"Please," he said lazily. "Mr. Star-Lord's my father."
It was a lame joke, and he immediately regretted it. Yondu wouldn't have appreciated the joke. Neither would Ego. Ugh. Now Peter made himself sad. Awful.
"Kidding. YEah, I'm Star-Lord, kid. The one and only. If it makes it easier, I'm Peter and little Pete is ... that. Pete. I told him he has to earn the 'r'. Anyways," he continued, stretching out on the chair. "Yeah. I totally saved him. Helped everyone out. I'm basically a big deal. It happens. But you're his best bud, hey? So that's something and awesome." See? Peter could compliment other people. "Ned. What do you do around here then? Did you get adopted by another super?"