Come on, now, I'm not so rigid as that, am I? [ She can't help but tease a bit. ] What would that something in between be?
[ She's very nuanced, Flynn, really. It's not just zero to homicidal rage with her. Unless he's in danger or someone double-crosses her. ]
Me, cry? Have you ever even seen me cry? No? I didn't think so.
[ She can't quite put her finger on what is so amusing about sassing Flynn, but part of it is that he sasses back. ]
And if being Head Guardian is your aim, you have a long way to go, especially where Peter is concerned. I think being the guardian of the entire galaxy is a pretty tall order.
[ Just saying. But she also says: ]
I think that you could do it if you worked hard enough. [ She has confidence in him! ]
[He'll switch to video for the sole purpose of wagging his eyebrows suggestively at her. It looks really dumb.]
Oh, he can guard the galaxy. But I'm still the Head Guardian. [It's simple, really. You two do the Guarding, he gets the cool title.
Some of the pain in his chest eases and he settles back against the wall. It's nice to talk about Peter as if he was still here. Or here again. Maybe it's escapist and ignoring the pain but right now it makes him feel better.
A pause.] So does that mean you're not coming over, or...
[There would be so much protesting, he's sure of it. But right now his mind gets hung up on another little detail. When Nicole comes over he glances up with a curious smile on his face.]
[Something about that little detail warms his heart and stabs at it at the same time. They had talked a lot during their missions and he feels like he knows her inside out in the face of danger but their time had been cut so horribly short he feels like there are still so many things about their daily lives he never learned about her.
He feels another wave of conflicting emotions, sadness over losing Peter, worry that he might not come back, fear that he won't have a chance to get to know him better either.]
You and my mother should get together sometime. She makes these little embroidered towels? I have one with my name on it, and a little book?
She'd love that. [Talking about his mom, talking about going back (together) just adds to the rawness and after a moment Flynn slumps, leaning slightly against Nicole.] I'd love that, too.
I used to talk to Peter about her. And he'd tell me about his mom.
Do you think so? [ It's only after she's mentioned getting back that she remembers Flynn's confession and what is apparently waiting for her in the future. Still, she's choosing to believe that the future can be changed, that it isn't set in stone. ]
The three of us should also go out for dinner. [ She's not sure why she wants that, but it would be nice to spend time with Flynn and his mother in a relaxed setting like a restaurant. ]
I haven't talked with Peter very much, but he does seem nice, and kind, too.
Absolutely. Go out for dinner? Man, you have no idea how happy you'd make her. She'll have you over for tea, too. And for cake and embarrassing baby photos. My suffering would never end.
[It could not be more tongue-in-cheek. Flynn would gladly sit through a year of embarrassing baby pictures if it meant sitting with Nicole and his Mom on the same couch.]
You can? [He barks out a small laugh.] Please enlighten me because I have absolutely no clue. [This whole friendship thing is so weird and complicated.]
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[Well then. It was just a thought.
Her smile touches him to the core, driving out some of the shadows and before he knows it he reaches out to take another screenshot. Shh.]
Well come on over then. But don't come crying after I beat you so badly I get to be Head Guardian of both you and Peter.
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[ She's very nuanced, Flynn, really. It's not just zero to homicidal rage with her. Unless he's in danger or someone double-crosses her. ]
Me, cry? Have you ever even seen me cry? No? I didn't think so.
[ She can't quite put her finger on what is so amusing about sassing Flynn, but part of it is that he sasses back. ]
And if being Head Guardian is your aim, you have a long way to go, especially where Peter is concerned. I think being the guardian of the entire galaxy is a pretty tall order.
[ Just saying. But she also says: ]
I think that you could do it if you worked hard enough. [ She has confidence in him! ]
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[He'll switch to video for the sole purpose of wagging his eyebrows suggestively at her. It looks really dumb.]
Oh, he can guard the galaxy. But I'm still the Head Guardian. [It's simple, really. You two do the Guarding, he gets the cool title.
Some of the pain in his chest eases and he settles back against the wall. It's nice to talk about Peter as if he was still here. Or here again. Maybe it's escapist and ignoring the pain but right now it makes him feel better.
A pause.] So does that mean you're not coming over, or...
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Ah, I see, so it's in name only, not in practice. Still, Flynn Carsen, Head Guardian has a certain ring to it.
[ She won't begrudge him the cool title. Titles aren't that important to her anyway. ]
Do you want me to come over?
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[Another pause and his amused expression softens somewhat, his gaze dropping for a second.]
Well, I wouldn't mind.
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Though, don't you think that would only provoke certain people? [ And by certain people, she means Peter, who she thinks would protest loudly. ]
I'll be right there, then.
[ And she is, coming over to meet him. ]
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You know how to stitch?
[Learn something new every day.]
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I do. I won't be entering any sewing contests, but I know enough about it to get by.
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He feels another wave of conflicting emotions, sadness over losing Peter, worry that he might not come back, fear that he won't have a chance to get to know him better either.]
You and my mother should get together sometime. She makes these little embroidered towels? I have one with my name on it, and a little book?
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Well, I would like to get to know your mother better. When we get back, that's something we should do.
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I used to talk to Peter about her. And he'd tell me about his mom.
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The three of us should also go out for dinner. [ She's not sure why she wants that, but it would be nice to spend time with Flynn and his mother in a relaxed setting like a restaurant. ]
I haven't talked with Peter very much, but he does seem nice, and kind, too.
[ She pauses. ]
I can see why you're friends.
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[It could not be more tongue-in-cheek. Flynn would gladly sit through a year of embarrassing baby pictures if it meant sitting with Nicole and his Mom on the same couch.]
You can? [He barks out a small laugh.] Please enlighten me because I have absolutely no clue. [This whole friendship thing is so weird and complicated.]