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[The man who appears on the screen is a nice shade of sky blue and a dark shade of grumpy looking, paired all up with a set of sinister looking red eyes. When he talks, gold that decorates his jagged teeth shine. Truly a man of high-quality tastes. He sounds it, too. What's in direct contrast to everything is that there's a brightly colored wall behind him, painted in the bright paint fashion typical of day care facilities.]

Look, I just wound up here an' the first thing they did was put me on assignment with a bunch of rugrats that don't even come waist high. But seein' as me an' the faculty got two very distinct ideas of 'life skills', looks like I'll be lookin' for some alternative work.

I'm plannin' on some freelance but I'm used to workin' with other people. So if there comes up some work soon, I'd like to find someone that can play nice with others.

My standards for "playin' nice" [he raises his hand in view of the feed, does a so so motion with his hand which is just as blue as the rest of him] ain't exactly the same as everybody else's. [He's got the low bar of 'don't steal from me and don't stab me in the back'. Only someone he really likes can get away with that shit, and even then they're coming out with some bruises in tender places if he can get his hands on them.] So I think we could come to an arrangement.

[In the background some kid says-] Mr. Udonta I gotta pee and Keli won't get out of the bathroom.

[And Yondu turns away, looks off screen to respond.] Then go pee! There's a plant over there. It probably needs waterin' anyway.

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[Red is now laughing into her hand. It's not exactly smooth but who doesn't like being complimented? Best not to take it too seriously though.]

Am I? What if I have seven legs out of view, or a whale's tail, or ... giant mushrooms for feet?

[No need to take it too seriously.]

Not so much a foot man myself, mushroom or otherwise. So I guess they keep you goin'.

Don't Terrans call the ones with whale's tails mermaids?

Is that somethin' that's real?

[Oh he's funny! Red has a big grin and she shakes her head while laughing again.]

Maybe at some point they were. I like to think there were.

[Red decides this on the spot even though she hasn't really thought about it before. She pushes a thick bunch of red off her forehead and gives the TAB a cheeky smile.]

So you're not a foot-man. What kind of man are you?

I'll buy it. Terra's got a lotta strange stuff.

A pair of real long legs will do it for me. [And he can't see them, but from what he can see looks like Red might have 'em.]

Guess I ain't the whale tail sort, either.

[She has legs for miles! Good thing he can't see them at the angle she's holding the TAB. She does give him a rather cheeky grin at the admission however; a clue that she just might have what he likes. Might~]

I can't say I am either although you never know. I never would have guessed I'm a blue-woman but you're making me wonder.

I like a woman that's open to new experiences. I also like to be a new experience.

[Lord help Red.] So what is it you do around here?

[She can help herself, thank you very much!]

Waste my time, mostly.

[Red smirks, then busts out a small laugh she can't hold in.]

Living here is easy. The natives aren't very friendly but everything's cheap and it's not too bad. I work for a recording studio doing back-up vocals at the moment.

I see you're a... pre-school teacher? Or some such?

No, they stuck me in daycare. 'Til I find somethin' better anyway.

[He's raised a kid but that doesn't mean he's good at it.]

I hear the money is good in small jobs. Looks like I stand a chance of workin' with some people.

Daycare!

Well, most women do like a man who's good with children, you know. You could use this to your advantage.

[It makes her wonder if he has children back home but it seems callous to ask, especially if he's very new here. It could be a sensitive subject.]

It looks like the kids like you.

In my experience, they like it when they're good with kids but now when you're takin' care of one yourself. Then you turn into bad news.

But mine's all growed up so I'm free as a bird.

[And if she wants to be impressed, he will not argue that a bit.]

Ohh! You're a papa?

[Alright that's really cute, and he's made his point very well! She wonders if the baby has the same shade blue skin as his or her father.]

I wanted to have kids, maybe, some day. I never quite got around to it.

Is your child here on one of the planets?

I wouldn't call myself that. I just looked out for him.

[But all the questions pertaining to it make him wonder a little if he was like a father to Peter... But nah. No. Peter wouldn't see it that way, so why should he?]

Nah he didn't come with me. Lucky for him. He got his own gig now, anyway.

[And while he'd deny it to his crew, Yondu is proud of him.]