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[idealistic]

"Hey, this is Lloyd! Sorry I didn't catch this; just leave me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible!"

"...Did I do it ri--" -click-


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[wilder]

[Kaneis does listen. Even as he regrets saying anything and almost hopes the floor would open up and swallow him- he does listen. The words are cajoling- he truly hopes they're true. Not just about hair but...well, other things. That he was allowed to choose how to live his own life.]

[Though...how he'd go about and do that, he...isn't really sure. His decisions tended to be bad ones, from his experience.]

[Still, he's not the best at responding to emotional moments- especially emotional moments directed towards him. So he shifts a little in his seat and tries to say lightly]

Jeez...did you really have to throw a vow at me?

[No, that didn't come out right. He shakes his head]

Right, okay. I get it. I gotta live my own life. [Second...life...] What...ever that means.

[idealistic]

[ he can't help it; at Kaneis's little comment at the vow, he wrinkles his nose. they're valuable lessons, far more agreeable than the stupid church rules! he could stand to know a couple!

but he calms down soon enough, his smile returning. he can only imagine how hard it must be for Kaneis to adjust to a life of real freedom after be stuck in a strict system for so long. even so, he has faith that Kaneis will overcome it and become his own person with his own rules. he's seen it be done countless times, and Kaneis is no exception. ]

You'll figure it out. You just gotta take it one step at a time.

Besides, it's not like you're alone in this. You've got me and everyone on the Wonderduck backing you up. [ i mean unless he WANTS to be alone, but that'd just be depressing. ]

[wilder]

[Sorry Lloyd, those vows are way too cheesy for his liking. Even if he can see the sense in a number of them...so uncool.]

Heh. You might wanna check with the others first before speaking for them there.

[Though okay he probably knows Flora would agree to something like that because...fairies do crap like that. Maybe Cole, who knows]

But...thanks.

[A thought occurs to him, and in an attempt to lighten the mood he'll make a light joke- ready to move on from the heavy stuff]

Jeez though, but if we'd been more mindful of our ratings we could've done this like...on a cliffside at sunset where I slice off my hair. Not...at a diner over a basket of fries. [a beat] I can try some, right?

[He's seen them before, but he's never gotten to try fries. His roommates usually ate them all]

[idealistic]

[ if he wad trying to lighten the mood, then he was definitely successful: Lloyd snorts in response to the imagery that popped up in his head. jeez, so cheesy. good thing he wasn't drinking anything then, otherwise it would have been all over their food. ]

You dork. Help yourself, man.

[ he pushes the basket forward, leaving it at the center of the table so that they could share. ]

I'm pretty sure they'll agree with me, anyway. You're a big deal to all of us.

[ at least, that's what he believes. there's no doubt in it, though: Lloyd knows that the Wonderduck's been pretty tightly knit, even with Cole's recent arrival. if anything, there isn't any strain between the crew, none that he can immediately recognize, and that's good enough for Lloyd.

he reaches over to grab a fry, biting a piece off before speaking up again. ]

If it makes you feel better, though, we can look for a cliff after we're done and you can do that hair-slicing thing then.

[wilder]

[oh good. He reaches over to the fries to grab one.]

Heh...well, I guess you guys do kinda need me to make sure the ship doesn't crash.

[He's not really sure he's ready to accept the idea they are just all friends or whatever. TOO MUCH TOO SOON. But he was halfway into biting into a fry when Lloyd says that last bit]

- Wait. You serious?

[idealistic]

[ he is dead serious. ]

You said you wanted to cut your hair, right?

[ he's not trying to put words in his mouth; Lloyd knows that Kaneis had asked the question in a hypothetical sense. but a change would be good for him, especially if it helps him to move forward and live his new life. Lloyd's not trying to force him into anything. he's just giving him a little push in the right direction. ]

[wilder]

Yeah, I did...

[His tone is a bit on the cautious side. Not that he thinks Lloyd is forcing him. Just because you know- it was a cheesy, half-joking suggestion. One he didn't think Lloyd would actually go along with]

[idealistic]

So why not? It's kind of a weird way to do it, but if it works, then do it.

[ please stop him, he didn't catch onto the "half-joking" bit and he's taking this all too literally. ]

[wilder]

....You know what? You're right, why not? [There's an amused sound as he shakes his head] It'll take years for my hair to grow this long again. If I'm gonna cut it, I might as well go all out and be dramatic about it! Right?

[idealistic]

Right! [ THAT'S THE SPIRIT.

though he has no idea why he needs to be so dramatic about it, but w/e. ]

So we've got our plan, right: finish up here and then we'll find a good enough cliff for the haircut of a lifetime!

[wilder]

[The short answer is that your crewmate is a nerd that's read one too many books with this dramatic moments like this. Plus hey, yeah, a way to move on. Might as well go all out]

[He laughs. Yes. That's an actual laugh.]

I don't know about the haircut of a lifetime, Lloyd. We are just doing it with a knife.

But hey, whatever. If it looks like crap, there's that salon that opened up on the Three Twins.

[idealistic]

[ WELL he's glad that he got an actual laugh out of Kaneis, though he doesn't say anything and just rolls with it. ]

Someone opened a salon?

[ talk about convenient. guess who's been keeping up with the times (NOT THIS GUY). ] I guess that could help. Cutting your hair with a knife and making it look good's kinda hard.

[ it sounds as though he speaks from experience... ]

[wilder]

Yeah. There's a tailor too. Do you check the network?

[WAY TO KEEP UP WITH THINGS MAN]

...Lloyd- have you cut your hair with a knife before?

[idealistic]

Of course! I just... didn't really check it 'til now.

[ there's a small moment where he gets a little huffy, but that disappears soon enough as Lloyd reaches over for another fry as he answers Kaneis's second question a little too easily. ]

But yeah, a few times. I usually used the sharpest one I could find if I couldn't find the shears.

[ THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING... ]

[wilder]

Which means you normally don't check it.

[Who are you even fooling Lloyd, gosh. And wow Lloyd...wow]

That...explains a lot about your hair.

[idealistic]

What's that supposed to mean?

[ first his clothes and now his hair, are you trying to say something Kaneis ]

[wilder]

[Well he's not sure there's an even lock on that head of yours for instance]

Ahaha- nothing, nothing!

[Reaching for another fry!]

[idealistic]

[ pulls the basket away from his reach

TAKE THAT PUNK ]

[wilder]

[!!!]

Whoa- hey! C'mon! Don't be like that!

[idealistic]

Then quit making fun of my hair!

[ is he pouting

he is totally pouting. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH HIS HAIR GOD ]

[wilder]

[He groans]

Okay, okay! Your hair is fine! Happy?

[idealistic]

[ he doesn't say or do anything in response for a moment, but eventually he will slooooowly push the basket back towards the center. ]

[wilder]

[Oh thank goodness. He gives a relieved sound before he reaches over to grab a fry] Thank you.

[And then of course he mutters to himself as he bites into another fry] And here I thought you didn't care about your appearance.