"It's still pretty exciting," he said. "Space kind of keeps things interesting. You'd be surprised how many aliens are out there."

He looked at the kid who was clearly excited. Quill grinned. Excitement was key to this sort of thing.

Then he remembered Gamora.

Then Quill's nose started to hurt.

"But, uh. You know, it's not always fun," he said, his expression getting more serious! "I went after Thanos because he took my girlfriend."