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[firewalled]

[Rich, as per usual, is in the music car, once all the excitement of the platform is over and done, His guitar is sitting in his lap, and he looks a little tired, but there's at least a small smile on his face.]

Yo. Rich here. So I thought I'd better get this out of the way, but if you've had to deal with me being a mega asshole in the last month, I'm sorry.

[He looks properly ashamed, and has to take a minute to run his hand through his hair.]

Ugh. I don't even know what to say about it. Basically, I wasn't in control of myself, and then when I was back to myself, I guess I kinda crashed super hard. You know, dopamine machine broke and all.

...If you wanna talk to me about that, or about anything, I guess, come and find me. I'm not gonna try to run away this time.

[Rich exhales slowly then, and then hoists his guitar up with a much brighter grin. It might look a tad ingenuine, but Rich is an expert at faking it until he makes it.]

Anyways, I've still been really into practicing my music and all, and I was kinda wondering if someone would wanna do a concert again? But instead of me just flying solo, we could all do our own sets of a couple songs? Hell, maybe some of us can start up bands, I've been wanting to do that for ages. If you wanna jam, hit me up!

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[yondu]

Not assumin' that. I told her that you probably was too stressed out to come talk to her when she was sad, an' she's been countin' on it.

I'm just sayin'... [and he sounds sad about that, that he desperately doesn't want Cherry's kindness and patience taken for granted because there are so few of those people in this world. It's true, he doesn't know Rich from the man in the moon. But he knows Cherry.]

[But Cherry wouldn't appreciate him goin' too rough on her friend.]

I'm just sayin' that it'd mean the world to her.

[He doesn't ask what happened again. There's enough scarred up folks on the train that he decides to not- as he'd phrased it to Cherry herself in, kick in the glass shards that are a bad experience any further.]

[firewalled]

Stressed is a good word for it.

[Miserable might have been closer to the truth, but he understands Yondu didn't see the worst of him, when he was out by the river. He sighs and rubs a hand through his hair.]

You seriously think she's willing to give me another shot? She wouldn't be better off with me out of the pictures?

[There are so many other people who are better than him. People who can be better friends to someone as sweet as Cherry.]

I don't deserve a friend like her.

[yondu]

[You know what one of the absolute worst states of being is? Saying something to someone else that you wish someone had at one time said to you when you needed to hear it. It's like feeling a tragedy tumble out of your mouth.]

Ain't a matter of nobody deservin' nothin'. I think you make her happy an' she misses ya. Her picture's better with you in it. I reckon a man that can apologize to someone what he loves is twice the man that can win any kind of fight.

[Maybe he wouldn't have lost everyone he loved if he'd not been so damn worried about looking weak.]

[firewalled]

...Well, I'm sure not winning any fights lately.

[It's hard to manage that, when he isn't fighting against normal teenagers anymore. Maybe fighting back against Jack was some sort of win, but considering all the help he had, he can't take credit for that.]

I miss her too, though. She really was nice to me. Made me feel like a better person.

[yondu]

Well uh.... You're really lucky. 'Cause she's waitin' an' is real sure you're that kinda person.

[Which is better than some of them get. He doesn't know. Maybe he can do Cherry this favor and this kid one, too.]

[firewalled]

...Guess I am. I'll check in on her tonight, hopefully.

[He shifts in place, turning his focus away from Yondu and back towards his guitar. He's a little unsure if Yondu still wants to hang around, or if he just wanted to give him a little grilling.]