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Tweak says, "Now sing!!!"

Rocket Raccoon (rocket_raccoon) wrote in freedomtownic,
@ 2014-06-28 13:03:00

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!thread, rocket raccoon (rocket-raccoon), ~six (shootyoumyself)

Who: Rocket and Six
Where: GOTG Private Quarters, Knowhere
When: Saturday afternoon
Warnings: Possibly language
Status: Open and ongoing, just email us before jumping in.

While normally, Rocket tended to be annoyed by Star-Lord's apparent love of 80s music, today? The barely audible sound of some old song by The Smiths was soothing to the little guy's nerves. It meant he was finally HOME. Far from being happy however, right now he was just worried. While neither had really had time to think about it or process it at the time, both he and Six had likely experienced their own form of PTSD over the last few months, being thrown through several realities, with nothing and nobody to lean on except for each other.

They'd somehow managed to stay together, whether through sheer luck or something more, and battled everything from zombies to monsters from fairy tales to everything in between. The trauma of losing everyone and everything they knew and loved, of being thrown further and further away from anything they felt safe around... it had to have taken a toll on both. They were tired, nursing various injuries, and just exhausted in every physical, mental, and emotional way possible.

Which was why, when Six passed out at the end of the zombie battle when they first got here, Rocket vehemently insisted that the ONLY place she be brought was back to the living quarters of the Guardians. While honestly, the refugees had digs FAR nicer than anything the Guardians lived in (they tended to have small, somewhat cramped, one-or-two room quarters), all that mattered to Rocket was that, after all they'd been through together, he didn't trust ANYONE to take care of Six other than himself.

Having gotten her out of her dirty, sweaty clothing (AND NO, he didn't look at her any more than he had to!), he put a light, comfy oversized t-shirt on her, and covered her with a blanket, letting her sleep as long as she needed to.

Well... that ended up being over a good 24 hours. Yet, in that time? The entire time the girl slumbered in Rocket's bed, he never ONCE left her. The only reason he had the hot cup of tea he was currently holding is because Peter kept coming to check on him every couple of hours, and brought him food and drinks. He crouched on a chair near the foot of the bed, keeping guard and watching over her. He was home... and yet he felt like parts of him were scarred now that could never be fixed.

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shootyoumyself
2014-06-28 06:06 pm UTC (link)

Rockett was home, but Six was far from it. Sadly she hadn't had a home since she was a toddler that a Mog hadn't ran her from or came in an destroyed. She accepted that a long time ago, home would never happen for her till all Mogs were dead or she was die in the processes. Speaking of dying, Six dreams were littered with death, fighting, and normally it would be a nightmare for someone, but it was normal for her.

As she started to stir awake, she puffed out some air, her eyes fluttered, but then closed again, "What's the music?" she asked no one really, she moved her head to cover her head with the blanket, unsure if she even wanted to get up yet. Her body was tired from running, fighting, and her energy was tapped from the use of her ability. The good news was the more she slept, the more she felt better.

Her eyes blinked against and she turned around on her side, moving the blanket to peek, seeing Rocket, Six pushed down the blanket from her face and then stretched her body out as she yawned. "Where are we?" as her eyes looked around and then settled back on her friend. "Are you home?" she asked.

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rocket_raccoon
2014-06-28 06:36 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, kid... we're home." Aww. Note the 'we' there. "Heh. I told you one day I'd bring ya to my world, didn't I?" He said, reaching over to sweetly pet her hair as he stifled a yawn. "Had me worried, babe... made sure I never left your side from the moment you collapsed."

He gave her a brief once-over, trying to silently take inventory of her health. He knew she was not the type to admit when she was less than 100%, so he made a point of judging her status himself.

"You need anything? Food? Something to drink? Gimme the word and it's yours."

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shootyoumyself
2014-06-28 06:47 pm UTC (link)

She made a moaning sound, not sexually, just still not feeling 100% and smiled at him. He had stayed the whole time, no one has ever done that. "I need all of the above, I'm so hungry I could eat my own hand." Her humor was less the par as well, but she awake, just not fully.

Her body was worn with exhaustion, Six groaned as she finally sat up, "Rocket, you need to sleep. You look like hell." They both did, she looked down at the shirt and at him, but she didn't say anything, she just offered a small smile.

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rocket_raccoon
2014-06-28 07:04 pm UTC (link)

"Well... I wasn't gonna sleep until I knew you were safe. Now I'll probably sleep like a baby." He said, like it was no big deal. "Sorry about the near-nudity..." He chuckled, motioning to her, "But I had to get you out of those clothes. All sweaty and bloody, didn't wanna chance you getting sick. I got my pal Pete checking to see if Gamora's got any extra clothes she can lend you until we can get some stuff sent up from SHIELD. You and her should be similar in size."

He touched a button on the wall, opening a commlink. "Groot? Hey buddy... can you bring a sandwich, some fruit, and a big cup of coffee in here for Six?"

He looked back at her, finally yawning, which was far cuter than he liked to look. Face it: he was a bad-ass... but he looked ADORABLE.

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shootyoumyself
2014-06-28 08:58 pm UTC (link)

He was adorable, even the most stubborn Lorein thought so and she had to resit the urge to ruffle his fur, cause she would never treat him like that. So instead Six smiled at him and than patted the bed, "come on, Champ, you can at least be comfortable as we wait for Groot and wow...you weren't kidding with how he's big like a freaking tree!"

Pushing some hair back she continue, she was waking up now, so more alert. "I thought be the looks of one of those stick bugs ...a freaking tree and Peter? That's Star-lord right? Was he the one saying I was his gift? Yeah, I can see why you would think he was pain.

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rocket_raccoon
2014-06-28 09:14 pm UTC (link)

Nodding, he hopped of of the chair, and quickly scampered up onto his bed, taking a seat beside her. Yeah... once he knew she was eating and ok, he was gonna take a nap FOR THE AGES.

"Groot's about the most loyal pal you could ask for. And Pete... yeah, that's Star-Lord. Arrogant, impulsive, a total pain in the ass... but a d'ast good guy and a hell of a leader. That said, he ever TOUCHES you, I'll shoot him in a place that'll make him useless to women forever."

He smirked, as really... he was kidding. MOSTLY.

"If you want... you can stay here until we can get you a room of your own. As long as you're here, you're gonna be one of us. You ain't staying down there with all the others. No way. I'll sleep on the floor, you can have the bed, and if you WANT to, eventually you can just have a room of your own."

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shootyoumyself
2014-06-28 09:49 pm UTC (link)

"I can handle myself," Six pointed out, but she smiled at the offer. "He's not the first guy to hit on me, most likely won't be the last, so don't worry there." Six elbow nudged him a little.

Nodding her head "We have been staying together for months, I can be down with staying here, if you don't mind. I know this is your room, but I think alone I might go a little crazy. I'm sure to sleeping a little, then watch you tinker with things, it's kind of...relaxing," as if it's the normal thing for him to do. "And no sleeping on the floor, we've slept in so many different places, sharing the bed is fine, really." Six yawned again, leaned back as her eyes looked over the room, "So this is where you were before me, huh?"

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rocket_raccoon
2014-06-28 10:08 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah. It's funny... I never thought of this place as home. Halfworld was the closest thing to a 'home' I ever had, probably because Lylla was there. But now? After everything you and I have been through?" He chuckled tiredly, stretching briefly. "This place feels more like home than any other place I've ever been."

He was glad she brought up just being roommates, so HE wouldn't have to. They'd come to depend on one another so much the last few months, that he felt almost... anxious when she wasn't somewhere nearby. "Hey, noooo problem here. And don't worry, I don't shed. Much."

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	shootyoumyself 2014-06-28 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm use to your hair furry ball," she joked lightly, her hand rubbed face, groaning a little as she yawned again, "thanks for watching over me, I'm sure you wanted to be with your friends." She smiled at him as her stomach growled, she was starving. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rocket_raccoon
2014-06-28 10:32 pm UTC (link)

".....like I'd rather be anywhere but here with you. RIGHT." He scoffed, rolling his eyes as there was a little knock at the door, before it opened... as Groot stuck his head in with a curious blink of his eyes. "I am Groot?" he asked, looking from Six to Rocket.

"Yeah... she's gonna be stayin' with us, buddy. Don't worry, she's tough. She'll be a good fit." He said, nodding.

Groot handed her a plate, that had a sandwich and a few pieces of fresh fruit on it, giving what for him passed as a smile. "I am Groot."

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shootyoumyself
2014-06-29 12:05 am UTC (link)

"Hello Groot, I'm Six," the took the plate, "thank you for getting this, I've heard a lot about you and I'm pleased to meet you finally." She smiled at him as she leaned back, picking up the sandwich and taking the biggest bite.

"Oh," she sighed as she chewed she wasn't even sure the last time she had a sandwich this good. She picked up the fruit popping it in her mouth as well, "Eat half of this," she told Rockeett, with limited food from all the places, she wasn't trying to make herself sick and she might if she ate all of it.

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