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[psychoslayer]

[When the video clicks on, the first thing anyone can see is a sunny, clear sky and the tops of some buildings. A few strands of brown hair get in front of the screen, and someone who can't be seen curses - more in a surprised way than an angry way, though. A woman.]

Well, I'll be damned. Half expected this thing to just not work.

[The phone tilts abruptly, and a woman's - well, girl's - face comes into view. She's smiling sardonically, though it doesn't really reach her eyes. She has dark brown hair and quite a bit of makeup on, and her expression doesn't seem fazed by where she's suddenly found herself at all. Her tone is light, something like amused.]

So, apparently I'm the newest kidnapping victim! Name's Faith, and I have one very important question for anyone who happens to see this: Where can a girl find a drink around here?

[Yes, she's banking on no one knowing that she's seriously underage where she comes from.]

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[psychoslayer]

[It doesn't take Faith long to find her way to the bar - she might not know her way around Genessia yet, but she does know how to read street signs. She's sitting at the bar when Peter gets there, facing the door, looking casual as can be. She recognizes him pretty quickly from the video, and gets to her feet almost lazily.]

Hey. Peter Quill, right?

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

Faith!

[Peter greets when he sees her, making his way over to the bar himself and propping an elbow on it.]

You want to stay out here or get a room?

[Okay, he has to admit she's a little shorter than he thought.]

[psychoslayer]

[Faith grins and sits back down on the same stool she'd been on, sitting facing towards Peter and out, rather than towards the bar, which she's leaning back on a little.]

Well, we can get a room if you want to. You should definitely buy me a drink first.

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

[Peter shrugs, not dropping the smile for a second and slides onto the stool next to her himself.]

Guess I can do that, on account of you being new. What'll it be?

[psychoslayer]

Cool. You think they've got a good whiskey here?

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

Only one way to find out.

[He waves down the bartender, getting a bill out of his pocket, and orders a couple of whiskeys.]

Don't know a lot of brands, but let's see what we get.

[psychoslayer]

Well, either way it should work out in our favor. Still get whiskey, whatever world it comes from. You think they import stuff, or just people?

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

Got that right. Preferred having the whole universe as my playground, but I can deal. ...you know I actually don't know where they get anything here. Weird.

[But wherever it was from, a moment later a pair of glasses had been set down in front of them. Peter takes his, raising it as if to toast.]

Ready to find out?

[psychoslayer]

The whole universe, huh? Sounds like fun.

Born ready. [Faith twists in her seat and takes the glass, and downs the liquor in one smooth drink. It burns a little going down, but she doesn't blink. Sets the glass on the bar when she's done, turning to do so, losing her loose posture against it.] Not half bad.

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

[His would-be toast aborted, Peter downs his own drink - not one to be outdone, even if he has a bit more of a grimace at the burn.]

Damn straight, had my own ship and everything. You wanted to know about the whole codename thing right? I think I can let you in on a secret.

[psychoslayer]

Yeah? [Faith smiles, leaning a little bit toward him but mostly toward the bar.] Sure thing. I can keep a secret.

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

[He's leaning a little too, all suave and secret-secret hush-hush.]

It's my outlaw name.

[psychoslayer]

[Faith raises her eyebrow a little at that, but she's smiling.] Outlaw name? So you're telling me you're a criminal. [She does not sound disapproving - quite the opposite.]

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

[He shrugs dismissively, a bit of a twinkle in his eye.]

I don't know why you'd say that, my rap sheet is sparkly clean. But they do that when you save the galaxy.

[Humble bragging, always in style. Right?]

[psychoslayer]

Wait, so they cleared your sheet because you saved the galaxy? Now that's a story I wanna hear.

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

Oh, you know how it goes. Me and a couple of friends broke out of prison, and disintegrated an intergalactic menace. The usual.

[It's the bare bones, flippant enough for it to be certain there was a lot more to the story.]

[psychoslayer]

Just that easy, huh? [Faith laughs.] I like it. And I guess if you're gonna let me in on that secret, I should tell one of my own, huh?

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

Saving the fun parts for another time. [This wasn't quite an 'I talked a few people I'd just started getting to be friends with to come on a suicide mission with me' conversation.] That would be fair, but I'm not gonna pull your arm. I know a lady's got her secrets.

[psychoslayer]

[Faith shrugs, and smiles. New world, new decisions. And if she was supposed to believe 'saved the universe'..] Well, I guess it's not ~saving the world~ [How do you pronounce a tilde?] but I hunt vampires and demons, you know, on Earth. It's my thing.

[legendaryoutlawstar_lord]

[Peter considers for a moment - mostly for show, but eventually bobs his head a little in a nod.]

Okay, that's still pretty bad-ass. Would you believe that you're actually the second person I've met around here who hunts demons? It's true - the vampires are a first though.