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[ INT. Shared Housing, Floor 13, Room 4 – Very Late Night.

We open on a shot of the living space in one of the many shared housing units. It's dark in the messy room, with a couple of red jackets tossed onto the backs of chairs. Nearby, soft snores are audible.

In frame is a small, wooden creature, his giant eyes squinting with concentration as he stares at the screen. An old, beat-up mp3 player and a Sony Walkman sit beside him on the coffee table. The little creature mumbles a tiny, irritated— ]

I am Groot?

[ —in the same tone of voice someone else might use to ask, “How the hell do you work this thing?” He pokes at the screen fruitlessly for a while, but soon enough, his eyes light up as he shoves his hand forward one last time.

Suddenly, “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” by the illustrious AC/DC shrieks over stereo speakers.

DONE. DIRT. CHEAP.

Sorry about your beauty sleep, Floor 13. And probably Floors 12 and 14.

The sapling yelps, scrambling and panicking to figure out how to stop this crazy thing, just as a sleep-tousled Star-Lord stumbles into frame, flicking on a light. Barely audible over the music, ]

Groot, what are you—?

[ Busted.

Peter picks up the device, sees that it’s recording, and he grimaces. ]

Oh, son of a—

[ Which is when the feed and the music both cut out. ]

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[ Peter makes it out of the room before Gamora does, but she's close behind, curls tangled and frizzy around her slightly-flushed cheeks, Godslayer in her hand. There's a bleariness clinging to her eyes that she can usually shake on demand, but she's not nearly as alert on command. She does, however, quickly see that it's just Groot with Peter's communicator and... Peter's music players.

She sighs, lowering her sword, and then pushes her hair back out of her face. ]

Groot, what are you doing out of bed?

[ The little sapling looks sheepish, and he offers a squeaky, "I am Groot" that sounds a close to "I'm sorry."

She clears her throat to banish a faint croak to her words, then continues, ]

You probably woke everyone on our floor.

Edited 2018-05-19 06:44 (UTC)

i really wish i understood more than 25% of what just happened

[ 4AM or whatever the heck time it may be, this is a sight for sore eyes for Hana, who's keeping vigil at her boyfriend's bedside at the hospital for the night. Whatever just happened, it's definitely helping lift the tired Hana's spirits. Her reaction, which would otherwise be loud and bubbly, is momentarily quieter and subdued given her location. And what time it is. ]

Aww, how cute...! Is that a baby tree or something?

[ The Zune makes Genji remember that he had a discussion with Peter on the network a long while ago, although the cute little plant being definitely takes precedent in his thoughts. ]

I think your little friend is in need of an upgraded music player.

Kid's got good taste.

[Galadriel wasn't asleep. It's an elf quirk- they don't actually need to sleep. Unfortunately, excellent hearing is another elf quirk, so she is still more than a little irritated. She's Peter's neighbor, actually, so she would have been quite cross indeed, if she weren't completely distracted by something- or, rather, someone- in the video.]

Your small friend- is he, by chance, an entling?

[The Tetherer happens to be on the 12th floor, which heard enough echoes of this foreign music to stir them from their light slumber, groggily trying to palm at their phone.

Only this isn't their alarm, and it's coming from the floor above. Lovely. The Tetherer is not used to noisy neighbors. They consider going upstairs and having a stern word as to the hour of the interruption, but it stops quickly enough. A mistake, maybe.

Since they're awake, they glance at their phone and see there's a video explanation to go along with the disturbance. Their eyes are hooded with sleepiness as they flip on the video, interested enough -- and awake enough -- to consider replying.]

Your ward seems like quite a handful. I take it this isn't a regular occurrence?

[At least they hope it's not.]

[ Natasha is too many floors removed to hear the music in person, as it were, but it's loud and unexpected even glancing through the network. ]

I didn't realize we were allowed to keep pets.

[ Rose doesn't mind the music. In fact, she enjoys it. Who needs sleep, anyway? Certainly not her. Despite the dark circles under her eyes and how clammy she looks, she's got a smile ready for the cute creature that'd been on the screen.

Not Peter even though that's who seems to have taken the helm now. No, Groot is way cuter. Can he come back? ]

Nice selection, little plant dude. AC/DC is always a good choice. Especially this early. Get those people up and rockin'.

( sleeping doesn't come easy. private rooms here are quiet, more so than she'd expected, so skye fills her nights with anything that quiets the thoughts in her mind instead. things like scrolling the network. she really didn't expect ac/dc this late at night. especially not at that volume, and definitely not from what looks like a really, really tiny tree... thing.

so, you know. cue the tired eyes and exhausted whisper of: ) ... what?

( no, wait. one more, for good measure. )

Jesus Christ, how high am I right now?

[Well...that was entertaining. Never mind the fact that Rey is staying up late, but she can't sleep and trying to stay healthy in all this mess.

The tiny plant thing is cute, but what catches her attention is his language...or maybe lack there of.]

You're not a wookie, that's for sure. [More muttered to herself than anything.]

What were you listening to?

[The music choice is enough to overwhelm her frustration at being woken so...abruptly. Alexiel pushes back her hair and smirks faintly at the screen. Groot - is that his name? - is an interesting creature. Plus his mistake seems to be innocent.

No one will die today. At least by her hand.]

I have to wonder why that song was so easy for him to find?

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