[ Hello what's the haps... Gray fumbles a startled reply mingled with relief, anxiety loosening lightly at Flat's usual carefree tone. She figured the other Shard-Bearers would be waking up around the same time, but there was also a nonzero chance that some of them would remain sleeping beauties for a while yet. ]
Right as rain! Like I took the greatest and most disorienting nap in the world.
[ which is… not a lie. perhaps a bit of an understatement, but not a lie in the least. waking up a hundred something years later is as confusing as taking a 30 minute nap at 6 pm and waking up at 2 am. ]
Turns out someone’s family was taking care of me, but hasn’t cut my hair for a while. So I asked for some scissors and tried to cut it myself, but it was actually a lot harder than I thought! And then I thought— maybe Gray still remembers how to take care of the Professor’s hair.
[ As if waking up in this brave new world wasn't jarring enough, here's Flat asking Gray to be a barber. A sunburst of surprise on her end, some distress at (feeling like) she can't aid him in his time of need. If only she could recommend the hairdresser who helped her once upon a time... but they have to be long dead by now. ]
Ah... I did take care of his hair, but he never needed me to cut it. He was always using it for storage.
[ Of magical energy, of course. ]
If you really want me to try, I suppose I could, but...
[ Please make better life choices than that. She is begging you. ]
[ what is flat escardos if not a guide on behavior that is so stupid it might as well be almost self-destructive? sorry, gray, no can do.
however, he does seem to push back against her doubts with his own energy. yes, he never did see their professor with shorter hair, but he figured that he would at least get the ends cut or something of the sort! how different can this be? ]
Come on, Gray, you're my only hope! Or, well, I guess you really aren't, but isn't this kind of like a possible bonding moment? If you were able to keep the Professor's hair all shiny, then I'm sure that you could cut my hair and it'll turn out just fine. I even have regular hair clippers now.
[ because he spooked the guy taking care of him by using kitchen scissors to try and cut a huge chunk of his hair. ]
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Date: 2024-04-19 07:13 am (UTC)Flat! Thank goodness... Are you alright?
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Date: 2024-04-19 05:44 pm (UTC)[ which is… not a lie. perhaps a bit of an understatement, but not a lie in the least. waking up a hundred something years later is as confusing as taking a 30 minute nap at 6 pm and waking up at 2 am. ]
Turns out someone’s family was taking care of me, but hasn’t cut my hair for a while. So I asked for some scissors and tried to cut it myself, but it was actually a lot harder than I thought! And then I thought— maybe Gray still remembers how to take care of the Professor’s hair.
[ and with absolutely no shame: ]
So can you help me?
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Date: 2024-04-21 07:05 am (UTC)Ah... I did take care of his hair, but he never needed me to cut it. He was always using it for storage.
[ Of magical energy, of course. ]
If you really want me to try, I suppose I could, but...
[ Please make better life choices than that. She is begging you. ]
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Date: 2024-04-21 04:58 pm (UTC)however, he does seem to push back against her doubts with his own energy. yes, he never did see their professor with shorter hair, but he figured that he would at least get the ends cut or something of the sort! how different can this be? ]
Come on, Gray, you're my only hope! Or, well, I guess you really aren't, but isn't this kind of like a possible bonding moment? If you were able to keep the Professor's hair all shiny, then I'm sure that you could cut my hair and it'll turn out just fine. I even have regular hair clippers now.
[ because he spooked the guy taking care of him by using kitchen scissors to try and cut a huge chunk of his hair. ]