i knoooow, i had to give him some tragedy, and forgetting groot (and the other guardians) definitely had to play into that because i am mean. c':

but yesss i'm still waffling over his awakening tbh (lol leaving choices to a chidi is just unwise) bUT for sure they're gonna be good buddies! ALSO WONDERING whether you wanted to do a thread regardless, whether that's me bopping into your ota, or you bopping into mine whenever i get mine up, or sth more specific and closed??