and quite possibly might have even wanted to be her. ]

In a nutshell, don't trust anything, especially if it comes from this place.

[ Right. Well, that's not very far removed from her mindset coming into this, at least. ]

Likewise, Star-Lord. An outlaw, though- as in the stealing from the rich and giving to the poor sort of outlaw? [ He also jumps from topic to topic, but Nicole can quite easily keep pace with him. ]

Yes, no-one. Is there a problem with that?

[zunesareawesome]

Yep. Pretty much, that’s it.

An outlaw that steals from the rich and gives it to the poor. I am poor, so I give myself things. It’s a pretty good deal.

[She called him Star-Lord! Awesome! He liked her already.]

Nope. No problem at all. I thought it was code for something. You know, Star-Lord. [He guestures back towards her.] No-One. It’s pretty cool and mysterious.

[slapthelibrarian]

So you benefit from your little operation too. I see. Well, I do hope that somewhere in all of your stealing things and giving them to yourself, you find the time to include the others who are also less fortunate.

[ Just saying, Star-Lord. ]

I do prefer maintaining an aura of mystery, but in this case, it's not that. It's simply my last name.

[ Or maybe that's what she wants people to think. ]

[zunesareawesome]

I've also saved the galaxy twice, so I think that counts.

[A smirk.]

Well, you have a pretty interesting last name, then.

[slapthelibrarian]

Have you? [ Cue an arched eyebrow. ] I'm going to want to hear those stories sometime.

[ Yes, she's stating that as a fact, not asking it as a question. Whoops. ]

Well, thank you. I like it myself.

[zunesareawesome]

I’m free sometime. Anytime, really. Over a cup of cold water and some peanut-butter crackers.

[slapthelibrarian]

Right, well, considering my schedule at this moment is not a schedule at all, consider it open.

[ That'll be something she'll have to get used to. ]

[zunesareawesome]

I mean, it's probably not the most ideal meal, but hey. It's practically gourmet here. I'll save my best stories and best candy for you. Something to look forward to, right?

@Mnemosyne; text; the abuse of Peter Quill continues

[bookofnope]

Nobody actually calls him Star-Lord.

\o/

[zunesareawesome]

PEOPLE DO.

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[bookofnope]

Name one. Who isn't Stephen Strange, the man in whose world people run around being called Captain America.

[zunesareawesome]

Flynn. Flynn has totally called me Star-Lord.

[At one point.]

[bookofnope]

Flynn has admitted to being hopelessly naive. He probably thinks it's cool.

[It is not cool.]

[zunesareawesome]

He thinks it's cool because it is cool.

[bookofnope]

Tell me, Quill, why lord? Why didn't you just go straight for "Star-King"? Is it the punning potential?

[zunesareawesome]

It's just cause that's what it is, all right!

[His mom gave it to him don't make him say that to you--]

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[slapthelibrarian]

It's an unconventional name, but if that's what he wants to be called, why argue?

text

[bookofnope]

Very well, from now on I want to be called His Dark Majesty, King of the Night. The full title every time, please. You wouldn't want to hurt my feelings.

[slapthelibrarian]

Is that meant to be frightening? What will you do if I decide not to address you that way?

[bookofnope]

Exactly what 'Star-Lord' would do, that is I might whine about it. So why argue?

[slapthelibrarian]

You might whine about it? Listen, I'm used to whining. Whining will accomplish nothing. You'll have to do better than that.

[bookofnope]

I'm not that invested. It's Quill's whining you need to be worried about.

[slapthelibrarian]

He doesn't strike me as being very whiny.

[ Later on, she might eat those words. But for now, 'whiny' isn't a word she'd use. ]