003 | Dark and Personal

[notthislife]

Tell me someone has managed to find a hair dresser in this damn place.
Merde, I'll settle for a can of paint at this point.
It's an emergency.

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[forwander]

You may not be old in the same way many people here are not old, but Mizuki in particular will opt to call you such anyway. I will be back. Do make yourself comfortable on the couch until then, at which point, we'll move into the bathroom so we don't stain my couch.

[You know how hair dye is.

Anyway, Passenger will slither out across town, and come back some twenty to twenty-five minutes later with dye, gloves, and a comb. And a black towel, of course. Then he'll slither back in, items in-hand, and wave Verso into the bathroom.

At least it's clearly made for two people to stand in. Perhaps two married people... two married Tall people... point is the bathroom is large, and Verso will have an easy time sitting down in front of the mirror on a stool Passenger often uses on days the Oripathy makes his limbs feel weak but he still needs to comb his hair out and brush his teeth.]

Do make yourself comfortable.

[notthislife]

Remind me to watch out for this "Mizuki" then.

[Good thing he definitely doesn't need therapy or anything, right?

In any case, Verso waits patiently first for Passenger to return, and then for Passenger to get everything arranged in the bathroom. He notes the stool, recalling their conversation about Oripathy because hahaha I just did that tag so now he has knowledge. His chest pangs with both sympathy and jealousy, and then immediate guilt for even considering the latter.]

You're sure you're up for this? I could probably manage it myself, now that I have the proper tools.

[forwander]

If you'd like to do it yourself, by all means, but you were just crying in desperation in the notebooks.

[And Passenger has an ombre... he knows what he's doing, at least, if that's any consolation. Besides, he likes Verso! Verso is funny and easy to talk to, and they can be old men together.]

I'm perfectly willing to help you through this. It's difficult to see the top of one's head, after all.

[fluffiestsoul]

Not crying, thank you. Brooding.

[Still, Verso has to admit that Passenger seems to have a good sense of this sort of thing. And if he's insistent, then...]

If it tires you, tell me. I can manage to finish it, if you lay the path.

[He appreciates the effort, but it won't do if Passenger is going to exhaust himself.]