#and yes harpy! nightingale loses quite a lot of feathers

[sinful-lanterns]

Have we talked about Mantis is the monster au yet? If not, how haven't we, she'd vibe so hard with Researcher (much like Witch!Chief)! I feel like Mantis (if this version of Mantis is more like how she was before she became more animalistic) would be thrilled with Researcher studying monster girls and just study Researcher from a distance for a while. She and Researcher would spend time looking at cool bugs and getting excited when one of the other monster girls do something noteworthy (anything). I'm not sure what kind of insect monster she'd be though. Actually would she just be exactly the same as she normally is? - 🏹 anon (too many ideas, too many thoughts, help)

also poor Harpy!Nightingale she'll go bald within a week because of Researcher's and Witch!Chief's antics

I think Mantis in the Monster AU would just…be a Mantis tbh. A mantis-like monster so to speak 😅

But even as a more feral and monstrous version of herself, she still retains the nerdy aspects of her canon personality such as taking an interest in research. I think Mantis is another person that geeks out with the Researcher, and while the Researcher devotes her time studying monsters, Mantis devotes her time studying humans…

If the Researcher is studying Mantis’ blade-like arms, Mantis is studying the Researcher’s smooth, fleshy human arms. It’s kind of endearing to see Mantis so intrigued with how soft a human is, and she really, really likes the Researcher because she gets to be up close with a human and see how they “work.”

Besides humans however, Mantis also takes an interest in insects and other insect-type monsters. She takes a peculiar interest in Drider! Garofano (even though she’s an arachnid) and tries her best to befriend any insect monsters that join the expedition sooner or later 💕