"They aren't for sensing doorframes," Mantis said bluntly, declaring the winner of the bet.
"I think... they're related to my empathic ability."
"What's that?" Gamora asked.
"When I touch someone, I can feel what they're feeling."
"You can use Mind Reading?" Peter Quill asked.
"No. Telepathy senses thoughts; empathy senses feelings and emotions." As she spoke, Mantis held out her hand to Peter Quill. "May I?"
"Sure."
Mantis placed her hand on the back of Peter Quill's hand. As she closed her eyes, her two antennae glowed with a faint white light.
A moment later, Mantis opened her eyes with a smile. "You feel love."
"Yes, I suppose I do feel love. Selfless, universal love for everyone."
"No, romantic love. Love between a man and a woman."
"I don't..."
"You love her." Mantis pointed at Gamora.
"No, I don't..."
"Hahahaha..." Drax laughed uproariously and pointed at Peter Quill. "She revealed your deepest, darkest secret."
"Man, please. You're overreacting."
"You must be dying of embarrassment. Hahaha..."
"Weirdos. What a bunch of weirdos." Aaron shook his head helplessly, then looked at Gamora sympathetically. "Of the Guardians of the Galaxy, you might be the only normal one. How do you put up with them?"
Gamora shrugged. "You get used to it."
"That's a textbook answer."
"Sense me. Try me," Drax said, laughing as he pounded his chest.
Mantis placed her hand on his shoulder. Her antennae lit up again, and then she started laughing along with him. "Haha... I've never felt such humor before."
"This is unbelievably annoying," Peter Quill said helplessly.
After laughing for a while, Mantis turned her attention to Gamora. But before her hand could touch Gamora's cheek, Gamora grabbed it. "Touch me, and all you'll feel is your jaw getting broken."
Mantis's expression changed slightly, and she lowered her