Quill nudged Rocket Raccoon, but Rocket Raccoon did not even blink, still staring blankly at Bucky's mechanical arm.
Bucky was somewhat confused, but Steve could tell that Rocket was interested in his prosthetic limb. He lightly patted Bucky's shoulder and gestured to him with his eyes.
Bucky took a closer look at Rocket Raccoon's gaze and suddenly understood. He looked around; no children nearby were paying attention to them. He lightly pressed a button on his arm, and with a click, the mechanical arm came off.
Bucky placed the mechanical arm before Rocket Raccoon. Rocket leaped from Quill's arms onto the table, staring wide-eyed at the beautiful mechanical arm before lifting it with his two tiny paws.
"It's beautiful," Rocket Raccoon said.
Bucky was surprised that a raccoon could speak, but he did not show it. He smiled and said, "Yes, Howard and I both think so. It's a miracle of human industry."
Rocket Raccoon gently stroked the surface of the mechanical arm with his paws. Gamora stepped forward, placed a hand on Peter's shoulder, and said, "Rocket seemed interested in all sorts of prosthetics before. When we went through the Great Portal in the Shi'ar Empire last time, he stared at that security captain's prosthetic leg for a long time."
Quill wanted to say something, but after a long while, he merely looked at Schiller and said, "Fine. Get him one just like it, and we'll work for you."
"Actually, if you do not mind that it's used, you can have this one." Bucky gently shook his head and said, "Howard was planning to upgrade my setup anyway. He intends to replace the core components with molten steel. Vibranium just isn't strong enough."
Steve frowned slightly and looked at Bucky. "How could it not be strong enough? Isn't Vibranium's