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[despitethenora]

What is it now?

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Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

[ aloy pls ]

If I could find a way to turn your confidence into a drinkable brew, we'd be unstoppable.

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

[Tugs her hair a little.]

Thanks, I think.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

[ RUDE but she doesn't waive her hand away, just leans into it with a laugh ]

We'll call it Resist Anxiety Brew.

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

Won't need to drink too much at a time.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

How much to be at your normal level?

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

[She considers. Holds a hand forward, fingers apart to indicate this much.]

This should do it.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

So I'll just take double then.

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

Might want to work your way up to that one.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

[ she just hums in response, going quiet for a moment ]

Can you teach me to help with your braids?

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

I don't see why not. If you watch me, you can probably even copy the skill.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

[ oh right, those powers she has refused to touch... ]

I think I'd rather just learn for real.

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

[unfortunately it plays so perfectly into Aloy's collectathon itch and her desire to be immediately good at whatever she tries]

Well. I'll show you what I can.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

I can help you with it sometimes. It'd be faster to put back up with two people, right?

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

It'd also just be...nice.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

Then I'll do it for you as much as you want.

[ she reaches out to tug gently at Aloy's hair ]

I wonder if Elisabet's hair was ever long enough for her mother to help braid.

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

[Makes herself still for the touch.]

I don't know. I've only ever seen her with that short hair.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

I bet she did, if it was anything like yours turned out.

[ she doesn't actually know how to braid yet, so she just fiddles with aloy's hair, twisting it gently in a lose mimicry ]

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

[She won't stop her from playing with the hair. Aloy could get used to this.]

The Zeniths kept their hair shorter, didn't they? Maybe the old ones kept their hair more like that.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

Maybe; it's easier to maintain. That's why they kept mine short. Verbena just kept hers up.

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

Ted kept his short, too. Not that I'm saying anyone should follow his example.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

Think that was CEO's mistake? Ted Faro's mutated spirit couldn't do something or other because he forgot to match the hair?

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

[She snorts.]

Yeah, that must be it. Couldn’t have been anything else Ceo did.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

I was sort of jealous of yours, you know. When I first saw you. It was silly.

Re: focus call;

[despitethenora]

Really? Guess I assumed you'd be busy thinking of other things.

Re: focus call;

[nobetawedielike]

I mean, I was. But it stuck out. Your hair and your clothes, you just seemed...free, just looking at you.