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[Infomercial]
[This infomercial plays mostly in Nova City, but might appear now and again in the other cities as well if they have television access. You're more likely to see it between 2-6 a.m. though, but who knows, maybe there was a mix-up at the TV station and it appeared during normal hours.]
[It starts black and white with a familiar bug-like woman standing at the sink, running water over a cutting board and trying to scrub it with a sponge. The sponge keeps flopping out of her fumbling fingers, flying into her face, slipping into the disposal where she has to dig it out, and at one point she's just straight up slapping the board with the sponge before looking at the camera with a silent wail. All the while, a charismatic male voice narrates.]
"Tired of using those prehistoric, confusing, hard-to-use sponges? Of course you are, they're impossible!"
[Mantis strides purposefully across the kitchen floor, heading straight for a sponge. She steps on it and over-exaggeratedly windmills her arms before falling headfirst into a garbage can.]
"Yuck! What a mess! Looks like it's time to upgrade to the future of sponges..."
[A smartly dressed woman with perfect blonde curls pulls the alien of failure out of the trash, plucks the banana peel that hangs between her antennae, and hands over what looks like a mini-yoga mat. As soon as the bug lady touches it, the screen bursts into color, and her mouth falls open with joy and delight.]
"The Mega Sponge XTC!"
[As the narrator explains all of the wonders of this ultra-light and super-absorbent sponge, the blonde woman performs a variety of chores and tasks with perfect grace, dignity, and a big sparkling white smile. Mantis only appears again at the very end of the infomercial where she picks up her old sponge, shakes a chiding finger at it, and hucks it out the window. The camera feed switches to the streets below where it follows the arc of the airborne sponge, spinning pathetically through the air, until it hits the street with a wet plop. A car runs over it, there's a squeal of brakes as the vehicle spins off-screen, and something explodes while a distant man bellows a deep guttural scream. The Mega Sponge logo spins to the center of the screen with a 1-800 number flashing below. Buy five, get one free! CALL NOW!]
[It starts black and white with a familiar bug-like woman standing at the sink, running water over a cutting board and trying to scrub it with a sponge. The sponge keeps flopping out of her fumbling fingers, flying into her face, slipping into the disposal where she has to dig it out, and at one point she's just straight up slapping the board with the sponge before looking at the camera with a silent wail. All the while, a charismatic male voice narrates.]
"Tired of using those prehistoric, confusing, hard-to-use sponges? Of course you are, they're impossible!"
[Mantis strides purposefully across the kitchen floor, heading straight for a sponge. She steps on it and over-exaggeratedly windmills her arms before falling headfirst into a garbage can.]
"Yuck! What a mess! Looks like it's time to upgrade to the future of sponges..."
[A smartly dressed woman with perfect blonde curls pulls the alien of failure out of the trash, plucks the banana peel that hangs between her antennae, and hands over what looks like a mini-yoga mat. As soon as the bug lady touches it, the screen bursts into color, and her mouth falls open with joy and delight.]
"The Mega Sponge XTC!"
[As the narrator explains all of the wonders of this ultra-light and super-absorbent sponge, the blonde woman performs a variety of chores and tasks with perfect grace, dignity, and a big sparkling white smile. Mantis only appears again at the very end of the infomercial where she picks up her old sponge, shakes a chiding finger at it, and hucks it out the window. The camera feed switches to the streets below where it follows the arc of the airborne sponge, spinning pathetically through the air, until it hits the street with a wet plop. A car runs over it, there's a squeal of brakes as the vehicle spins off-screen, and something explodes while a distant man bellows a deep guttural scream. The Mega Sponge logo spins to the center of the screen with a 1-800 number flashing below. Buy five, get one free! CALL NOW!]
text; PRIVATE to Mantis shortly after the infomercial airs
Private Text
I was told that is a thing fans will do! I'm very happy that you are my first fan. What will I autograph for you?
=:D look it is me
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maybe i'll buy one of those mega sponges and you can autograph it for me. then it'll be a collector's item.
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[Also that's definitely a warm and fuzzy feeling to be called 'cute', even if it's just in reference to an emoji. It is new, and it is good.]
I suppose if it is an item and it has been collected, yes, it would qualify indeed.
May I ask why you are awake? It is very late and most are expected to slumber at this hour.
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and sometimes my nights are better spent walking around and helping where i'm needed. pushing back the darkness, you know? it's the former tonight. there may have been a bunch of ten year olds who caught me messing with some handcuffs this afternoon. kids are like plugging into an electrical outlet, all they do is believe in magic, most of what they feel is hope.
how come you're up? just to watch yourself on tv? i get it--i was in a couple movies in my last life. went to see them when they came out.
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That is a wonderful reason to be awake. You are also very good at guessing. Correct!
I would like to see your dead movies.
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Definitely the best alien he's ever met--even if he's only ever met the one.]
i'll see if i can find them here. there was a dvd box set released a while back, kinda obscure. they're silent, i'll warn you right now. sound didn't come to films until a year after i died.
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[Guess who's never seen a movie before.]
I would like this very much, even if they are old and soundless.
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ok, clearly there needs to be a movie night. we're just not gonna watch the godawful tony curtis biopic of my life. there's maybe two things in that damn film that actually happened and it bugs the crap out of me.
i know! if i can find my movies, we'll watch those, and if not them? i'll show you the sting. it's a heist movie, one of my dad's favorites. you'll love it.
Private Text
It is a fantastic idea! Thank you for the many movies, I happily will watch them all with you. Are there bug people in the sting heist movie?
Re: Private Text
[Note to self: find some movies with bug people in them. Except for THE FLY. Something nice.]
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Do they? I am very curious to see the resemblance. When would you like to movie night?
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Also if you wish to sleep and cannot, I may be able to assist you.
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wait, you got a trick for sleeping? i'd love to hear it, that'd be awesome.
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Do not fear. You will not be punched.
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[Sent a few seconds later]
that came out weird. you know what i mean. glad to know there won't be any punching, though. ;D
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Are you having difficulty sleeping now? Do you wish for assistance?
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know what? sure, let's give it a shot. i don't know what it is, but talking to you has me more buzzed than before. you're a good influence and a bad influence at the same time. ;)
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Buzzed? Perhaps that is because of my insect-like physical properties. Where do you dwell? Please prepare yourself for a comfortable rest, it happens very quickly.
[She's looking forward to seeing him again, even if it is just to render him completely unconscious.]
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anyway. i'm in attleton--bixby place, 101. i'll get ready for bed while i wait for you.
[Action]
[It takes her a while to get there since she's traveling from Genessia City in the middle of the night when the Attleton buses no longer run. It's obvious when she arrives because there's a very, very light tap at the door. ...Maybe not so obvious WHEN she arrives, but as to who's doing the knocking? Most likely no one else is that timid when making sure she's not interrupting Tommy's rest.]
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--with no one on the other side...nope, wait, that's Tommy on the couch just inside, all right. He's stretched out on the couch, dressed for bed in loose fitting pajama pants and, because he has company over, a wifebeater. Flat on his back, he's got one hand in the air, having used his powers to open the door, and above him a deck of cards is floating, shuffling itself and executing showy fans about two feet above him.]
C'mon in, babe--sorry, just tryin' to burn off some energy. Usin' my powers to help tire me out, y'know?
[Action]
[She steps into the room slowly, unable to stop staring at the levitating cards. He's very good at being a god, she notes. Quietly she shuts the door behind her, looks back at it...waves her hand over the lock as if she might trigger it or feel a hidden string...then makes her way to stand at the head of the couch.]
This is where you wish to sleep? Would you not prefer your own bed?
[Mantis assumes he only moved out here to wait for her, but some people prefer uncomfortable places like this one.]
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[He shrugs with a smile as the cards hovering above him start to descend, stacking themselves neatly on the side table at the end of the sofa where Tommy’s head is currently resting. Folding his hands atop his stomach, he watches her with a smile, lifting one elbow just enough to gesture to a nearby chair.]
You can pull that over if this is gonna take a minute.
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I really like the ending.
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