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[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Display Name: UnbeatableSG
Profile Photo: An extreme close-up of a grey squirrel in a bow taking a selfie!


Ooookay. Just... just gonna jump right in and do this.

[ DEEP BREATH. Doreen - as Squirrel Girl, she's in full costume - has been thinking about making this post for a while, but thinking about it and doing it are two vastly different things. There's an encouraging chirp from offscreen, much like the sound a squirrel might make if she were giving someone a pep talk, and Doreen grins. ]

Right, thanks Tips. Okay, so hi! I'm Squirrel Girl, you guys, uh... probably knew that already. But...

[ She slowly, dramatically... reaches up and takes off her headband! ]

... I'm also Doreen Green. To anyone who knew me as just one or the other, I'm sorry for lying to you. Secret Identities are a big thing where I'm from, and they're still kind of a big deal here, but... I've been thinking about it, some stuff happened back home, and I want to try living as myself, for once. All of myself.

[ There's an awkward silence. Doreen didn't really think about how to end this confession! ]

... I guess that's it! Lemme know if you want some squirreleese lessons. Doreen-slash-Squirrel-Girl out!

Comments

( video | un: honeybadger )

[honeybadgerer]

Your name's Doreen?

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Yep! Doreen Green, rhymes with 'computer science is keen'.

... Sorry, lapsed back into teacher mode there for a sec.

[honeybadgerer]

I didn't even know you had a secret identity.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Yeah, dude! Back home I'm in college!

[honeybadgerer]

How was I supposed to know?

Why college?

video | un: HELLION

[vexant]

Are they a big deal? Could've had me fooled.

( not that julian. would have bothered with one even if he could have. secret ids are for dorks. )

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

[ Listen, Doreen is a huge dork, he has her read! ]

Sometimes! I mean, they're a good way of making sure that no supervillains with a grudge show up behind you in the checkout line at the grocery store, yeah?

[vexant]

Or you could just kick their ass in the grocery store.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

True, but then you have a whole supervillain fight in a grocery store to deal with, and nobody else in line asked for that!

video; un: Storm

[agoddessonce]

But how would you prefer to be addressed?

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Either one is fine, Doreen-slash-Squirrel-Girl is a bit of a mouthful!

[agoddessonce]

Some have a clear preference, so I try to make sure to ask.

But it is nice to put a face to a name. We have not had the opportunity to work together, have we? I've only seen some of your file. [ i.e. back home, on various Avengers records, X-Men records. Maybe even T'Challa's records, because he's meticulous and secretly actually paranoid about everyone?

Squirrel Girl isn't a threat, but she's not one to underestimate! ]

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

I don't think so! I usually end up working with the Avengers, I haven't tangled with the X-folks much (except for Wolverine once in a while, that dude is everywhere).

Storm, right? It's super cool to meet you! Not gonna lie, I've been trying not to fangirl throughout this entire conversation.

text | dn: Leon (he/him)

[faceguy]

eyyy congrats
I guess?
I mean I feel like congrats is appropriate for this

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

thanks! :D it's been a long time coming, I think

[faceguy]

yeah I bet
living as yourself is important!

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

SUPER important! NGL, not having to hide the tail anymore is gonna be a big plus

UN: Mark_Bryant

[atypical_echo]

You are so brave, Doreen. I'm proud to be your friend. You know I'm going to support your living as yourself.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

[ let's be real, Mark knew the secret identity thing within like five minutes of meeting her! ]

Dude, you're gonna make me tear up!

[atypical_echo]

No. No tears. Party balloons!

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

I'ma get myself some celebratory potato chips!

text | u/n: g33k_age

[phobulus]

ok bravo because that transition??? was WAY more dramatic than i expected from just a headband.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Thanks, I try! The headband is a good 30% of the LOOK, you know? Once it's off, all bets are off!

[phobulus]

it's a whole look, and i have a million questions but honestly the burning one: did you make it?

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

I've remade the headband a couple of times (the ears come off pretty easily), but the costume as a whole was originally made by my mom!

and to forestall any questions about it, the tail is real and is not part of the costume!