enchanted forest . mingle

[misconceived]

WHO Forest planet occupants!
BROADCAST N/A
ACTION Enchanted Forest / Spa Time
WHEN Upon reaching the system (Jan. 4) to leaving it (Jan. 31)

[ It's another day, another planet for the Drift Fleet to explore. Whether it be relaxing in the landing field, checking out the spa (and subsequently getting urged to enter the woods), or taking on the Enchanted Forest's game, there's enough to do for stir-crazy Fleet members.

Just remember one thing: make it look good. ]

Comments

[ino]

This one is just right, I think.

[ she stretches her arms above her head, before sinking in just far enough so her chin is touching the water ]

Tell me about it! I'm sick of all these cold planets, cold food, cold water ...

[catamite]

I guess I'm not used to it. It gets cold back home, but not... all the time like this.

[he reaches to scoop the bottles closer to his edge of the pool once he's settled, lining them up one by one.]

...And I don't know if you're actually supposed to use this stuff in the springs out here, but... I guess it's not like there's anybody here to stop us.

[ino]

It's always warm where I come from. [ she pauses ] That kind of weather just reminds me how far away from it I am.

[ ... well, that was a bit heavy, but -- nel, you're so cute with all your bottles ]

You're right, I don't think anybody's going to stop you.

[catamite]

[he's actually a surprisingly good listener when he's got the focus for it. so, he doesn't miss that bit of heaviness--though he does act as though it never happened.

he just shoots her a smile from the side.]

--Oh hey, you're blonde.

[and he plucks one certain bottle from the rest and offers it out to her.]

This stuff says it's just for blonde hair. You want to try it?

[ino]

[ she blinks, holding a hand out curiously ]

Sure, why not. Can't be any worse for my hair than the unlabeled soap on the ship.

[catamite]

Ugh, that stuff is awful. I mean... I'm used to junky stuff, but that soap still makes my hair feel like straw.

[and the little bottle doesn't seem to be shampoo exactly. maybe something more like a leave-in conditioner. it claims to soften and brighten blonde hair, but might just make it smell nice.]

[ino]

Tell me about it ...

[ sniffing the product before putting a little on her hand to investigate. ]

Hmm ... I think it's conditioner?

[catamite]

[it's probably pretty cheap crap by conventional standards, but it's better than the stuff on the ships.]

I hope it's good. I was going to try it, but I still have dye and stuff in my hair, so... I didn't know if it would work right or not.

[ino]

[ looks up from the conditioner ]

Oh? I didn't realize that wasn't your natural color.

[catamite]

Well, like... this part is. [he says, picking at the part of his hair that is dirty blonde and grown out way too far to be considered 'roots' anymore]

But all this reddish, orangish stuff is dyed.

[ino]

... Oh!

[ AWKWARD. Theres a moment where she's kind of judging him, but then she remembers that it's not like they had access to those resources ... ]

Do you think you'll try to dye it again? They probably have something you can use on this planet ...

[catamite]

[that judgement is not entirely unwarranted. his hair has been in serious need for a re-dye long before this...]

Oh, I'd love to dye it again. And I've been looking for something to color it with? But I haven't found anything so far.

...Also, I have no idea what color I'd dye it yet.

[ino]

Nothing, huh? You'd think a spa would have something ...

[ she'll dunk her hair into the water and start putting in that conditioner. why not. it can only help at this point ]

Not the same color you had? Mm ... what about blue?

[catamite]

[the conditioner seems to have held up just fine to time and neglect, and actually smells pretty great--like flowers and not Floot Loops at all.]

Oh, I really liked blue. But when it starts fading it gets, like... all green and kind of gross-looking.

[ino]

Is that right ... that's probably a bad choice, then.

Well -- what about something dramatic, like black?

[catamite]

Oh! I've done black before, too. ...But it makes me look short.

[says the guy who's already like five-foot-four.]

[ino]

[ and that's exactly why she's laughing ]

Short? I think it would really bring out your eyes.

[catamite]

Oh... you think so?

[aw, taking that right to heart. and he compulsively fidgets with his bangs a little.]

That's what I'd been hoping for, but I never knew if it worked or not. Everybody'd just said I looked small.

[ino]

Well ... it probably doesn't help that you're on the shorter side for a guy ...

Either way, just because you look small doesn't mean you have to act like it. A little confidence goes a lot further than a few inches!

[ she can say that, she's short too ]

[catamite]

[he laughs... like that was meant to be a joke.]

Ha, yeah. I'll just talk louder and stand up straighter and everybody will take me seriously.

[full of lighthearted sarcasm because he totally does think that she's joking.]