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?
[ she is very much sleeping! she has to get the energy for her powers somehow, and that means lots of naps. she's also very good at taking them close to anywhere, and this is the spot she has deemed most comfortable!
she's right in the middle of a very nice dream, so Rocket's whispering doesn't do much besides stirring her for a moment. you're gonna have to be more creative than that, puppy. ]
[ Rocket groans. okay, great, time for more drastic measures. he scampers up and pulls on one of her antenna. is that gross? hopefully it's not too gross. ]
[ 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. ]
[ 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!! ]
definitely pre-iw
whatever. she's in front of where he stores his favorite gun. this isn't going to work. ]
Mantis. Psst, Mantis.
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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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she's right in the middle of a very nice dream, so Rocket's whispering doesn't do much besides stirring her for a moment. you're gonna have to be more creative than that, puppy. ]
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HEY! Mantis!
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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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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'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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[ 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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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. ]