Hey, did you know we do birthdays here now? 'Cause I sure didn't!
What the hell am I supposed to get for baby tree? Or how about an assassin who says she doesn't want anything but SECRETLY that's code for "you better get me something or you're in the doghouse".
[ Quill. my dude. you have to remember here, Mantis was pretty much a glorified pet. Ego didn't really care about the birth of anything, save for his rebirth across the galaxy or whatever. she definitely isn't the right person to be asking. ]
I don't think I've ever observed one before. Could you tell me more?
[ Oh, right. Quietly adds Mantis to the list of freaks he has no idea what to get for. ]
It's... it's the day of your birth. Doesn't get any clearer than that. Kinda important to know yours, it's how you know when you're allowed to start drinking and shooting, if you're normal, but hey, I'm not. My dad's a planet and the other one said he'd eat me as a kid. Wow, do I have issues--
[ He squints at her, sort of realizing that her upbringing was screwed up, too. Not her fault, of course, but now he's curious about something... ]
[ she smiles a little bit at his self-deprecation, but it doesn't last for very long. she's very aware that she isn't "normal" either, but at least Peter knows when he was born. ]
I am afraid I do not know mine. Ego found me when I was very young... I don't remember how old I was exactly, or how many years have passed since then. [ she pauses. ] All I know is that I wasn't really "born" - my species hatches from eggs, and we emerge as larvae.
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What the hell am I supposed to get for baby tree? Or how about an assassin who says she doesn't want anything but SECRETLY that's code for "you better get me something or you're in the doghouse".
[ His life was so simple before he got a fam!! ]
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[ Quill. my dude. you have to remember here, Mantis was pretty much a glorified pet. Ego didn't really care about the birth of anything, save for his rebirth across the galaxy or whatever. she definitely isn't the right person to be asking. ]
I don't think I've ever observed one before. Could you tell me more?
[ do you "get" things?! that's so exciting!!!! ]
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It's... it's the day of your birth. Doesn't get any clearer than that. Kinda important to know yours, it's how you know when you're allowed to start drinking and shooting, if you're normal, but hey, I'm not. My dad's a planet and the other one said he'd eat me as a kid. Wow, do I have issues--
[ He squints at her, sort of realizing that her upbringing was screwed up, too. Not her fault, of course, but now he's curious about something... ]
How old are you, anyway?
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[ she smiles a little bit at his self-deprecation, but it doesn't last for very long. she's very aware that she isn't "normal" either, but at least Peter knows when he was born. ]
I am afraid I do not know mine. Ego found me when I was very young... I don't remember how old I was exactly, or how many years have passed since then. [ she pauses. ] All I know is that I wasn't really "born" - my species hatches from eggs, and we emerge as larvae.