Shenanigans!

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[nostalgiabomb]

[ He pulls a face, but after a second of glowering, he finally answers reluctantly. ]

Maya. You and I both already know that.

[isaymechro]

Yeah, and when I say "you got it bad", I mean you got a bad case of "I'm gonna let this lady do whatever she wants as long as it makes her happy".

[nostalgiabomb]

I do not let her do whatever she wants.

[ Yeah, he totally does. But Gaige doesn't need to know that. ]

And I already said Drax 'n' Gamora were in favor, so I got outvoted anyway.

[isaymechro]

Uh-huh. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt, dude.

... So hey, you ever see Beauty and the Beast? Or was that like, after your time?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He opens his mouth to argue again, but the topic change catches him off guard. ]

Uh-- Beauty and the what?

[isaymechro]

Well, there's my answer.

It's a movie about this dude- a prince- who's kind of a little shit, and this lady turns him into a monster because he needs to learn that beauty is on the inside, blah blah. Anyway, this girl ends up in his castle, and she hates him, he hates her, but then they kinda start falling in love and stuff, and he's all "I need to give her something so she knows how much I care!!" And he ends up giving her the castle's entiiiiire library because she's a total bookworm. He tells her to close her eyes and opens the curtains all dramatic-like and she's like "OMG" and it totally works and they, like, get married at the end of the movie and happily ever afters all around.

Dunno why that came to mind, really.

[nostalgiabomb]

-- Is this a roundabout way for you to sneak in a jab to call me a monster? 'Cause that's kind of a low blow, and I have access to an airlock.

[isaymechro]

What? No! Also don't be a dumbass. I have welding tool and a killer robot.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He wags a finger at her. ]

Did I or did I not say no unleashing killer robots on the Milano?

[isaymechro]

[ She rolls her eyes and gives an exaggerated, ] But daaaaaaad.

[nostalgiabomb]

You can play with your toys outside. Inside is no place for floating metal death machines. Got it, young lady?

[isaymechro]

But all my friends get to play with their floating metal death machines in the house!

[nostalgiabomb]

And if all of your friends decided to jump into a black hole, does that mean you'd do it too?

[isaymechro]

Fuck no, I got better sense than that.

Which means I should be allowed to play with my robot in the house.

[nostalgiabomb]

Nope, but nice try. Sorry kiddo.

[ GOIN' IN FOR THE NOOGIE. ]

[isaymechro]

[ OH SHIT she was not expecting that, and it makes her mask fall back down over her face as he does it. She flails, trying to shove him off. (She's mindful of her robot arm, though. That thing can smash concrete and the last thing she wants to do is flail it into something vital or easily broken. Like his nose or something.) ]

Aaah! I give already!! Knock it off!

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He's got an arm hooked around her neck and is merciless. ]

Not till you say "Star-Lord is the greatest and I won't summon screaming metal murder machines on his ship."

[isaymechro]

In your dreams, asshole!

[nostalgiabomb]

[ The noogies continue--! ]

Don't make me give you a wet-willy, Short Round.

[isaymechro]

Don't make me punch you in the dick with my robot arm, Petes.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He heaves a sign and lets go, keeping both hands up as a sign of no foul play. ]

You're lucky I'm feelin' generous, squirt.

[isaymechro]

[ She holds up her mask long enough to stick out her tongue and flip him the bird with her robot hand, bastion of maturity that she is. With that she flicks the mask- bright yellow, pilfered from a Hyperion engineer who won't be needing it ever again- back down over her face and takes up her welder again. ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Peter leans against one of the cases, an elbow resting on one of the shelves, and he watches her work. He waits for a pause in her work before he interrupts. ]

Hey, mind if I ask you a question?

[isaymechro]

[ She lifts her mask again, turning to regard him with one eyebrow arched curiously. ] Suuuure?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He nods to her robotic arm. ] Mind telling me how that happened? If not I'll shut up and awkwardly back out of the room, if you want.