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Post by DarkSideCookie on Feb 11, 2021 10:06:26 GMT -8
"I will not ask this of anyone...so someone must come forth and volunteer. Just know that when you know what I know, there's no knowing what Thanos will do to you if he finds out you know before he does."
Bruce remained silent. He felt like he should volunteer without hesitation after his rash speech, yet at the same time couldn't open his mouth. It was just the way she said it that sent a chill down his spine. He also felt like this was actually Tony's fault. Good grief, what had Bruce been thinking to take Tony's bait, once again, and to talk somebody into sharing deathly secret information with him? Bruce had truly meant what he'd said to Gamora, but this all started to feel out of his league. On the other hand, if anyone would have told him about the things that he had done and gone through in these last few years, Bruce might have just shaken his head in disbelief. He guessed there was no turning back now anyway.
And just as Bruce was about to open his mouth to declare himself willing to become one of the persons on top of Thanos' kill list, Tony preempted him. Thank goodness. He felt bad about thinking this, but he really didn't want to die.
"Okay, change of mind.""I'm not saying you should keep it locked up until forever - how long that might be, given this special situation -, yet for now that might be better. Still, we need Shield to cooperate, right?""How about we feed them a line instead? Anybody here good at telling a lie?"
Bruce knew that Tony wouldn't say so, but he had a feeling that his friend had gotten cold feet as well.
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Post by Anduin on Feb 13, 2021 0:43:10 GMT -8
The two guards led Thor back to the cells. One of them suddenly started to speak to someone else. For a moment the God of Thunder was confused but then he remembered that tech pieces. The man was talking to another one by a communicator. And then he started a short conversation with the second guard.
Thor didn't really understand what they were talking about but they were already close to the cells so that he could hear some snippets of his friend's words. "I will not ask this.. volunteer. Just know... no knowing what Thanos will do to you" Just snippets. So what was she talking about? "Okay, change of mind." "I'm not saying... might be better. Still, we need Shield to cooperate with us, right?" It was much more difficult to eavesdrop Tony because that guy often mumbled many of his words. "How about we feed them a line instead? Anybody here good at telling a lie?" But Thor could hear clearly his final words. A lie? What did that mean? He took a look at his guards and hoped that they didn't hear his friends' conversation. Luckily they were busy with their own one. Even if they worked for a secret organisation they were at least just humans. And these ones seemed to be happy that their work now was done at this point.
*** Thor and the two guards enter the Cells ***
When Thor and his involuntary companions arrived the cells his friends luckily kept silence. The men turned back and left the room without a word. "Hey, see you next time, guys," Thor cat-called at them.
After he was sure that they were out of hearing he looked at his friends one after another until his eyes stopped at Gamora. "So, what were you talking about? I didn't get all of what you've said before but if you knew something that would make Thanos very pissed off - I'm in! He attacked us right after we had lost our home. You don't wanna know what I will do to him if I get ahold of his ugly mug!" Even if he knew that he might not have a chance against Thanos he just had to say this. It was just his manner and, of course, his anger about the Titan.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 13, 2021 22:05:42 GMT -8
(GAMORA - TEMP BY ARIEL)
"Okay, change of mind.""I'm not saying you should keep it locked up until forever - how long that might be, given this special situation -, yet for now that might be better. Still, we need Shield to cooperate, right?""How about we feed them a line instead? Anybody here good at telling a lie?"
Gamora nodded almost immediately as she proved to understand Tony's point. The information she retained within her head was important, however getting Shield to cooperate was a top priority. The moment that a good liar was requested, Gamora diverted her eye contact towards the floor as she backed away slightly from the confinement of her cell as her heart proved she was not the greatest at deception. Or masking her feelings and thoughts for that matter. Deep within, she knew the time would come where she would have to tell someone the truth. And this moment confirmed the only person she trusted the most in this room to tell her deepest secret to.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 3, 2021 10:58:27 GMT -8
Since nobody was replying to his question, for probably no one was willing to volunteer just like before, Tony decided to simply go on, as planned anyway. And just when he opened his lips to do so, he suddenly heard the guards coming back. Tony closed his lips again, watching Thor as he was led back into his cell.
"So, what were you talking about? I didn't get all of what you've said before but if you knew something that would make Thanos very pissed off - I'm in! He attacked us right after we had lost our home. You don't wanna know what I will do to him if I get ahold of his ugly mug!"
Tony rolled his eyes in annoyance about the fact that, while he was trying to have a moment here, briefing the team, he constantly got interrupted. Well, maybe not constantly in a literal sense, but it was still unnerving. Couldn't have Conan's barbarian slogan wait for later?
So, instead of reacting to that, Tony went with what had been on his mind a moment before already. "I vote for somebody not greenish," he said with one hand raised as if actually voting, right this moment, "like... at no time," Tony added in Bruce's direction, earning no more than the usual Banner face. At least not the green one. Then he turned to look at Mantis. "Better also not somebody... bug-ish. No offense. So, let's see who's left... Ah, that would be..." He brought Thor back into view. "Say, do you guys ever become green or... grow antenna kinda things?" He looked at Mantis again, then back at Thor.
Before Tony could have said more that wouldn't get them anywhere, he suddenly got interrupted, by Bruce Banner, at that.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 3, 2021 11:01:27 GMT -8
Usually, Bruce was no one to step in first but instead rather liked to wait for others to do so. However, since there also was no place to go to make himself scarce, he decided to actually do so this time, for once.
"Tony," Bruce interrupted Tony, a bit hesitantly though, "I think nobody wants to take on a job without hearing the plan in the first place, so whoever you have in mind," or what he thought but not said: yourself, "just let us come up with a plan first."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 4, 2021 11:25:23 GMT -8
Mantis had been continuing to silently observe, fine with the fact that she wasn't heavily involved. She was here to help when needed but wasn't good with strategizing or planning. She'd never had any practice with those kinds of things. But then when she was brought into the loop, it was with the 'bug-ish' comment. Mantis pouted. She knew she wasn't very useful, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt her delicate feelings when someone said so out loud.
Then when he looked at her again with the antenna comment, Mantis' hand self consciously went to her antennae as she pouted again and stepped back from the glass and out of clear view of all the cells.
She was too busy in her self conscious thoughts to listen to the next exchange. It wasn't the first time people had stared or made comments about her antennae. They were a part of her. She'd always liked them, never thought there was anything wrong with them, until she finally was away from Ego, meeting more beings, and starting to realize that they weren't normal. She had yet to meet anyone else who had them and worse, they seemed to bring to others' minds a connection to unwanted pests, which were apparently the only beings from their planets that had them.
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Post by Anduin on Apr 9, 2021 12:17:16 GMT -8
The God of Thunder wasn't sure if he had missed something important or not. Tony just rolled his eyes - as he often did when someone was speaking to him - and went on talking. "I vote for somebody not greenish," "like... at no time," What the Hell was he talking about? Thor kept calm. Maybe he would find out what was going on in Tony's mind if he just kept on listening and watching. Tonys look went over to Mantis. "Better also not somebody... bug-ish. No offense. So, let's see who's left... Ah, that would be..." He also took a look at Mantis and noticed that these words hurt her. What the...?! Was Tony trying to insult them all? "Say, do you guys ever become green or... grow antenna kinda things?" And was he now kidding him? Or did he just got insane?
Suddenly Bruce interrupted Tony's, well, strange speech before Thor could even try to give an answer "Tony," "I think nobody wants to take on a job without hearing the plan in the first place, so whoever you have in mind," "just let us come up with a plan first." The Asgardian nodded at Bruce to say 'Thank you, friend'. Although he really liked the Hulk he now was glad that it was Dr. Banner who was arrested in these cells together with them all. Bruce was the brain behind their team. (Not Tony. He was just a - well, Tony.) It was good to see that his friend felt a bit more comfortable nowadays back on Earth than during their common time on Sakaar.
"Bruce is right, Tony. If you need a volunteer for a plan you first should tell us what you want us to do." He paused for a moment before he pointed out: "And maybe you want to know that I've told these people something about Thanos and the Infinity Stones. I mean, we're here because we want them to be prepared, right? But to be honest I'm not sure if it was enough. Maybe... The nice Doctor and I were interrupted by a boy who seemed to be very exited..." Okay, that was not completely accurate because the boy ran through the floor to the Lady-Doctor's office while the guards lead him back to the cells. But that was not the matter. "Unfortunately I couldn't hear what they are talking about. But what about you, guys? Do you think we've already said enough to make sure they will help us fighting against the Titan? I mean - is it time to get out of here or not?" They never really thought about how to get out of this place because they didn't had enough time for a sophisticated plan.
"Oh, and one thing," he said and gave Tony an angry stare. "You should apologize. You know why, do you?" It was obvious that Mantis wasn't feeling well because of Tony's words. And she was not the only one who had been offended by him.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 29, 2021 19:58:49 GMT -8
"Unfortunately I couldn't hear what they are talking about. But what about you, guys? Do you think we've already said enough to make sure they will help us fighting against the Titan? I mean - is it time to get out of here or not?"
Gamora's eyes darted between Thor and Tony. Leave...already? Gamora wasn't entirely a fan of being locked in a cage like some type of criminal. Yet, they had landed themselves here for a reason. There had to be a master plan to getting captured by the government. Ultimately, it was to Gamora's understanding that they were supposed to help the Avengers with the situation at large. There was no way they could leave yet. And there was no way Gamora would risk the fate of the world and the ones that she loved any longer.
"We can't leave. Not yet," Gamora squeezed her eyes shut momentarily as he braced herself. She hoped that she would have no regrets coming out of this, if they would come out of this with their lives in tact that is, "They'll help us. I don't exactly know how I know I just...do. I'm ready to talk," Gamora nodded in confidence before slowly turning her head around to face the only person in the room she trusted with the info she was about to proclaim, "And I know I said that I wouldn't put anyone in a position that would risk their life...yet there is only one person in this room that has proven themselves trustworthy of the information that I carry. Tony," What dripped from Gamora's gaze and onto Tony was pleading desperation. He was the man who could come up with a plan. If anyone could take what Gamora knew and turn it into a solution, it would be him. Yet...the task that now stands is how to talk to him alone.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on May 5, 2021 13:24:41 GMT -8
"Tony,""I think nobody wants to take on a job without hearing the plan in the first place, so whoever you have in mind,""just let us come up with a plan first."Tony was just going to defend himself when, suddenly, things seemed to run out of control entirely. "Bruce is right, Tony. If you need a volunteer for a plan, you first should tell us what you want us to do."He made a face close to an eye roll yet stopped before this would be getting even worse and him saying something that he really might regret later. They didn't get the point, though. Granted, Tony was not always good at expounding the point in the first place, but they didn't even try. The only one who was coming up with any suggestions at all, well-engineered or not, was still him. "And maybe you want to know that I've told these people something about Thanos and the Infinity Stones. I mean, we're here because we want them to be prepared, right? But to be honest I'm not sure if it was enough. Maybe... The nice Doctor and I were interrupted by a boy who seemed to be very excited..."Okay, now Thor got that eye roll from him, the full extent of it, before that action was ending with one of his hands pressed against his forehead as if he had a real heavy headache. He'd probably have soon. Was Thor nuts? Tony was aware that, a while ago, he had subordinated to the government himself, thinking that it had been the right thing, but honestly, he wasn't so sure about that anymore. He hated to state that, even if only in his mind, but maybe Cap had been... No, he won't state it. However, they couldn't afford to tell the government just anything Thor's brain would come up with, because - this time, he won't say it out loud since everyone around seemed so petulant -, but fact was: Right from the start, Tony hadn't liked the idea of all of them getting interviewed in a one-on-one, especially not without setting some no-go's beforehand. They had to be careful with what they told them and what not. This team really started to drive him mad. He even wished that Hope was here right now, for they shared the same mind regarding their focus on things. "Oh, and one thing,""You should apologize. You know why, do you?"Through the fingers of his hand, Tony looked back up at Thor, saying nothing. "Guys..," he eventually started to speak up again after all, without reacting to any of Thor's words, though. It was better that way. "I get that we all had a long day, but I'm just trying..." "We can't leave. Not yet,", suddenly Gamora interrupted them after she had been rather quiet these last minutes, reacting late to what Thor had said before. "They'll help us. I don't exactly know how I know I just...do. I'm ready to talk," For the first time after, well, a while for sure, Tony kept his mouth shut without even looking like he had a lot to say and instead just listened. He appreciated her focus on the important things to discuss. The green woman was probably, alongside himself, the most helpful person in this room. Yet, he thought they had decided that this secret-sharing thing would no longer be an issue. On the other hand, even he had started to lose the thread at some point. Then, when Gamora's eyes turned directly toward him, Tony had a guess what she'd been doing all the while of staying quiet. Assessing. "And I know I said that I wouldn't put anyone in a position that would risk their life...yet there is only one person in this room that has proven themselves trustworthy of the information that I carry. Tony,"Tony was still remaining quiet, unsure if this was good news or actually bad news. Either way, it felt like just gotten pushed the Black Peter, especially because all eyes now were aimed at him. Usually, Tony had no problem with that but, right now, he would have preferred to just be in his workshop, crafting, only him and his brilliant mind.
He sighed. No eye-rolling, no insulting somebody, and no quip this time. "They will allow us to talk alone. It's actually what they want," Tony said with a stern expression on his features, well remembering the promise he'd given to the female doctor only moments ago. All they would have to do surely was no more than calling for one of the guards. He'd probably just been hoping not to be the person Gamora would share a lethal secret with. On the other hand, if there was anything he could do to play his part in saving earth, then he was willing to take that risk. He was done with pointless spending his time on parties and whatnot while running away from the responsibilities he hadn't been ready to take. Once this all was over, Tony would finally go to see Pepper and talk to her. No, listen to her.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on May 5, 2021 13:56:53 GMT -8
While Tony went on with, well, being Tony and Thor tried to put oil on the troubled waters, Bruce was growing with worries on his own. This was all not good. They were about to face a situation that, that alone, felt too huge for them, and all they did was arguing. If Bruce didn't see it now with his own eyes, he still would think of Tony's statement of the Avengers having broken up to be a weird phrase. What happened right in front of him gave him a good picture of that phrase been probably quite dead-on.
Bruce was glad when suddenly Gamora spoke up and Tony remained quiet, for once. However, at this point, he had no other wish than any plan to play out, or in another scenario, to just stay here in quiet until it would. Of everyone around, he was probably the one who better not have a chat with the government people anyway.
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Post by Anduin on May 28, 2021 11:35:51 GMT -8
Tony didn't react to his words. He only did that eye-thing and some other gestures Thor already had seen being used by his brother. Never mind, maybe that just were not the most important thoughts at the moment.
Just when Tony decided to say something, Gamora interrupted him. "Guys.., I get that we all had a long day, but I'm just trying..." "We can't leave. Not yet," "They'll help us. I don't exactly know how I know I just...do. I'm ready to talk," The Asgardian nodded. He shared her opinion about these humans. (Well, maybe not about all of them but there are truely some of them who really wanted to help - he also just knew it.) "And I know I said that I wouldn't put anyone in a position that would risk their life...yet there is only one person in this room that has proven themselves trustworthy of the information that I carry. Tony,"
Suddenly Tony seemd to change, his reactions weren't the same as just a few seconds ago. There was silence between them all nearly for a minute. "They will allow us to talk alone. It's actually what they want," Now the Great Ironman sounded not that supercilious than most of the time. The God of Thunder kept his mouth shut and looked at the others from one to another. Mantis and Bruce also remained silent and were probably deep in their own thoughts. (Honestly, sometimes Thor wondered how Bruce and the Hulk could be the same person - but to be fair, they weren't exact the same person, they just shared the same body.) "Well, I appreciate your decision, Gamora," Thor finally raised his voice again. "These kind of humans always love to talk and talk and talk. And when it comes to talking Tony might be the best choice." He made a short pause because he had to think of a funny phrase Loki once had said to him. At least he decided to share this memory with the other inmates. "My brother once told me that I'm the one with the muscles and that he sees himself as the one with the great brain and the ability to talk. Um, you know what I wanted to say?" He looked at Tony and hoped that he wouldn't do his eyeroll again. "You guys - talk. And when we finally need strenght just give me a sign." He also emphasized his words by giving Tony a grin and a wink. "Man, this would have been much easier if they hadn't decide to talk to us just one by one. If you ask me they better should have sat down with all of us at a great table and do a kind of brainstorming - that's what you guys call it, right?"
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Post by Ariel on Jun 12, 2021 9:58:00 GMT -8
"You guys - talk. And when we finally need strength just give me a sign."
Gamora looked from Thor to Tony and nodded. Her features were hardened with dread, but she knew the band aid needed to be ripped off and she had to be transparent. Otherwise they risked continuing in circles like they had been doing since they arrived. Scanning the cells area, Gamora looked for a guard for them to flag down to release her and Tony so that they could finally comply with what was wanted from them.
"Hey, guard, " Gamora called out of her cell as her gaze pointed towards an armed guard standing at the door. His head turned to her and began to walk right up to her cell, "I'm ready to talk. But I only want to talk to him first." Gamora pointed at Tony who was in his own confinement. The guard looked from Gamora to Tony, then back to Gamora and nodded. He seemed to understand the assignment and lifting up his hand he motioned a couple of other guards to come forward to help release Gamora and Tony. Gamora was compliant than earlier and allowed her hands to be bonded once more. "Move," The guard instructed her and with Tony and his guard not far behind, they were escorted out of the cells.
***Gamora and Tony exit***
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jul 8, 2021 7:39:08 GMT -8
As soon as Gamora and Tony had left with the guard, silence was filling the cells again. At some point, Bruce exhaled that breath he'd been holding for a felt eternity, although only on the quiet. He still wasn't sure what to think of this, but, at least, they finally had been coming up with anything at all. In silence, he wondered how the other team might be doing; Especially one of them. Bruce and Natasha hadn't had a chance yet to talk to each other, not in private, at least. Sure, there was more important right now, but then again, wasn't there always? Sometimes he just wished he would have taken her offer to run away with her and to let the heroes be heroes without them. However, it probably wouldn't have worked out. Trouble had always been on his tail, and Natasha wasn't someone who could continue in one place for long, either. And also, they both had become part of something greater than them; Something more important. Back in Norway, where he'd helped Loki and his folk to built up a new place for them, Bruce had started to feel peace again, after all. Of course, was he glad to see his friends back, but what he hadn't been missing was this feeling of turmoil inside of him, no matter the fact that, nowadays, he was able to deal with that. It was still a feeling far from peace.
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Post by Anduin on Jul 9, 2021 3:16:54 GMT -8
Tony and Gamora were indeed allowed to talk one-to-one and some guards guided them to another cell. So the Asgardian was left alone with Bruce and Mantis. He started to ask himself what kind of information it might be that Gamora didn't want to to share with all of them. And at least why she really didn't want to share it. Was it just because it would be too dangerous if they all knew it? Or could it be some kind of a trap? Didn't she trust them enough? Thor groaned and shook his head. No. He was sure that Gamora was thrustful. He schould prevent himself from judging people using the example of his little brother. (And in the end even Loki was thrustful. In his own kind of way, of course. But if you started to know how he was thinking and acting you could manipulate the manipulator - just like Thor did it during their escape from Sakaar.)
It had become quiet since the others left their cells. Thor looked at Bruce. His friend seemed to be deeply in thoughts. He wondered what he might be thinkink about. Then he turned to Mantis. She had been very quiet for a while. "Hey, you two are okay?" He didn't know what to say at the moment but he also didn't like that silence. "Well, I miss Rocket and Drax, and Groot. They're always so funny. We probably would have something to laugh about if they would be here, too." For a moment he had to smirk. Yes, it had been an interesting time with the Guardians on their ship. But then suddenly he had to sigh. Again his brother came to his mind. "I hope my brother is getting along well with the others..." He knew that Loki had changed for better. And surely Bruce also knew that. But all of the others only remember the time when his brother had attacked New York. Thor hoped they would give Loki a chance to prove that he can be the good guy, too.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jul 10, 2021 16:54:35 GMT -8
With Tony out of the room, Mantis was feeling more comfortable in re-joining the conversation. "I miss them, too," she said to Thor, then turned to Bruce. "Your friend is not nice. He made fun of how I look in a mean way. Drax told me in a polite, informative way that I am ugleee," she said the word in her usual funny way as she thought it was supposed to sound after the way Drax had first dramatically emphasized it when describing her, "because he is a good friend."
She gave a resolute nod as if she'd made a strong point in favor of how real friendship was supposed to be.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Aug 7, 2021 10:31:07 GMT -8
"Hey, you two are okay?"
Bruce got almost literally startled from his thoughts when suddenly someone was speaking up again. He gave Thor a slight nod to his question since he didn't even know if he actually was; Being okay. It was probably nothing worth mentioning, especially considering the situation at hand. So many things seemed much greater than what was going through his mind. Yet still, that didn't make the turmoil inside of him quieter. It also didn't help that he was feeling stress for two, and that meant literally indeed. Lately, Hulk seemed to be in kind of a riot, yet not in the usual Hulk way, but instead more passively; one that he wasn't used to. As if being... afraid of what was to come. When had the Hulk ever been afraid?
"Well, I miss Rocket and Drax, and Groot. They're always so funny. We probably would have something to laugh about if they would be here, too."
"I miss them, too,"
Bruce wasn't paying much attention to their words, yet only because it was still hard for him to concentrate.
"I hope my brother is getting along well with the others..."
"As far as I can tell," he suddenly applied himself, after all, "your brother has changed a lot. I mean, he's still somewhat out of line, no offense, but... I guess... well, less." Bruce hoped that his words hadn't come off wrong, but he just couldn't compliment a guy like Loki without at least a little addition about him being not quite right upstairs.
Before Thor could have reacted to Bruce's statement about Loki, Mantis turned to him with words about a different, yet not less difficult personality.
"Your friend is not nice. He made fun of how I look in a mean way. Drax told me in a polite, informative way that I am ugleee,""because he is a good friend."
For a moment, Bruce was just staring at her helplessly, processing what she just had said, not exactly sure if it was meant sarcastically or not. Yet, it hadn't sound sarcastic. He turned towards Thor as if to silently ask for help but then realized that the god of thunder was no help at all when it came to social interactions. "You don't really believe that, or do you?" Bruce then asked back in Mantis' direction, still questioning her statement from before.
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Post by Anduin on Aug 7, 2021 23:16:19 GMT -8
"I miss them, too," The God of Thunder tried to give Mantis an encouraging smile but he wasn't sure if he managed it or failed. He was starting to worry. Maybe their plan didn't work the way they had thought it would...
"As far as I can tell," "your brother has changed a lot. I mean, he's still somewhat out of line, no offense, but... I guess... well, less." Thor just nodded. He exactly knew what Bruce wanted to say. Hela, Sakkar and the destruction of Asgard - the place, not it's people - had changed his brother. But that just made it more unbearable to be seperated from him again.
"Your friend is not nice. He made fun of how I look in a mean way. Drax told me in a polite, informative way that I am ugleee,""because he is a good friend." It was Mantis' voice which hindered him from thinking about Loki and their 'new' level of relationship. After all she realized that Tony had been mean to her. Thor recognized that Bruce looked at him but he also had to think a minute about what to answer. It was not just that Tony had been rude. Drax had also offended her - at least in his own 'Drax-way'. Bruce was the first one who finally reacted to her words. "You don't really believe that, or do you?" Now Thor also found his tongue. "Don't let them say that! You're not ugly. Tony is just... I think he doesn't even realize that his words are offended. I'm not quite sure but I think most of the times he makes his 'jokes' of others he tries to cover his feelings." He made a short pause and glanced over at the entry. Luckily Tony wasn't passing the doors right now. "And Drax is just Drax. But even if he had said it friendly it still was not nice. You're not ugly! You're... beautiful because you're so special!" Hopefully his words would cheer Mantis up again.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Sept 5, 2021 9:30:56 GMT -8
"You don't really believe that, or do you?"
Well, she had believed it. Drax had said it with such conviction that she thought it to be a factual thing through the eyes of any species outside of her own kind. The crotchety man who'd left with Gamora hadn't been the only one to refer to her as a bug. And she'd learned that bugs were not looked upon positively.
But now that Bruce had asked his question with such conviction, Mantis started to question if she should believe it to be fact.
"Don't let them say that! You're not ugly. Tony is just... I think he doesn't even realize that his words are offended. I'm not quite sure but I think most of the times he makes his 'jokes' of others he tries to cover his feelings." "And Drax is just Drax. But even if he had said it friendly it still was not nice. You're not ugly! You're... beautiful because you're so special!"
"Really?" she said, taking a moment to consider his words. A smile started to form on her face, one brought up from genuine feelings, not the ones she'd tried to conjure when attempting to look friendly and pleasant. "Thank you. I think you are beautiful, too," she said with a nod. She looked toward Bruce. "And you are also pretty." Mantis jokingly took the one feature of hers that was usually commented on negatively the most and turned it around. "Even though neither of you has antennae."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Sept 19, 2021 9:32:30 GMT -8
Although Bruce was glad that they had been able to cheer Mantis up, he was starting to feel a little uncomfortable with the conversation, especially when she said something about him looking pretty. He really wasn't used to such a description, even though it was flattering... he guessed.
"Er, yah, well," Bruce eventually broke the awkward silence between the three of them, a quiet harrumph following his words. "They're gone for a while already, huh? You guys think that this secret thing will be of help to us? To, uh, get out of here, I mean." He was just trying to say anything. It was not only Mantis' compliment that made him feel awkward, but instead the whole situation. Without Tony around, it was even more unfamiliar.
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Post by Anduin on Sept 24, 2021 20:08:07 GMT -8
"Really?" At least she started smiling, a nice pretty one. So their words had worked. "Thank you. I think you are beautiful, too," "Um, also thanks." "Even though neither of you has antennae." "Haha, that's right. But no one of us could wear them like you do. They look good on you." The situation turned out to become a little arkward. For some moments there was silent between them. But Thor didn't blame Mantis for this. He was easily able to comprehend Mantis' feelings right now. She was a stranger who was grounded on an unknown world. It might be very similar to his first involuntary visit on Midgard...
"They're gone for a while already, huh? You guys think that this secret thing will be of help to us? To, uh, get out of here, I mean." "I thought this secret thing is about Thanos... And if Gamora - and Tony - decided to keep it as a secret thing it won't help us getting out of here." The God of Thunder made a deep-drawn sigh. "Am I the only one who starts to think that our original plan doesn't work? I'm not sure if these people are bent on letting us go after we tried to explain them the whole situation..." Thor turned his head towards Bruce. "What about the Green Guy? Do you think he could be our fallback plan to get out?"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Oct 2, 2021 17:27:34 GMT -8
"Am I the only one who starts to think that our original plan doesn't work? I'm not sure if these people are bent on letting us go after we tried to explain them the whole situation..."
Mantis worried her fingers as she listened and tilted her head to the side to confide. "Most of the others did not think this would work, but they wanted to try to do things the right way," she confirmed, having had Hope, Tony, and a few others brush her in passing as they all scurried to set their plans in motion. "That is why some of our friends went with the other bug lady with the wings," she reminded. "I don't know what the people from this floating ship think. They did not take me in for questioning," she said, actually pouting over not having that experience. She certainly would have taken advantage of any physical contact to get a read on them without them ever knowing they were giving anything away.
"What about the Green Guy? Do you think he could be our fallback plan to get out?"
Mantis looked confused now. "We have a green guy? Does he have a spaceship, too?" Seeing as they were in the middle of one of the largest bodies of water she'd ever seen, it was the only logical thing she could think of in the little experience she had.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Nov 1, 2021 12:50:03 GMT -8
Bruce turned his head towards Mantis as she spoke, still slightly embarrassed because of their earlier topic of conversation yet not as much anymore. He silently pondered about her words when, suddenly, Thor said something that made him startle.
"What about the Green Guy? Do you think he could be our fallback plan to get out?"
Just when Bruce was going to negate that, because he could think of no scenario in which Hulk would be of help, especially with the government still having their eyes on him like he was a ticking time bomb. Besides, the other guy seemed to be on kind of a vacation lately. Ever since they had made contact with Thanos' ship, Bruce wasn't really feeling his absence anymore. Until recently, he had dismissed that as no more than a hunch, a relief even, but ever since Tony and the others had sought them out in Norway, Bruce almost missed his presence. It seemed like Hulk was leaving him alone with his fears and feelings of anger; Making him feel somehow... different.
"We have a green guy? Does he have a spaceship, too?"
"Er.. no, no," Bruce quickly replied to actually both of them at once, waving his hands while he did. "I think... I just think that's not a good idea." He gave Thor a look as if to silently plead for leaving it to that since there would be too much of explaining right now, as for why he thought so.
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Post by Anduin on Nov 9, 2021 1:36:48 GMT -8
"Er.. no, no," "I think... I just think that's not a good idea." Bruce waved his hands and gave him a look that might said 'Please, don't mention the green guy again!'. So the Asgardian left it at that. "Okay, no good idea. Then we had to... wait, I think? I mean...," he lowered his voice because he wasn't sure if their watchers could also hear them. Midgardian technology still was strange for him. "If this takes too long the others will come for us." He sent Mantis a winning smile. "Don't worry. Soon we will be free again and reunited with our friends." At least he hoped so. Nobody would be able to take advantage of the situation if the government kept them imprisoned. And there was another thing which would complicate their jailbreak: They need weapons, at least most of them! So all they could do at the moment was waiting for Tony and Gamora to be back. Maybe then they could try again to make a good plan or just wait for their friends from the outside to rescue them.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Nov 14, 2021 12:06:17 GMT -8
When the beautiful Pirate Angel turned his smile on you, it was hard not to have a smile automatically conjure up on your own face, or so Mantis believed. She found a genuine smile on her face one again. Not one of those that she had to try to force in an attempt to mimic what a smile looked like.
Mantis nodded her agreement. She already believed they would, and voiced why in a positive, matter-of-fact way using Drax's words. "'Peter would follow Gamora anywhere. He is like her pet'." It was rare for Drax to use a metaphor, but recalling a previous conversation the two had had where he'd referred to Mantis as Ego's pet in a literal sense, he and Mantis both understood the symbolism in the words. Though where Peter and Gamora were concerned, it was a very different, positive kind of relationship, so Mantis always liked to use another reference that had come up a lot around the Guardians. Her head tilted to the side. "That is what Drax thinks, but I think they are like dance partners. Both would do anything to find the other." Having felt what Gamora and Peter felt for each other, Mantis gave a confident nod. "Peter and the Bug Lady with wings will come for us."
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Dec 4, 2021 5:39:43 GMT -8
"'Peter would follow Gamora anywhere. He is like her pet'.""That is what Drax thinks, but I think they are like dance partners. Both would do anything to find the other.""Peter and the Bug Lady with wings will come for us."
Bruce didn't know what to say to that, or what to think of a couple someone would refer to as master and pet, so he gave no more than a slight nod to that before turning his gaze away from both of them. For now, there was nothing more to say or to do even anyway. All they could do was wait for Tony and Gamora to come back, in hopes that their secret little meeting would lead them anywhere else.
As if on cue, the sound of steps was approaching, making them look up altogether. Immediately, Bruce tried to read something off of Tony's face, but for once - and that was actually unsettling -, his face remained rather rigid and unreadable. At least for as long as they were accompanied by one of the guards leading them back into their cells.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Dec 4, 2021 5:54:04 GMT -8
*** Tony and Gamora enter from Isolation Room ***
As they were led back to the cells, Tony remained quiet and rather thoughtful; Not just to hide any sign about the importance of their little private talk towards the guard, but also because that had sent him deep into thoughts, indeed. Although he was used to it, and people would think so because of his extrovert personality, Tony didn't like to carry a lot of responsibility on his shoulders.
While their walk, he noticed the looks upon them, especially him, but all Tony was giving them back, especially Bruce, was a look that just said he didn't like to be looked at - for once. This whole plan hadn't worked out so far, and now he shall come up with another; Unsure if that wouldn't work out, either. Tony didn't like to even only think so, but, right now, he'd be glad if someone, namely team Hope, just crashed this lame party to make it theirs instead.
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Post by Ariel on Dec 4, 2021 12:46:49 GMT -8
Locked up again. Gamora was getting tired of feeling like a criminal, and hoped that things would progress from here into a plan to save everyone and to stop Thanos. Sinking back onto the bed of the cell, her worried gaze flicked over at Tony who was also fairly quiet. She could see the gears in his mind turning, trusting that he would find the perfect way to deal with the situation at hand with the new information he was given. Gamora felt all eyes laid on her and Tony, yet she remained silent on the matters that had been discussed.
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Post by Anduin on Dec 4, 2021 22:20:31 GMT -8
"'Peter would follow Gamora anywhere. He is like her pet'.""That is what Drax thinks, but I think they are like dance partners. Both would do anything to find the other.""Peter and the Bug Lady with wings will come for us." Thor had to laugh a little when Mantis called Peter Gamora's pet. This thought wasn't that odd if you had have the instance to watch both of them together. Maybe one day someone should tell Peter to become a man and stop acting like a child.
For a few moments all of them remained in silence. There was nothing more to add.
Finally - just when the God of Thunder was thinking about to suggest if they should play another game to kill their time - Tony and Gamora were brought back to their cells. No one dared to say a word as long as the guardians were around. But neither Tony nor Gamora broke the silence after the men had gone and leave the imprisoners alone. "Sooooo," Thor was the one who finally raised his voice with a long-drawn-out tone, "any new ideas how to get out of here? Or something else that may help us at the moment?"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 5, 2021 10:00:27 GMT -8
They were on a floating fortress that spent most of its time under water. Even if they'd chosen to take her out for questioning, there were just too many people for her to successfully try anything. She had to physically be touching a person to alter their emotions or make them fall asleep. There would be so many guards with weapons surrounding her before she'd be able to manage to manipulate or knock out maybe only three people.
It wasn't worth even voicing. Mantis' silent answer was a frown before hanging her head in defeat. She took a seat on her bed and did all they could do; wait for Team Bug Lady with Wings.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Dec 13, 2021 1:52:53 GMT -8
"Sooooo,""any new ideas how to get out of here? Or something else that may help us at the moment?"
At the sudden voice, Tony raised his head a little, after all; Still thinking, though. He was feeling like facing a dead end here. Now he had this secret information; had been chosen to do something useful with it, but was there really something? How should he decide on the right way to handle it? Right now, Tony wanted nothing better than to just be by himself. No, not by himself, but with Pepper. She always had a piece of good advice for him or just a shoulder to lean on. Had had, that was. Okay, Tony, this is not the time.
With another sigh, he finally turned his full attention towards the rest of the team. "Right now," Tony started, still surprisingly serious, "I'm..." He stopped, once again sighing, then raising one hand to his forehead as he turned his gaze elsewhere, waving the other. "I just need some time to think, okay?" And if this whole situation wasn't enough already, Tony felt a wave of panic surfacing. Without attracting too much attention, he tried taking some deeper breaths. Just great...
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