“Doesn’t matter.” Bleak, but true. You didn’t live through as many tight spots as Rocket had - mostly of his own making, but still - by trusting when you shouldn’t, and even if Quill was just being stupid, he was still the guy who didn’t take off the metaphorical blindfold. Who might leave it on again. Who’d just stand back and let.... “It’s the same thing either way. But hey, it ain’t your fuckin’ thing either way at least.”