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Has this ever happened to you? You are an adventurous and daring roleplayer bursting with motivation and ideas, and Wonderland seems just the place for you to let your creativity flourish, AND YET... you doubt.

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[A rock?

A rock?!?!?!

He looks down at the phone and then sticks out his tongue and runs his hand along it to try and get all the potential rock-turning germs off his tongue because no. Do. Not. Want. Rolling his tongue back into his mouth, he grins at Peter because he did a Good Job and should be praised/rewarded. That was how this worked, he should be rewarded for doing the basic things anyone nice does because.

He wipes the sticky, wet hand on the device as he tries to poke the image of Peter that is in front of him. Now the lens is smeared and hard to see cause of all the slimy spit all over the damn place. This is just a mess.]

I am Groot? [Are you proud, good friend? Are you?]

[ oh shit. ]

[ peter tries to cover his wince. when groot looks like that, he feels like he's killed ten kittens. groot's his friend, his naive, uneducated, very innocent friend, and now he looks really devastated by the idea of turning into a rock. he thinks to tell him that he'd make a cute rock. would his name be grock? does he have rock relatives? what does his family tree look like, pun intended? ]

Use your hands, I can't — [ is there any point? ]

Don't you know Wonderland, Groot? You shouldn't lick anything here unless I tell you it's okay! I know Wonderland. It's that place where you don't lick anything because you could possibly turn into a cat uglier than Rocket. [ he looks at groot, ignoring how his vision is a little smeared. ] Do you want to turn into a cat uglier than Rocket? I mean, that'd be a big reach, you know? Dude needs a bit of a trim, but for the record I think you'd make a really handsome kind of cat, if a little weedy.

[Turn into a cat?] I am Groooooot. [Yeah, right, that is bullshit! He's not going to fall for that one, Peter already used that one before! Only it was a dog and it was to stop him from trying to eat the steering wheel - steering wheels will turn him into uglier dogs than Rocket. Well, he eats it all the time when no one is around and he is still not an ugly dog.

Lies. He sees Peter's lies. He pulls a face at them and sticks out his tongue]

I am Groot! [He is a Groot, only a Groot and you can't stop him from licking things ... as long as those things aren't bad tasting. Like this device. Tastes like fingers. He doesn't like the taste of those things. He ate one once. It was gross.]

Edited (i can't spell this morning?) 2017-06-02 09:03 (UTC)

[ dammit. ]

No, buddy — Watch your language! [ get your shit together, groot. ] Watch out for the cats — and I'm not lying about that one, alright? There's this giant cat that likes to sit in trees. He just randomly appears, you know? Like a — like stuff that just randomly appears out of nowhere!

[ he's seriously worried about you, groot. the more he talks, the more he remembers about wonderland and that it's a weird as hell place. it's weirder than having kurt russell turn into david hasselhoff. ]

Don't eat that! You could end up turning into something. I'm not joking about Wonderland turning people into things, man! It did it to Alice! Made her small and then ... [ peter stops for a moment. then his eyes go wide, then he schools his face. ]

[ a lightbulb goes off over his head. literally — he's in a room filled with lightbulbs latched onto the ceiling. ]

Hey, Groot. Have you tried eating any cupcakes?

[He doesn't fear Wonderland, it's not a place that he feels is beyond him. ~~So young, so naive, so unprepared.~~ To him, Wonderland is the place of free people rides, lettuce and upcoming defeats of a shell goblin named Zack. There is no incoming fear or pain, only victory and praise.

He's starts to stomp his feet and pull scary faces, just to assure Peter than he is strong, terrifying and a foe not worth messing with so he knows that he will be fine here but the mention of a cupcake throws him off.

Is it like a birthday cake? He had one of those once. IT WAS HEAVEN.

He shakes his head excitedly.] I am Groot?

You're very frightening, Groot. [ he says it like a dad who has no energy left. ]

[ when groot is angry, he is terrifying. what he can do with his body, elongating it, manipulating it, his sheer strength — it's scary, and it's exhilarating, knowing he's his friend. when peter had thought they'd lost groot, someone with a kind and gentle heart despite his rough exterior, he'd felt his heart crack just a little. ]

[ okay, it cracked a whole lot. he may have cried once or twice. ]

[ and now he's back to being a dad and possibly earning himself some grey hairs. god, groot, do you ever stop? ]

No, Groot, no! No. No! No cupcakes, okay? No cupcakes unless I eat them and I don't shrink. But if I grow taller then you eat the cupcake, okay? We gotta give you a bit of a growth spurt. You're growing a little slow and we're probably going to need you to help us get out of here.

[This is the price paid for his heroic sacrifice. He died for your sins, now you have to babysit him and make sure he doesn't accidentally eat his own communication device.

He drops down heavily on the device because he is tired from being so scary and he doesn't want to keep stomping around any more. He crosses his legs and looks down at the angry Peter face below him. The angry Peter face did make a good point, he didn't want to shrink any further and he definitely wants to be bigger.

If he's bigger then he can save his friends again and walk through the hallway without nearly being crushed by all of the feet.

He claps his hands excitedly and nods his head, miming a growth spurt and bouncing on his ass, which makes the device tilt up a little from the weight distribution.]

I AM GROOT!

Yeah!

[ finally, peter's on board with what groot's thinking. finally they are on the same wavelength. ]

We've got to find the magic cupcakes, Groot. Once we find those, you can be taller and you can get us out of here! But we have to make sure you don't get the wrong ones. So I'll eat them first.

[ the sacrifices the star lord makes to ensure groot doesn't turn into a weed. if only someone could convince gamora to give him a kiss for his efforts. ]

[Groot nods in determination and leaps to his feet, accidentally kicking the device that now slides across the table and lands on the floor in a loud and destructive manner.

There's a nice close up of the floor now. It's some high quality wooden floor boards, kind of dark but that's just the angle. It's hard to truly appreciate the pine from here but rest assured, it is beautiful.

In the distance, there was a loud cry of sadness as the Peter face was gone and Groot leans over the table, mournful and reaching.]

I AM GROOT!!

Groot!

[ he doesn't know why he's yelling, but he is. what if groot's volume isn't loud enough for him to hear him? he's still here, little friend. he's going to have to ask the closets for a strap to keep the communicator on groot somehow. maybe he should invest in a selfie stick? ]

[ but for now, it's time to appreciate the room groot's in. appreciatively: ] Hey, nice wood.

[ that's not the point, peter. ]

Stay put, Groot! Don't move a branch. I'm coming, buddy. [ after a moment. ] Uh, do you remember what floor you're on?

[Groot slowly lowers himself down by his vines and drops on the floor by his communicator. He doesn't quite put together that the device is flipped and facing screen down, it doesn't click in his head right away. Instead, he just thinks he's lost the Peter face forever and ever. He mournfully pokes the stupid wrong side of the device.]

I am Groot.

[At Peter's question, Groot pauses and looks up at his door. There's no number on it and no indication where he is and he maaaaay have forgotten. It's okay, dear friend, I will open the door so you can see me and I'll wait patiently right here or, in fewer words:]

I am Groot.

You know the mansion's got, like, a trillion bazillion floors, right?

[ no, groot probably doesn't know this. rather than sigh, peter holds it in. it's best if he's positive, right? he's heard that being positive in his reinforcements generates better results, and groot's clearly out of his element here. there's nothing to gain if he upsets him, and an upset groot is like watching a tree weep — because that's literally what he watches when groot's upset. ]

Pick the thing up! Flip it over. You know how I do it with my mixtapes? Do that! Pretend it's a cassette and we're going to play the other side. Except the other side is just my face.

I am Groot!

[Like the mix tape!

He knows how to do that! His vines snake out and wrap around the device, flipping it over so Peter can finally see the light of day. There it is, his ceiling. Also wood. Look, the room was designed for Groot and all Groot could think of was 'wood' at the time so everything is wood and nothing is not wood.

The Peter face is back! Groot beams and points at himself. He did good, did you notice that? Did you see how good he was? Because you should really be praising him right now.] I am Groot! [ :) :) :D ]

You rock, Groot! I'm totally letting you turn my cassette tapes over from now on.

[ if anyone's going to touch his mixtapes with care, he thinks it'll be groot. drax would destroy them, as it's in his nature to ruin everything everyone loves, and gamora just doesn't understand them enough to touch them. rocket would just steal them because he's an a-hole. but groot has an appreciation for things when he's not overwhelmed or distracted by a speck of dust. ]

[ the peter face is grinning. ]

Can you go outside your room and show me what's in the hallway? Maybe that'll help me find you.

I am Groot!

[He nods happily and wraps his vines protectively around the Peter face. It's okay, Peter face, he has got you. He will take the Peter face to the hallway so he can see where he is. Unfortunately, the Peter face is facing Groot and not anywhere he is so instead of seeing him run to the door, open the door and go into the hallway

he is seeing a happy Groot face.

Oh boy, it sure is a happy Groot face.]

I am Peter!

[ he's always wanted to do that, ignore him. ]

[ he gets an idea of what's going on. groot hopefully hasn't hurt himself in the process, but if he's seeing him smile, then he mustn't have. groot's got a really cute sad face, although peter will never admit this to anyone. it's a weapon of evil, and he knows groot's a cunning little twig of a thing when he gets wind that he can manipulate people with just his face. ]

Dude, dude, hold it so — You need to not press my face to your chest. Ah, there's Groot. Dude, you look happy. Hey, have you been moisturising? You're looking pretty good.

Edited (why does the formatting suck) 2017-06-02 10:43 (UTC)

[Nah, he just has blessed features and a new resurrection that was kind of like going to a spa. Took years off his life. He doesn't know how to moisturise though. He tried once but it tasted good so he just ate the whole pot. 10/10 - would eat again.]

I am Groot.

[He lowers the Peter face and wanders into the hallway. He's not sure where this hallway is and he's not sure what will give it away so he turns Peter around in his vines and holds him up a lot higher than Groot height.

Maybe he can work it out. The Peter face seems wise.]

I am Groot?

Yeah! You rock, buddy. Did anyone ever tell you that?

[ he'd do a fist pump but there's no one in the room with him to witness it. peter's looking at the phone before he realises he can move out of his room — and he does just that. ]

[ with his eyes on his device, he opens that door, clicks it closed, looks to his left, straight ahead, even at the ceiling, and when he turns to his right — ]

[ his eyes almost burst out of his head. he's not even looking at his phone when he sees — ]

Groot!

[No. No rock, only Groot. Groot is not a rock, he is a Groot. Come on, Peter, these are things he should know by now.

Fortunately, he is distracted by the fact that the Peter face is now talking very loud and over there somewhere. He sounds close. Groot lowers the Peter face down and there, no longer blocked from view, is the actual Peter.

He throws the Peter face aside cause Peter face is not as good as all Peter. The very important device smashes into the wall and bounces away as Groot runs to all Peter and launches himself up until he's flying through the air and aiming for Peter's chest. GROOT HUG.]

I AM GROOT!

[ you know, for a small tree, he's still a little strong. or maybe that's what peter tells himself. groot will always be that strong, unbreakable friend of his. the guardian who is a guardian. he remembers how his vines had wrapped snug around him long ago. ]

[ peter does his best to catch groot. instinct makes him want to shy away, but he keeps his feet firmly planted on the ground as he catches him and hugs him. he's so small and cute ... ]

Peter! I mean, Groot! [ he shakes his head. groot's talking in third person can confuse a guy sometimes. ] I'm so happy you're okay! And you're here. With me. On the same floor. Have you been here all this time?

I am Groot.

[Nod. Yes, he has been here this whole time, merely doors away, unaware that instead of settling for Peter face, he could have had all of Peter. He climbs up his chest and wraps his vines around his upper arm and shoulder to pull himself up onto the desired spot.

the much coveted shoulder patch.]

I am Groot. [He pets Peter's face. He is a good friend. Now he knows he's going to be safe from the feet and the too tall things.] I am Groot?

Hey, that tickles. [ he laughs a little. he tries to pocket his phone where his cassette player is, but upon realising there's really no room in his pocket and that the weight of cassette player and wonderland device is going to be heavy, he tosses it over his shoulder. groot's is gone, so maybe his should be, too. those things aren't important anymore, right? ]

[ turning his head, peter looks at him from the corner of his eye. he lifts a hand in case groot's going to fall forward. he frowns once he realises what's gotten groot so worried. ] If anyone steps on you, they have to deal with me. No one's stepping on Groot. I'll throw them up the rabbit hole or even behead them myself!

[ okay, he may forgo the beheading, but no one's allowed to step on groot. ] Has anyone stepped on you? I want names, Groot. I'll go step on them!

[Shake. Shake. He hasn't been stepped on. There were a few near accidents when he originally started to wander in the gardens but no one had stood on him so far. There was an incident with a scary pigeon who came flying at him and tried to eat him. He tells Peter the entire noble, daring and terrifying tale:]

I am Groot.

[... Maybe something gets lost in translation. Look, you really had to be there. He's okay, friend, he roots himself to Peter and happily clings on his shoulder, looking at the higher up world instead. So big, so fancy.]

[ do you like his jacket? he got it from the closets. nice comfortable shoulders, great collar, fantastic fabric and cut. ]

[ so no the point. ]

[ peter's eyes narrow, and for a moment he looks a little dumbfounded. ] You tried to eat a bird?

[ he doesn't think that's right. groot doesn't strike him as a bird eater. can trees eat birds? he doesn't think so. groot's always eating the little leaves that sprout on him, and those bugs that are like little lights ... and other weird things. ]

Whatever. I'm going to make sure no bird tries to come near you, okay? No Wonderland birds or Cheshire cats are going to appear on your branches, Groot! They'll have to battle Star-Lord, and I can already tell they're shaking in their boots.

[ then he yells into the hallway: ] Groot's with Star-Lord! Yeah, that's right! Be scared! I'm with Groot!

I am Groot. [He linefaces hard at him. You need to work on your language skills, buddy. He would never eat a pigeon, they are vile meat, he could do a lot better. Like flowers. He tries to clarify the story with a tilt of his head and waving his arms and then pretending to be scared.] I. Am. Groot.

[Nodding his head at the bird protection, he gives a thumbs up. He learned a thumbs up recently and he likes that one, it means everything is a-okay. And it usually is when he is with people.

Look at Peter, being protective, he is the b e s t!

Leaping up on his shoulder, Groot joins in and starts to roar, beating against his chest to also look like a fearsome foe.] I am GROOT!

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