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[yondu]

[There's no particular view, just some market stalls, off kilter and moving a little as Yondu starts talking in his drawl (which sounds markedly southern U.S.).] So, I'm tryin' to build up a collection again. I get little figurines. You know, of animals and people and stuff? And I line my workspace with 'em. Sort of good luck charms. [His blue hand comes into view, showing what looks like a tiny porcelain deer person about four inches tall or so. And it is, frankly, adorable.]

But see, I didn't exactly show up with any of 'em.

So I'm lookin' for some new ones. So tell me if y'all come across any places that got good selections of these sort of things.

This is another'n I got. [And he switches items, showing a jeweled frog thing. He misses his cute little collection of adorable crap. Don't question it.] Just as an example.

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[yondu]

Yeah, it is pretty cute, ain't it.

[He thinks she's talking about the little figurine, so he shows it again. See? Cute.]

I had a bunch of 'em, but I lost a few durin' the last big battle I was in, not to mention what I didn't get to take with me, leavin' on such short notice and all. The jeweled one, it showed up last month out of the clear blue or lack thereof.

[tearsinajar]

It is. But so is the fact that you, a tough guy, have a thing for little figurines. It's too bad we didn't get any from home, I could've helped you fill it in a bit with what Nate and I have collected on some of our adventures.

[yondu]

[There's no verbal comment to that. Just a facial response as he turns the camera towards himself, a visual of that craigy big blue face twisting up in its exaggerated frown of confused disbelief. What? Him cute? Who would think of him as cute?]

[He's not really considered how meaningless his rep is here.]

[tearsinajar]

[ His expression draws out warm laughter, her smile wide. ]

Did I say something wrong?

[yondu]

Not that I mind a real pretty lady takin' a shine to me and all.

I just uh...

Never thought I was cute or nothin'.

[tearsinajar]

It's the collection.

[ She gives him a thumbs up. ]

[yondu]

[He sneers a little, shrugs at the camera which he tilts back to show the frog-thing after a moment.]

They're somethin' that's all mine, that's all. Nobody gonna take 'em away. Ever'body needs a few things that are all theirs.

[He didn't have that for a long time. He was a thing himself.]

[tearsinajar]

And you're absolutely right. Being here, away from home, there's not much that's ours. It's like we have to start from scratch.

[yondu]

Seems like you guys get it harder.

I'm used to not havin' nothin except a few dodads. You people keep buildin' and losin' over and over and over.

[He considers himself lucky that he came in with fair warning not to get settled, just by circumstances.]

[yondu]

So what do you got that's just yours. Figure I can't be the only one that needs a little somethin'.