"He is?!" Trip can't help but immediately ask. He had to be a SHIELD agent. If Hydra had beat them to space then the battle would've been lost. "That's tight. --Cool. That's to say 'good'." He kept a soft grin though feeling stupid. It wasn't like him to babble but she really had brought out his inner child. He'd already become a SHIELD agent, it was exciting to believe in the possibility of traveling to other galaxies.

Unconsciously, he swung his pocketed hand out and revealed the inside of his jacket. There wasn't anything for her to worry about, just a hand in his pocket. "So your ship's for scouting. You and Quill are explorers or some kind of military faction?" He was basically wondering how Quill had gotten so lucky. Trip could only hope he didn't sound as stupid to Gamora as he did to himself. It was obvious he was a complete novice. She seemed patient with him.