"Huh." Rocket only knew Thanos by reputation, vaguely on his own recognizance and the rest from Gamora. There was obviously a really big gap between him and when Quill and Thor were from, bigger than he'd really thought about. "Makes sense, then."

To distract himself from the various mental pits yawning around him, Rocket unlimbered his cannon, aimed at one of the rock piles he'd made before Thor showed up, and fired three shots into it. It was also one with bombs in it, so the rock pile exploded in pebbles, glitter, and fire.