On the new proliferation of Groots

[leafygreenvagoo]

Look, I get that you want me to go talk to some of them, at least one of them, because talking to trees is kind of what I do, but c'mon, I'm from a totally different branch of the multiverse, who's to say I'll even understand the dialect?

I mean, sure, I could learn but that takes time, and I know you, you aren't going to want to put that much effort into it, since I know you aren't going to put me in a game with one to give it that kind of shot.

So just stop.

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[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

oh goodness! I didn't think she'd actually get one, hi!

[leafygreenvagoo]

[Squinting, because she knows there's more to it than that, but she can't quite catch it.]

Come again?

Hiya!

[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

same guy, different log-in

[crawler_kid]

(OOC: Peeked at your profile to see your pup's a Marvel OC. I happen to be a mod at a next generation Marvel game http://nextgenerationmarvel.dreamwidth.org/ which is very OC friendly, if you're interested in poking around)

[leafygreenvagoo]

[Still squinting, trying to figure out what she's supposed to be listening to]

Wait wait wait, Colossus? You know that guy too?

[leafygreenvagoo]

[oh ho ho ho, awesome, I'm generally not great at keeping up with games, but I'll definitely take a peek!]

[i_am_groot]

[Groot's features twist into a slight smile. She is understanding some, at least.]

I AM GROOT!

[crawler_kid]

[Excellent! And we also have no activity check other than what amounts to "ah... be kinda active?" So we're pretty good paced for that kind of thing.]

[leafygreenvagoo]

[If Bob, the kitten-sized moss-lump draped over her shoulder could facepalm, he would, because he loves her dearly, but she's so slow sometimes. It took her almost a whole month to figure his 'speech' out.]

Oh! You, you're the colossus. Right.

[leafygreenvagoo]

[Hah! 'Do stuff sometimes' is definitely the kind of AC I can handle.]

[crawler_kid]

[Awesome. Just PM me if you have any questions!]

[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

[leafygreenvagoo]

Wow, that's actually, you know, easier than I thought it was going to be. I'm used to oaks, they're a lot slower than you are.

It's nice to meet you Mr. Colossus. Groot. Hi, I'm Alexis, Lex, and this is Bob.

[A bird-like trill from the moss lump that served as a greeting]

[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

[leafygreenvagoo]

[She still has to mentally slow that down, and she knows she's missing pieces, but she gets the gist at least.]

Speaking tree's not hard, you just have to know how to listen. Same as any other language.

[Bob makes a game-show wrong-answer buzz and she shoots him a glare.]

Fine. It's in my genes. Some people can play piano, I can commune with plants.

[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

[leafygreenvagoo]

Yeah, mutant. That's me.

[She doesn't usually talk about it this much, but he's a tree, she trusts trees more than she trusts people.]

Mine's spliced in, though, like cutting a new branch into an old tree to make a hybridized fruit.

[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

[leafygreenvagoo]

[And cue confusion]
You're friends with a whatnow?

[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

[leafygreenvagoo]

oh! Rocket's a name not a noun, got it. But yeah, genetic experiment gone ... well, right, I guess. Not really sure what they were trying for.

[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

[leafygreenvagoo]

Life form's gotta do what a life form's gotta do. Even if it means making up our own destiny.

[i_am_groot]

I AM GROOT!

[leafygreenvagoo]

Some people don't know how, I guess.