Rebel 26 [Action!]

[not_meatbuns]

[After a long recovery period and reading every single book in the house several times over, Litchi is finally back on her feet. She's still a little slow, but her cough is gone and her strength is mostly returned. So how best to celebrate?

A trip to the bar, of course.

Hey, she's missed the company. Really. Totally not just a boozehound.

So here she is, perched on a bar stool, cheerily nursing away at a margarita. She may look sweet and innocent, but there is imminent danger. Anyone who knows her well enough is bound to know, but... dare you approach and brave the risk of cosplay?]

[[ooc: Thread with Goroh chronologically goes first, but after that, feel free to come along and be pestered in some fashion! :D]]

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[not_meatbuns]

Yes, thank you, Mr. Goroh~

[She'll just cheerily drink half that glass down in one shot before getting back to work on his hair. French braid. Yes. ♥]

[hageshii]

No problem.

[Braiding. Yay. But with that much tequila...]

So, lost to that same power, right? How'd that go for him?

[not_meatbuns]

[You'll love it, Goroh. How can you not love a pink ribbon braided into your hair?]

Just like I said... he lost himself. He lost everything. His mind, his body, even just being able to speak... it's all gone.

[Oops, hit a snag.] Sorry. I've been trying to find a cure for him ever since.

[hageshii]

[He'll find a way not to love it. Also-]

Ow! Watch it back there. [Maybe she should have a comb or something.] A cure? [Making a guess now, to something she asked him so many months ago.] For the black squigglies, right?

[not_meatbuns]

Sorry, there was just this knot...

[She blinks, a little surprised that he knew the phrase, before remembering that she did bring it up some months ago. Not to mention how often Tao throws around stories of "The Squiggly." She recovers from the momentary pause in braiding fairly quickly, though.] Ah... yes, that's it exactly. I'm still sure there must be a way to reverse the effect; I just haven't found it yet.

[hageshii]

But you tried to do the same thing to yourself. [Which frankly... doesn't surprise him. Although it explains a lot. Just one ridiculous aspect about this woman.] This Lotte guy. Why do you care so much?

[not_meatbuns]

[A fairly deep blush creeps across Litchi's cheeks.] Because with how much time I spent with him, I really should have noticed sooner and tried harder to stop him. Not to mention the last time I spoke to him, we were arguing...

[hageshii]

[He can't see the blush, but he can pick up enough from her tone. It isn't hard to figure it out.]

You're in love with him.

[not_meatbuns]

[Absently toying with the end of the braid, she nods.]

...I'd be lying if I said I wasn't.

[hageshii]

[...]

And not likely to change any time soon.

[not_meatbuns]

I'm not sure. To be honest, sometimes, I really do wish I could put it all behind me, but... as long as it's been, I still feel the same way about him.

[Soft, mirthless laugh.] ...It's a little ridiculous, I know.

[hageshii]

You're stubborn about those kind of things.

[He grunts, not too happily, but refills her glass.]

Hey, look over there. Is that Dave coming in?

[not_meatbuns]

[Litchi perks up a bit. David! If David is here, then there's a chance he'll play a song and that is just what this place needs. She's all but climbing over Goroh's shoulder both to get a better view and to also reach her glass.]

Is he? We should call him over here~

[hageshii]

You go over there without me. I'm not going anywhere.

[And if he does... well, not like she'll notice.]

[not_meatbuns]

Okay, but you stay right here~

[She is not done with your hair yet, Goroh! But she'll go harass the living hell out of Dave for now. ♥]