Wherever makes the most sense to stumble into him after that little speech of his, Rocket will find a lanky, skeletal twig of a man trying to catch up with him. "So what kind of ship are you captain of, exactly? Are we talking pirates or space?" Maybe even both, but he doesn't say it.
Thanks for clearing that up. [He snorts at the answer.]
Nope, but one of my brothers lived on the moon for awhile. [It sounds like the absurd sort of thing someone might say just to say, but he says it with such a passive ease, it's hard to think it's anything but the actual truth.]
[The first comes out quick, a hand-to-forehead ‘duh!’ moment— of course a raccoon space pirate would need clarification, there— and the second a little slower, drawn out a bit.]
[ Look, those five years during the Blip were long and there were some all-nighters. Weird conversations come up in the dead of night amongst the Avengers and the Temporary-Avenger-types, like himself.
He remembers asking about the floating little orb around Quill's Terra and the response was a little underwhelming. ]
[ Rocket is just gonna tilt his head all the way up. ]
What the hell is a treasure cat?
[ That's a new one.
It also isn't something he especially hates. Treasure is good, right? He likes treasure. And cats are fine. He knows one now, it lives at the treehouse, and he calls him 'Little Idiot' 'cause that's what he is. ]
[ Thanks to the help of Claire, Rocket will find a nicely wrapped present for him at his residence.
Resting on some very soft fabric is a lacquered case with his name engraved in gold on the lid. Upon opening it he'll find a set of work goggles with various lenses a little light on it to help him with his tinkering. The leather strap is adjustable and comfortable.
Rocket will also find a small mechanical lizard resting beside the case. While there are runes etched into each of the clockwork parts thanks to some ingenious New Magic, he'll quickly see that it's powered both by the sun and by winding its tail. The lizard is able to scuttle and move around most surfaces, but that's not its main function. A rolled up note tied to its leg will reveal that it's also capable of acting like a compass, always leading to true north.
Finally, unfurling the soft fabric will reveal that it's a scarf in a deep red yarn. It's soft to the touch and had clearly been stitched with the intent to keep the wearer warm. There's a short note accompanying it. ]
[the package is placed in rocket's loft, one morning, with the help of one little idiot climbing its way all the way up, doing a few trips to get everything up there. there's no need to make this a secret, but wanda thinks it's more exciting if it's unexpected. inside, an amount of homemade goods have been stacked atop each other: candles, soaps, and moisturizing lotions. all of them animal-friendly, of course.
something else lies wrapped, though, and once opened, it'll reveal itself to be a foldable, leather tool kit. rocket can fill it up with his most used tools and take it around with him. hopefully it's the kind of thing tinkerers like him would need and enjoy.
[In the weeks following this post, Rocket will receive an embroidered badge, designating them part of Aloy’s monster hunting crew. There doesn’t seem to be anything special about it—it can be sewn anywhere the wearer likes, and appears to have been stitched with a practiced hand.
If the wearer is incapacitated, a spell woven into the threads by Haelva will activate, allowing the user to send an emergency message to another member of the group—use it wisely.]
[ Rocket will try not to question just how it works (still getting used to the whole 'magic' thing, but after whats-his-fuck-face who had used the magic of colourful stones to eviscerate half of the universe's population, he's ... willing to believe it's the kind of thing that would work when needed.)
He likes this piece though.
He likes the craftsmanship of the stitching, and the design of it, and eventually he'll sew it into his robes, easily accessible by himself but not so visible that someone might take note of it — or worse, try and steal it from him.
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Date: 2023-08-06 06:58 pm (UTC)Wherever makes the most sense to stumble into him after that little speech of his, Rocket will find a lanky, skeletal twig of a man trying to catch up with him. "So what kind of ship are you captain of, exactly? Are we talking pirates or space?" Maybe even both, but he doesn't say it.
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Date: 2023-08-08 03:35 am (UTC)[ Truthfully, in a way, it kind of is both. Or was before he'd become part of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
But after leaving said skeletal twig of a man in a moment of suspense, he shrugs a shoulder. ]
Mostly space though. You ever been?
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Date: 2023-08-16 10:47 am (UTC)Nope, but one of my brothers lived on the moon for awhile. [It sounds like the absurd sort of thing someone might say just to say, but he says it with such a passive ease, it's hard to think it's anything but the actual truth.]
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Date: 2023-09-09 11:22 pm (UTC)And he'll do you one better with Absurd Conversations That Are Actually Just a Regular Day too, buddy. ]
Which moon?
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Date: 2023-09-20 04:04 pm (UTC)[The first comes out quick, a hand-to-forehead ‘duh!’ moment— of course a raccoon space pirate would need clarification, there— and the second a little slower, drawn out a bit.]
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Date: 2023-09-24 01:37 am (UTC)[ Look, those five years during the Blip were long and there were some all-nighters. Weird conversations come up in the dead of night amongst the Avengers and the Temporary-Avenger-types, like himself.
He remembers asking about the floating little orb around Quill's Terra and the response was a little underwhelming. ]
Mostly it's empty. And weirdly very grey.
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Date: 2023-09-24 11:50 am (UTC)[Please do not ask him to explain anything further, he is not the brainiest one in the family, thanks.]
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Date: 2023-10-02 03:54 am (UTC)It's fine. He's not here to talk about astrophysics either. He shrugs a shoulder in agreement. ]
Coulda picked a better moon for the gig, but yeah, sure, it's important. So you never visited your brother on the moon?
[ No check-ins? Come on, man.
(He's just pulling the guy's leg, of course. What does he know about maintaining familial relationships anyway?) ]
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Date: 2023-10-05 07:27 am (UTC)[A beat.]
Well, technically he killed himself to force us back together.
[Yeah, Klaus doesn't understand normal family dynamics either, buddy.]
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Date: 2023-10-10 04:55 am (UTC)[ Okay, so they're both a little effed up. Cool, cool, good to know. ]
And you're completely normal about it, huh?
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Date: 2023-10-11 02:58 pm (UTC)[Was that a raccoon joke? A small one. For a treat.
At least he didn’t call him a trash panda~ ]
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Date: 2023-10-16 02:49 am (UTC)What the hell is a treasure cat?
[ That's a new one.
It also isn't something he especially hates. Treasure is good, right? He likes treasure. And cats are fine. He knows one now, it lives at the treehouse, and he calls him 'Little Idiot' 'cause that's what he is. ]
So you're not normal? Cool. Join the club.
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Date: 2023-12-26 06:02 am (UTC)Resting on some very soft fabric is a lacquered case with his name engraved in gold on the lid. Upon opening it he'll find a set of work goggles with various lenses a little light on it to help him with his tinkering. The leather strap is adjustable and comfortable.
Rocket will also find a small mechanical lizard resting beside the case. While there are runes etched into each of the clockwork parts thanks to some ingenious New Magic, he'll quickly see that it's powered both by the sun and by winding its tail. The lizard is able to scuttle and move around most surfaces, but that's not its main function. A rolled up note tied to its leg will reveal that it's also capable of acting like a compass, always leading to true north.
Finally, unfurling the soft fabric will reveal that it's a scarf in a deep red yarn. It's soft to the touch and had clearly been stitched with the intent to keep the wearer warm. There's a short note accompanying it. ]
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Date: 2023-12-29 08:21 pm (UTC)something else lies wrapped, though, and once opened, it'll reveal itself to be a foldable, leather tool kit. rocket can fill it up with his most used tools and take it around with him. hopefully it's the kind of thing tinkerers like him would need and enjoy.
a small note sits under the box.]
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Date: 2024-04-04 09:51 pm (UTC)If the wearer is incapacitated, a spell woven into the threads by Haelva will activate, allowing the user to send an emergency message to another member of the group—use it wisely.]
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Date: 2024-04-06 01:19 am (UTC)He likes this piece though.
He likes the craftsmanship of the stitching, and the design of it, and eventually he'll sew it into his robes, easily accessible by himself but not so visible that someone might take note of it — or worse, try and steal it from him.
(Of course they could try.) ]