If it was retaliation for Hanako, they got the wrong guy. [ scritching absent-mindedly ] Everyone says they got locked some place. I was... in the cafe.
[ sighs a little ]
Whatever happened in there, I guess I slept right through it.
... Thereabout, I think? I didn't check the time. I've passed out before, but it's usually when I'm eating. [ he has comedic timing narcolepsy. ] But if you did too... Maybe we were knocked out by something?
... Kind of. We mostly talked about Groot. Or through him, I guess? I like the kid. [ he frowns a little, looking up ] I wonder how he's doing now. Did you? Talk to him.
I didn't hear much about them, but I can see that. [ if the crew could have people like groot and rocket in it. ] Guess we'll have to see if we can figure out Groot's language on our own. Can't leave the kid unable to be understood by everybody, right?
Oh. [ he says that like he hadn't thought about it, because he hadn't. ] I don't know. There's always people like that, who think less of others because of what they look like. [ [one piece voice] if you're not a furry it's racism ] Reigen seemed to think we were being targeted for the hero thing. Goat and the others used to be twelve.
Yeah. I talked to Phoenix about it. They said the other four, um. Marigold Monkey, Silver Horse, Pink Pig, and Black Dragon. They died right before we all got here, in the big fight that destroyed the city.
But he wasn't really the type to - it just doesn't feel right that he'd be the first to go. Not for hero reasons. He blew up the fountain.
... Makes sense. [ that it was rocket, he means. he shakes his head. she is still being pet ftr ] He said he and Groot had done heroics before. Though...sort of by circumstances. Maybe that's why? If they knew he already was one in his world.
[the only reason she is as calm as she is is because he is petting her]
... Yeah. Yeah, maybe that was it. [and not because he was different. she just falls silent here, for a bit, and then:] Did you have any weird things happen to you? With the - like, I can't stop feeling like I want to sing.
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Mmhm. And uh, Saya was really hungry, and I think Reigen could hear ringing in his ears. [thuds her head - somewhere, is he carrying her what is even going on here, she just hides her face.]
I don't know. The entire thing is-- weird. I'm not any good for this kind of mystery thing.
[ he's just kind of walking them around because he personally is restless and needs to move, so it's just. holds cat with pets and walks through town moments ]
Only thing I know for sure is Rocket shouldn't have died.
I don't have a crew. [or anybody, but.] But someone has to, yeah. He said it. He said that - that's what the gun is for, to make sure they know never to mess with you again.
[she looks at him, expression mostly firm. she only wobbles a bit.]
Yeah, it is, because if you don't, they'll just sell you out next. They gotta know that it's bad news to screw with monsters. It doesn't make you a hero just because you can shove a sword through someone who doesn't look like you!
[sometimes you project a little. or a lot.]
They should know better, so I'll make them know better.
I said it wasn't only about the message. [ he's pretty calm as she projects. there's something a little relatable to her projection, mainly. ] Are you doing this to prove something to the world, or to avenge Rocket? Because a weapon doesn't care about the people who died.
[ he'll repeat himself because it was truly about the wording; ]
You're not a gun, Nimona. People are the ones who grieve and take revenge.
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[ sighs a little ]
Whatever happened in there, I guess I slept right through it.
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... Why did we all pass out like that? [...] You fell asleep right at midnight?
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[her tail curls around the back of his neck gently. she seems like she's going to say something else, but she just hums out a song absently instead.]
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Sounds about right. [ he mulls it over before: ] Sorry I didn't text back.
[ he couldn't, but she was worried, so he's sorry. ]
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a pause, and then:]
It's fine, don't... like, it's not a big deal. [it was a little but it's okay. she clears her throat.] ... Did you talk to him a lot?
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And Rocket said I'd fit in with his crew.
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I didn't hear much about them, but I can see that. [ if the crew could have people like groot and rocket in it. ] Guess we'll have to see if we can figure out Groot's language on our own. Can't leave the kid unable to be understood by everybody, right?
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... Yeah. Yeah, you're right. [she is glad she is a cat right now. cats don't have human functioning tear ducts!]
Do - do you... [she stops. starts again.] Do you think they picked him because he wasn't human?
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But he wasn't really the type to - it just doesn't feel right that he'd be the first to go. Not for hero reasons. He blew up the fountain.
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[ there's a huff there ]
... Makes sense. [ that it was rocket, he means. he shakes his head. she is still being pet ftr ] He said he and Groot had done heroics before. Though...sort of by circumstances. Maybe that's why? If they knew he already was one in his world.
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... Yeah. Yeah, maybe that was it. [and not because he was different. she just falls silent here, for a bit, and then:] Did you have any weird things happen to you? With the - like, I can't stop feeling like I want to sing.
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... Huh. Maybe? I've been really craving coffee since this morning, but I don't even like it most of the time. Is that why you were humming earlier?
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Mmhm. And uh, Saya was really hungry, and I think Reigen could hear ringing in his ears. [thuds her head - somewhere, is he carrying her what is even going on here, she just hides her face.]
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That's... weird. You think it's a side effect of whatever knocked us out?
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I guess? Like, why though. I don't see how any of it helps, it's just suck. [she will be a cat scarf, this is fine.]
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[ he's just kind of walking them around because he personally is restless and needs to move, so it's just. holds cat with pets and walks through town moments ]
Only thing I know for sure is Rocket shouldn't have died.
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I'm not - I don't do investigations either, this isn't my thing. But I gotta do something. [she shifts a little in his hold.
and then, a little rougher:] I'm going to kill whoever did it.
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Yeah? [ there's no don't do it from him, since; ] Someone ought to. That's what we do back home when someone kills a member of our crew.
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I don't have a crew. [or anybody, but.] But someone has to, yeah. He said it. He said that - that's what the gun is for, to make sure they know never to mess with you again.
I can be the gun. I'm always the gun.
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You're not a gun. The gun's just a tool, and any idiot can carry one. Avenging someone like that isn't about sending a message and scaring others.
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Yeah, it is, because if you don't, they'll just sell you out next. They gotta know that it's bad news to screw with monsters. It doesn't make you a hero just because you can shove a sword through someone who doesn't look like you!
[sometimes you project a little. or a lot.]
They should know better, so I'll make them know better.
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[ he'll repeat himself because it was truly about the wording; ]
You're not a gun, Nimona. People are the ones who grieve and take revenge.
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