[ it may not be gross, but it does startle her quite a bit - her antenna are incredibly sensitive, and they're the one part of her that she protects the most. unfortunately, that protection is almost completely instinctual.
which is why, as he pulls, she immediately wakes up and hits him in the gut. she shakes her head to try and will the odd sensation away, but quickly realizes that someone is hurt! ]
Rocket! Are you okay?
[ what she doesn't realize is that she was the one to do that. ]
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which is why, as he pulls, she immediately wakes up and hits him in the gut. she shakes her head to try and will the odd sensation away, but quickly realizes that someone is hurt! ]
Rocket! Are you okay?
[ what she doesn't realize is that she was the one to do that. ]
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"pissed" wins out. ]
Am I okay? You just punched me!
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[ she's very surprised about this development! she looks at her hands, and then feels at her head - it still feels pretty strange... wait. ]
Did you touch my antenna?
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Yeah, I did. Is that a big deal or somethin'?
[ he's come to accept mantis as part of their weird, dysfunctional, family-like unit rather quickly, but that doesn't make her any less strange. ]