[week 0 - saturday night's alright ]

[hairbrain]

[ as soon as trial's finished, she's looking for natsuo. this time he can't escape her physical contact!!! because she's making a snag for his arm when he least expects it to take him to the kitchen. ]

Come on, let's go make sure all that ink is gone.

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[randori]

[ He startles and immediately tries to pull out of her grip, but his motions are much more sluggish and half-hearted compared to their first encounter. he does have enough in him, though, to stick his tongue out at her and attempt speech: ]

I'h gah ahheh-y ee?

[ It's... "It's gone already, see?" Or something. There's still glitter here and there, the hot pink blending right in. ]

[hairbrain]

[ why is rapunzel the mom friend!!! anyway, she's marching him right over to the sink once they're at the kitchen. he'll never escape her grip now!!! ]

We need to wash it out to make sure there's nothing still in there!

[randori]

[ Wash out what— his mouth? Is she going to fill the sink with water and dunk his face inside or what??

The visceral fear is real and it's back in full force. ]

—it's gone! It's gone! I'll keep spitting until it's all gone! You don't have to do that!

[hairbrain]

[ yeah???? this is for your own good, natsuo. ]

Will you do it without me pushing you to? [ frowns!! ]

[randori]

[ You should have left that other tag bc I was fully prepared to accept it as reality ]

I'll do it! I'll do it! Pascal can make sure I do it— you stay away!

[hairbrain]

[ i would have but i like threading with you too much :/ ]

Really? How am I more scary than Pascal?

[ gosh natsuo she thought they were over this. ]

[randori]

It's 'cause you're a girl and stuff—

[ Girls are frightening? They're really actually frightening. ]

I'm not used to it! I can do this by myself, so you should stand back so you don't get sprayed with water or anything.

[hairbrain]

[ card i want another pc!!!! also if he thinks she's scary, he should meet cass. ]

Okay, but Natsuo..... if you keep acting recklessly, I'm going to get in your face all the time. You realize that, right?

[ she's trying to sound threatening but it doesn't work. ]

[randori]

[ just throw me 234589062 PCs and I'll tag them all simultaneously!!

but also no, it works, because the last thing he needs is somebody being in his face. ] I won't be reckless!

[ You won't find him lying in his own blood next time you see him, okay, geez. He'll prove his personal responsibility by retreating to the kitchen sink and turning it on full force before sticking his face under it.

washing it out-- trying to say something but his voice comes out all garbled so I won't even bother transcribing it ]

[hairbrain]

[ i will when i'm less deda.... wait for me!!! ]

You promise?

[ she follows him but keeps her distance since she doesn't want him to run away. pascal, on the other hand, climbs right up on the faucet and glares down at him. you better do it, punk. ]

[randori]

[ I will wait forever until they become good friends >(

There's another garbled response that might be a promise; but he'll skip his whole speech about how he never breaks his promises, and go ahead with actually rinsing out his mouth, filling it with water, swish spit and repeat until he can stick his tongue out in the middle and see that all the glitter is gone.

He trots over to Rapunzel, then sticks his tongue out at her.

To check. Not to be rude. ]

[hairbrain]

[ when will that be, he's scared of her all the time!!!! also: he's gonna break that promise. but she gives a satisfied nod at him when it's all cleared up. ]

There we go. How are you feeling?

[randori]

[ Who isn't scared of Rapunzel, with her frying pans and 32409586 feet of hair and so much care packed into one single person, it's scary. ]

I feel fine. Everything's the same color they're supposed to be. [ Non-hallucinogenic? he feels fine in that regard. ] But kinda sick- after all that happened, I dunno. I don't like it.

[ They'd just voted to condemn somebody to death? That's not something he can get out of his head so easily or quickly. ]

[hairbrain]

Good. [ that he feels better!!! but her expression falls. ] But I know exactly what you mean. It isn't right... none of it is.

[ and she doesn't feel any better having done it. she's not so sure sharpay deserved to die, as angry as she is about gi-gan's murder. ]

[ (corona has the death penalty, rapunzel, but ok. ) ]

[randori]

It's not. And I made such a big show about saying how I'd make it right. It's pathetic!

[ He had so much bravado that first week, then the trial happened, and all of it evaporated, just like that. He's still trying to gather up the wisps. ]

[hairbrain]

It isn't pathetic, Natsuo. .[ just putting that out there! ] You're doing your best, like all of us are. It's just what we're up against.... they're not playing fair.

[randori]

They're not, but there are people working with them— agreeing to killing people, following through with it, refusing to say why they did it! At the very least, we should be able to get through to them! I'm pissed 'cause I can't!

[hairbrain]

Well, neither can I.

[ so she understands the frustration. really. she's only managing not to give into it , herself, because she's aggressively focusing her efforts on helping others. case in point: mothering natsuo. ]

But we just can't give up. Neither of us!