#halfnut

Okay so while I was on vacation, I was thinking about humans being a horrifying species to aliens and what type of funny incidents this would cause when Peter was growing up among ravagers. At the same time, being the pasty ocean lover I am, I got sunburnt. Wanting an outlet for my immense pain, I decided to think about Peter trying to warn Kraglin that he’ll burn in the hot sun during a mission, and Kraglin thinking he’s being overdramatic because by alien standards, burning only means charred, melted, blistering skin and permanent damage. So when Yondu slaps him on the back after the successful job and he screams in pain and tells them he got sunburnt, they all assume that his skin has been irreparably damaged and he’ll experience chronic pain for the rest of his life. When Peter tells Kraglin that he told him this would happen, crew members get on his ass for ruining the boy's life. (This thought also got me thinking about Kraglin having to be nice to Peter because he ruined his life, like Squidward in dying for pie) The crew is actually disturbed at how easily this little Terran is taking his skin being set on fire. Yondu keeps dragging him to the medic to get his burns treated because Peter takes off any bandages they put on him. They’re all pretty sure Aloe Vera is a mythical cure, despite having incredibly similar pain remedies on board that Peter uses. They’re all speechless when after a few days Peter’s back to normal and tells them he got over his burn. Everything seems fine for about a day until someone reports that Peter’s skin is peeling off, i.e. he’s molting.