[Rocket's ears flick down slightly, his scowl becoming more of a pained grimace as he avoids looking at the screen or Rip. This cushion looks nice. Very good material. Excellent focal point.] We didn't really have time to give him much of a funeral. Wasn't really necessary anyway, 'cause we kinda brought him back- Groot always could grow back his limbs when he lost 'em, but it was a big chance that we could regrow him entirely when there wasn't much left. But I don't know how much of him is gonna be left in that twig we got to sprout.

[It's not even just Hillary's death that gets him- it's CC agreeing to raise Victoria. I don't know how much of a mother I'll be, she said. If he goes back home and it turns out that the Grootling isn't the Groot who remembers him, then he's essentially gonna be raising Groot's "kid," in some sense of the word.

He's with CC on that one. He is in no way capable of being responsible for another sentient lifeform, but dammit, he'll try.]