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Which is illustrated.   The gang is cheerfully throwing a fully clothed Rocket into a tub to cure him of, like, space lice.  Or something equally ridiculous.   

And I get that this is a kid's book, but why in his clothes?   Isn't that just going to get really uncomfortable wet with his pelt?   Also, this was the dialogue.   Paraphrased.   Minus the cursing, of course.

A character*: OMG, Star-Lord, you look like shit!

Star-Lord: We gave Rocket a bath, and he bit and scratched us all the way through!

*I can't remember which one.   I'm too lazy to go through the majority of this book looking, even though that illustration is hella funny.

Which leads to so many questions.    Are we assuming Rocket's clothes will be stripped of the space lice - or whatever - when they hold him in the tub?   Or are we to assume water makes him docile?   Aren't they worried about space rabies?   Or are we to assume that he's been inoculated?   Where did they find a doctor who was willing to poke Rocket with a needle given that he bites and scratches if you throw him in a tub?   Why wouldn't they walk away until they looked like absolute shit?   Can't Groot just get big and take care of this on his own since he can heal, too?

How did Star-Lord convince the others to give Rocket a bath?   I mean, seriously, has bath time become a group activity now?  Given that he has a pelt, why can't they show him naked - unless he has a humanoid penis?   That's erect while illustrating him.  Why would anyone genetically enhance a raccoon like animal to have more human like qualities - including a penis apparently?   Why would someone illustrate that, which is the only reason I can really think of not to strip him down?

So, really, that just went to disturbing places and ended with penises.   Gross.