( ahhh oh no, i was worried that would happen. REACHES... FOR...... )
[ Oh, jeez, the way she sways is worrying, and Peter places a hand between her shoulder blades steady her.
He also, very subtly, very slowly, pushes aside the glass of blue alcohol. Apparently Peter is cutting her off. ]
Gamora and I have to work for the Perimeter Guard during the day. So sometimes we drop him off with someone who can watch him while we're on the clock.
[ peter aren't you on the clock right now? why are you getting drinks?
... Well. Peter never claimed he was a responsible employee.
But, uh. The strange sort of relief that had washed over her didn't slip his notice, and neither did the phrasing. ("She is safe?" and not "She's okay?") And maybe he can chalk that up to a quirk in Mantis' vocabulary, but, if they're fighting Thanos...
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[ Oh, jeez, the way she sways is worrying, and Peter places a hand between her shoulder blades steady her.
He also, very subtly, very slowly, pushes aside the glass of blue alcohol. Apparently Peter is cutting her off. ]
Gamora and I have to work for the Perimeter Guard during the day. So sometimes we drop him off with someone who can watch him while we're on the clock.
[ peter aren't you on the clock right now? why are you getting drinks?
... Well. Peter never claimed he was a responsible employee.
But, uh. The strange sort of relief that had washed over her didn't slip his notice, and neither did the phrasing. ("She is safe?" and not "She's okay?") And maybe he can chalk that up to a quirk in Mantis' vocabulary, but, if they're fighting Thanos...
With more than a little trepidation, ]
... Why wouldn't Gamora be safe?