[text] un: mantis!

[feelybug]

H

ha

hiiii

hello

Hello??

[mantis! is typing...]

[mantis! is typing...]

HI!!!

[ooc: some spoilers for Guardians Vol 2 within.]

Comments

text; @star.lord

[nostalgiabomb]

Got it working?

[feelybug]

it is working!!

am i talking to everyone?

[nostalgiabomb]

Yeah, pretty sure this is all public so.
Maybe don't share any deep, embarrassing, personal secrets on here

[feelybug]

ok


what kind of embarrassing secrets?

[nostalgiabomb]

the uh.
The kind that are embarrassing. And secret.
I dunno dude. Stuff you wouldn't want other people knowing.

[feelybug]

Ooh

Such as that I am not able to wear hats?

[nostalgiabomb]

is that
is that really something you don't want people to know

[feelybug]

it is a little embarrassing

[nostalgiabomb]

Hey, it's not so bad. And you could totally wear hats, if you wanted to. Just gotta like, tilt them back a little.

[feelybug]

Do you think so??

Hats look like fun!

[nostalgiabomb]

I guess they can be

Groot kinda hates hats, though. Throws a tantrum when he finds out someone's wearing one. Never could figure out way.

But, hey, good thing he's not here, huh?

[feelybug]

I must remember not to wear hats by him if he does get here.

Now I can get a work hat. For working.

[nostalgiabomb]

Oh, right.

What've they got you doing?

[feelybug]

I am on the Orientation Unit! Orientating new people!

Did you get a job too??

[She is a little way too excited about the job thing.]

[nostalgiabomb]

Huh. That probably suits you.

[ Mantis can kind of sort of be a little aggressively perky, from what Peter's seen. ]

I'm on the Perimeter Guard. Surveyor, I guess.

[ star.lord is typing... ]

...do you need a hat for your job?

[feelybug]

I hope I can do it well

I have been told we can wear hats for identification purposes.

[nostalgiabomb]

I guess that makes sense

Call me old-fashioned but I had sort of imagined that’s what name tags are for

[feelybug]

I was given a patch for my uniform but it will not stick when I place it in the appropriate spot.

[No one has explained to Mantis how patches work.]

[nostalgiabomb]

Oh uh.
You probably have to sew or iron it?
Or slap a safety pin on there, but that probably wouldn’t look very professional.

[feelybug]

Can you sew or iron??

[nostalgiabomb]

Uhhh

[ It takes a few moments to respond, and the message “star.lord is typing...” appears more than a few times as he formulates a response.

At length, his nose wrinkles as he peers down at the comm. Then, ]

Kinda.

[ At least, when he was a kid, he would insist on personally putting patches onto his backpacks and jackets. They always came out crooked, and the stitching was always uneven. Mom liked to say they had more “personality” that way. ]

Yes on the ironing. Less on the sewing.
It’s been a while

[feelybug]

Can you teach me how to make it stick? I would like very much to have the patch AND the hat.

[Then no one could second guess the fact that she actually had a job.]

[nostalgiabomb]

I uh
... I mean, I CAN but I can't guarantee the results? I can't say I'm an expert or anything

[feelybug]

Thank you Peter Quill.

You are a good person and I believe in your skills.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ ... what the hell that's not fair.

It's a good thing Peter isn't on camera, or else Mantis would see the way he physically deflates, head lolling back so he can sigh at the ceiling.

Then, ]

Okay, okay.
Do you wanna do this now? I can pick up a sewing kit on the way over.
... Guess I should ask if you have an iron, too.