Ned was on the roof so fast his gym teacher would not believe he was the same kid who often asked to sit out during soccer and contact sports. He was out of breath as he showed up, though, with his backpack and a blue bucket hat he thought would match being in outer space.
He opened his mouth and stopped short of saying 'Mr. Star-Lord'. Instead he shouted "Quill! Hi! I'm Ned." He waved even though he was right there in front of the way-too-cool looking guy. "Thank you so much for bringing me to space. I've never been. The closest thing was watching Peter fly into space on the outside of a space ship and that was pretty terrifying.