[Dodger isn't as bothered by it, honestly... but his own skin is so mutilated at this point, scars are really just a fact of life to him.]

Yeah, man... it's good to- remind myself I still got friends out here.

[He glances down at Groot, and shrugs.]

Can't knock a feisty pipsqueak, right? Besides - [He waves a hand through the air, creating a flash of sparks through the air.] - I don't see a plant causing me trouble any time soon.

[Besides, Groot is.. cute? Not Dodger's cup of tea, but he couldn't bring himself to pick a fight with the thing.]