[Netbook] [Mid-November]

[ghostharasser]

Right, so in light of uh. EVERYTHING going on right now, I've actually got something to ask everyone. I need a big a favor.

But it's kind of a weird favor, so none of you are allowed to make fun of me for it.

Ydalir told me to do two people's hair, in return for a magic component I need from back home. I guess I need to ...like braid? Or maybe style their hair?? This is definitely more of a job for my sister but it's for something important so!

Any takers?

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[quirkynote]

I'm trying to understand how this is a "weird" favor, there's not even any risk of casualties.




Unless you are incredibly bad at doing hair.

[ghostharasser]

It's kind of a weird thing to ask someone out of the blue?? Look if I were back home, and I walked up to someone and asked to play with their hair, I'd probably get something thrown at me. Or maced.

But also I'm not NOT bad at doing hair.

[quirkynote]

Oh...it sounds like you must've been asking rather aggressively. ...Which is curious, since you're asking so timidly right now...

It's good to learn from your mistakes, I'm proud of you.

[ghostharasser]

[A.B.A saying A.B.Aisms... You know what, that's fine, he doesn't want to actually try and explain the intricacies of high school social norms.]

You know what? I'll take that.

Can I do your hair?

[quirkynote]

[Yeah that is definitely for the best. She doesn't need to think about why a school needs to be that high to begin with-]

...I would say yes, as I'm in desperate need of a touch up...but I'm currently at the beach and won't be returning soon. I'm assuming you'll want to finish your favors quickly, correct? A shame, really, my roots are starting to show. If only you asked sooner...

[ghostharasser]

Damn, yeah, that does make it a little bit tricky. It might take me a few days just to get out there, and I dunno how hard it would be to do something like, uh, hair dye? Out on the beach.

Well, I won't know for sure how many takers I'll get so, if you get back and I still haven't completed the task, I'll hit you up?

[quirkynote]

It's unlikely you won't succeed by time I get back, everything is currently aligned in your favor. The Grove's eagerness to aid each other, the amount of residents with hair that meet your qualifications, the lack of a proper hair salon. I'd say your only deterrent right now would be the odd behaviors coming from some of the people who have wandered through the forest.

But your odds are still good.

[ghostharasser]

Fair enough.

Well, even if I do complete my task, and you get back and still want some help, you can still hit me up.

[quirkynote]

Good job. You offered and I haven't experienced any urge to throw something or mace you. And I really do enjoy throwing things.

If you're capable of it, I have no reason to turn you down.

[ghostharasser]

How about that! Maybe I am getting better at this.

Capable is a strong word, but I am an extra pair of hands at least!

[healinghotpot]

I don't mind if you want to try on mine. My hair is decently long, so it should make things easy for you. Do you know how to braid?

[ghostharasser]

No foolin'? Awesome! Thanks a lot!

Nope! Not at all! Haha.

[healinghotpot]

You're very welcome.

It may be beneficial to practice with rope first. It really isn't difficult. I could probably rig something up for you.

[ghostharasser]

Look, I am all about being prepared. I'll take any help you can offer, man.

[healinghotpot]

Great. My place or yours, then? I'll need only about fifteen minutes to pull together a practice rig for you either way.

[ghostharasser]

I'll come to you, I'd hate for you to walk all the way out here just to help me with my quest. Are you at the Inn?

[healinghotpot]

Sounds just fine to me. You can come directly to my room, then. My name is Jiaoqiu, by the way.

[ghostharasser]

Cool. I'll be there shortly.

Oh! I've seen you around. You're the fox guy, right?

[charlastan]

YOU SURE SHE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO TAKE TWO PEOPLE'S HAIR? THAT SOUNDS MORE LIKE A NONSENSE MAGICAL EXCHANGE THING TO ME.

[ghostharasser]

I am 99% sure that Ydalir phrased it as DO and not TAKE. It's also in my notes.

His notes. Our notes.

[ephemeralflow]

Well, that's a good bit easier than the request Ydalir had of me! Or... of her, though it's the same one I remember.

You'd be welcome to try with mine, if you don't mind the curl. I could stand to have something a bit different for a while, anyway!

[ghostharasser]

Oh no, what did she ask YOU to do?

As long as you don't mind me trying! Besides curly hair is more what I'm used to anyways.

[ephemeralflow]

I need to find two temporally stable objects - in my timeline, I asked for materials from the time rifts to help with various projects such as turning the clock tower into a temporal anchor, and it makes sense that she'd need a focus or two to fetch that. Timekeeper apparently asked for the same, though I don't know how similar her goals are to mine.

Not at all! Trust me, you can't put my hair through anything it hasn't had worse! Though admittedly the worse would have been back when it was icing still, haha. Drop by anytime you want; it'd be nice to talk some more too.

[ghostharasser]

Oh wow, that IS way more complicated. Have you had any luck? How do you even go looking for something like that?

Oh right, yeah. Honestly I'm kind of curious how icing for hair works, anyway. I'll be over a little later! I'm starting up a queue!

[ephemeralflow]

It's kind of been on the back burner, actually. I only recently asked Ydalir about it, out of curiosity if Timekeeper had also made a request. I admit I'm not quite sure where to begin! I don't think that's an easy thing to find here.

Consistency and texture aside, it's not that different! Though uh, maybe I'm not the best cookie to ask about that, haha. I don't really do anything fancy with my hair.

[In other words, she does the bare minimum, ties it into a ponytail, and forgets about it.]

I'll see you in a bit, then!