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[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.

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

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

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

[She snorts.]

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

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

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

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

Because I got to choose it.

[DANG IT, ZENITHS.]

[ with exaggerated surprise: ]

Choice? What's that? Might be too distracting from the math.

[ it's her trauma and she can make jokes about it if she wants!!! ]

[the rare Beta sarcasm...she turns her head, surprised, before smiling again.]

Might get an answer wrong if you have braids.

Or maybe it is the hair that holds the power.

[ twist twist twist ]

Then they could have let you grow it out, and let you take Nemesis on.

Too much risk I'd become you and ruin everything for them.

Pulling wires out of your quarters to make a bowstring. Coming after them with a weapon in no time.

It would have been satisfying. Still, I might not have gotten to meet you. I wouldn't trade that for anything.

The Odyssey still would have reached Earth, wouldn't it?

Unless my ultra-powerful hair comes with knowledge of surviving in the woods, there's still the landing and serving the wilds part.

APOLLO had to have some data to help, if you get full access. I doubt the old ones started out with machines to do everything for them.

How long do you think it'd have taken the rumors to get back to you? That I was around.

Uh, it - depends.

[If she was still in Nora lands, maybe never.]

Give it a few weeks.

Just as long as I don't start getting called Savior... That'd be weird.

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