[Still friends. Mantis considers this, and it seems to indicate that not only are they friends now, but that indeed they were friends before this as well. That's a pretty nice feeling. And she believes Peter, because if there are any people in the world she trusts unquestioningly it is the family who has taken her in, of which he is a central part.]
I am glad that we are friends.
[She means to thank him for being so understanding, but she ends up ducking her head to hide the beginnings of a small but relatively awkward smile. His question is a welcome distraction, and, also, the reason Peter is here in the first place.]
My uniform... right here.
[She points to her chest, and the top she is wearing, a spot just to the left. Other than the uniform she came in, the only other clothing Mantis has purchased thus far have been pajamas, which (she has been informed) are not actually acceptable for wearing in public.]
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I am glad that we are friends.
[She means to thank him for being so understanding, but she ends up ducking her head to hide the beginnings of a small but relatively awkward smile. His question is a welcome distraction, and, also, the reason Peter is here in the first place.]
My uniform... right here.
[She points to her chest, and the top she is wearing, a spot just to the left. Other than the uniform she came in, the only other clothing Mantis has purchased thus far have been pajamas, which (she has been informed) are not actually acceptable for wearing in public.]
How should we proceed?