[huh. maybe it does come standard.] Yeah, I get that. People can be really weird about it when you suck at making friends. Those weird mixed signals get 'em every time.

[he's talking about himself, mostly. it had been barely less than an hour before Yondu cornered him on the bridge to lay out his damage, and it's all still raw. rather than let her correct him, he presses on unabated.]

What're the mods on your head for? [it's a deeply personal question, meant to distract from his moment of over-projecting. also he's curious.] People get mods all the time, but they don't usually drill into their own skull unless there's a reason. If you just do that for aesthetics, you're a special kind of crazy.