Everything about his turn of phrase there is so intrinsically Yondu that Devero splutters with laughter. "You can say that again," he says, grinning despite the fact that the meaning of the other man's words isn't terribly funny.

"Most folks from my world wouldn't know what to do with people like you and Koumyou," Devero continues, shaking his head. "That's the point of Scorpions like me, to keep the rest of the citizens of Gov far, far away from anything that might stain their shirts."