( t e x t ; open to both courts)

[sundroplet]

how many people does it take to braid hair?

assuming there is a lot of it?

think before you answer this is REALLY important!

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[wilder]

[A beat]

Oh...right. The cookies.

[Shit. She's got him there. There's an audible sigh on his head]

Alright. You got me. Where are you though? I'm at the Seelie castle, so if you're an Unseelie I don't know how much I can help...

[Maybe he'll get lucky and she'll be on the other side! Not like he can go to the Unseelie castle to do someone's hair, right?]

[sundroplet]

I'm Seelie!!!

My room is above the library.

[wilder]

Oh, you are? [Crap. That's right, he doesn't HAVE luck] Well, that's...great! That's easy to find then.

[Sigh, oh well. He tried. It's just hair braiding right? He guesses it can't be that bad. It can't be that different from doing Colette or Regal's hair when they traveled, right?]

When would you like me by?

[sundroplet]

whenever. I'm here all day.

literally.

[ IS THAT FAKE EXCITEMENT ZELOS? ]

[wilder]

[NO WAY ITS TOTALLY SINCERE]

Oh...that sounds fun.

[Maybe her hair really is a mess]

Alright. Lemme see what hair care supplies I can find and I'll be over.

[sundroplet]

don't forget the flowers (^‿^❀)

[ now is the time to wonder what became of your life, zelos ]

[wilder]

[Oh he is. He so is]

Hey- wait! Hold on! I thought you were getting the flowers!

[sundroplet]

That was never mentioned. EVER. I didn't promise.

See you soon?

[wilder]

....Man, those better be damn good cookies.

[But he'll close the locket at that! Off to get hair supplies, whatever flowers he happens to find before heading to the room that she directed. It'll probably take about twenty minutes or so before he shows at her door]

[sundroplet]

[ there are cookies. and also a girl. but the door opens to a tiny crack enough to show two big green eyes.

and lots of freckles. ]

Are you alone?

[wilder]

[He looks down at her when she opens the doors. Oh she's kinda cute in an adorable sort of way. He gives a shrug and a sweep of his hands with the flowers]

No one but me and the flowers, my dear.

[sundroplet]

It's Rapunzel. Um.

[ fine, she'll open the door, take a step back and look back at her room. and her hair. ]

Hi?

[wilder]

H-

[When she opens the door, of course he notices her hair, and how it goes all the way down to her feet. And then to the floor, and then well past the floor into- well- most of the room]

- ioly shit!

[sundroplet]

[ and in response she gives a little yelp and put a chair between them ]

please just - try not to freak out. I told you. It's long.

[wilder]

[HOLD ON HE'S PROCESSING. At least he won't get as loud again]

Yeah you said that but- I mean, my hair's long but it's not this!

[This is insane. Like dream level of insane]

How in the world did it get like this?!

[sundroplet]

[ at least she's not pulling out the frying pan either! ]

It grew. I've sort of never cut it in eighteen years and then, ta da! hair!

[ watch her point to the hair as if it's on display ]

So! do you think you can do it?

[wilder]

[He's staring because dude. That can't even be possible for eighteen years of hair growing. No way. That's not normal]

[But he's not sure he should point that out to a lady with enough hair to strangle him if she so choose.]

You mean- braid all that?

[He stares at the sea of hair. He feels like backing out of this will get ugly]

Uh.

Will I get help?

[sundroplet]

I -- can sing?

[ look at that face. can you back out on that face. ]

[wilder]

...

[He slumps his shoulders and sigh. Nope, can't say no to that darling face even if he knows this is going to be a major pain in the ass.]

Go...sit down. I'll see what I can do.

[sundroplet]

[ look how her face lights up and she'll sort of hug his arm excitedly, bouncing on her feet ]

Yay, oh my gosh, thank you, thank you! I can finally go out and look around, maybe I can go in the gardens!

[ she'll sit like a statue. ]

Is there much to see outside? I'm sure there is - I can finally explore the castle, haha!

[wilder]

[He wasn't expecting to get his arm hugged, so there's a surprised look before he just tries to laugh it off]

Heh...yeah yeah, sure my darling.

[Nnngh no girl, don't do that. You'll make his icy heart thaw from sweetness. He follows her along, bending over to pick up the hair and start trying to sort out...where it actually ends. He's almost surprised to hear that she hasn't seen any of the castle- but with this hair that's probably why.]

Yeah, there's plenty of cool stuff. The gardens are gorgeous too. Can't say I've seen too much though, I'm pretty new myself.

[sundroplet]

You're new?

[ she looks back, an easy smile on her face. ]

welcome! I'm sorta new. I'm here a while but I couldn't really leave. I've never seen the gardens! I mean, I haven't been there, I saw them through the window. I'm kind of really excited to go. I've never been in a garden.

[wilder]

Thanks- but hold still, okay? [DON"T MAKE THE GIANT MASS OF HAIR MOVE]

And...seriously? What, did they not have gardens where you grew up?

[sundroplet]

Sorry -

[ lamely. but she's still smiling as she talks. ]

oh well, there might have. but I've never seen them. I sort of - never left home. ever. So I've never really seen anything except for my tower and um. the grass and tress and the forest around it. You know?

[wilder]

Really...

[Except for her tower? Like, she was stuck in a tower all her life? That's...rough. He frowns.]

Is it 'cause of the hair?