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[massivesword]

All right, what do you kids do for fun around here?

[ Have a very broad man on the network, standing out even more because he's covered head to toe in red leather and has pure white hair. That combination is doing him all the favors. It seems like he's standing outside with the sky against his back. It's a nice enough view, until a bird flies up and tries to land on him. Dante waves at it with one arm. ]

Hey, get outta here. This one's taken.

[ As he shifts to regain his balance, the camera tilts at an angle to show the ground well below the point he's standing on. A smooth stone area is under one boot... apparently Dante is perching on top of one of the park's statues. He might have been better balanced if he weren't wearing a gigantic great sword on his back, but apparently he didn't think of that one. ]

Come on, where are all the good parties? A man like me needs a little excitement. H'oh, yeah, and if you notice anything weird... look me up. You'll know what I mean if you see it.

Name's Dante.

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[glowfeelers]

Oh? A special kind of style?

It is like fire because she is hot? [ Wow she hopes he's never been burned before, playing completely innocent games with these fiery women ] I do not think I am very fiery, then.

[massivesword]

Yeah. You're rockin' the cute and innocent like they were made for you. It's not every day you see something like that.

[See? Almost a genuine compliment.]

She could set this whole city on fire. And some of them do. Or at least they try. Lucky for me, I've got a little protection.

[He gives Mantis a wink.]

Now, you, you've got something else. Bet there's a good story behind it too.

[glowfeelers]

Thank you!

[ It sounds like a compliment, so she supposes she should take it as though it is one? Cute is a good thing, after all! ]

Oh, that sounds dangerous... I would not set fire to the city! [ What is her something else, she wonders? Head tilting, she asks, ] A good story?

[massivesword]

[ He tilts his head to the side, curious rather than acknowledging the thanks. Huh. Maybe he needs to try a direct approach. ]

You never know. Sometimes things can light up just like that.

[ Dante brushes his hands together in a gesture that is part clap, part flourish. ] All it takes is the right touch.

Where are you from? What do you do? You know, the devil's in the details.

[ He sits down on the statue like he's getting comfortable so he can listen. ]

[glowfeelers]

Oh! Do you have the right touch?

[ That seems dangerous, she hopes he doesn't set fire to things!! ]

My home world? I am not sure. I used to live on my master's planet where I helped him sleep, but now I am a Guardian of the Galaxy!

[massivesword]

Heh. If you want to see, I'll give you a demonstration.

[ Since he really wants to know up close what she is. ]

Guardian, huh? Of the whole galaxy? Because that sounds like a pretty big job. Who signed you up for that one?

[glowfeelers]

Oh, I would not want the city to catch on fire...

[ She is now beginning to think he has fire powers so - she means that quite literally. ]

I did! I helped them stop Ego, and they helped me escape. I have been a guardian too ever since, and some of them are here in Riverview!

[massivesword]

No? I guess it wouldn't be that much fun if everyone got involved. Sure, it's good for a moment, but after awhile things like that fizzle out. Too many bodies breaks the bed.

[ Because that sure is a saying, right? ]

Really? And these guardian friends of yours really go around saving the whole galaxy?

[ He's between skeptical, interested, and just amused at the idea of it. Are they good Samaritans or just delusional? ]

And what are you all doin' way out here on this one rock? Sounds like that's a lot of galaxy being neglected.