driftfleet | A month for the salon

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A month for the salon

Who: Biffy and YOU
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Iskaulit at his shop
When: Throughout the month

Broadcast

[Biffy comes on screen with a smile as he nods his head politely. Behind him one can see his lovely looking hair salon...the Maison de la Lune.]

Good evening. Given the fact that we are now in the season of Autumn, I felt that it was time to offer a special at my salon for all who wish to partake.

[He steps aside to wave at the interior behind him. It really is very lovely. Elegant even in the simplicity of it. Biffy had really gone out of his way to make sure that the interior design is very classy indeed.]

For this month, I wish to offer a special on makeovers. This will include a hair styling, as well as a scalp massage and a facial. For those interested in cosmetics, I am pleased to say that I can provide makeup for this as well.

[He turns back to the screen.]

I look forward to your patronage at the Maison de la Lune. Thank you.

Maison de la Lune

[Sure enough Biffy is at his shop a lot more this month. (Please don't mind the evenings he isn't. He's probably down on the planet running with his mate.) And whenever he smells someone approach, he is there to greet them with a smell and an impeccable bow. Here in his shop he isn't a Communications Officer, he isn't an Alpha, he isn't a Lord. Here he is just the humble keeper of this salon who is ready to take care of his customer.

So it is with that bow that he will look up, that twinkle in his pretty blue eyes.]

Good evening. May I offer you some tea and you can tell me how I may serve you this evening?

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[There isn't much for him to do now but relax. It's still a little disconcerting having someone who isn't employed by his pocket spa at his back. His ears twitch whenever Biffy's hands get too close to them or to his neck, but overall Taako's posture is slouched and his eyes hooded as he tries to enjoy his tea. Biffy's hands are steady and the click of the ornaments is methodical.

And there are a lot of ornaments - mostly gold and colored beads woven into his braids. A few miniature star barrettes that hold back a wisps of hair from his face. It should clash, but the way he arranged them made it look deliberate and stylish instead. He knows what he's doing after all.]

Mmhm condition that up, my dude. It shouldn't need much - elven hair is awesome - but a little extra care never hurts.

I would never dream of not conditioning the hair.

[He almost looks insulted at the suggestion that he would do anything but the finest of care for this hair he's in charge of currently.

Still, the ornaments are finally all out and he steps to the side.]

If you will come with me to my other chair?

Oh, I'm not saying you wouldn't - don't misunderstand me. I'm saying you'll be surprised at how little you'll need.

[He uncrosses his legs and stands, sliding out of the chair with ease. Then he follows Biffy to the salon chair.]

I've heard you guys have a lot of elves here though - are you familiar with any of 'em?

That was before my time I think. If any are still here then I haven't met them personally.

[This is officially his first.

Helping him to lean back, he gathers all the hair into the bowl and starts to wash the long strands. He even makes sure to give him a proper scalp massage as he does.]

So this is my first experience with Elven hair.

Not surprised. Even if they are here, some elves can be pretty reclusive.

[The asshole ones, at least. It's not unheard of on Faerun even where elves and half-elves are everywhere. There are always that subset that decided they were better than everyone else and just--- ohhhhhhhh. Taako lets out a sigh of contentment as Biffy gives him the massage, closing his eyes.]

Glad I could be your first.

[Heheh.]

I will have to keep that in mind.

[He laughs softly as he works the shampoo slowly through all of that hair before rinsing it free. Then it's an oil treatment that he also massages into every strand as well as Taako's scalp.]

You are not the only one who will find your kind to not be as prominent here though. I know of only two others who are my kind here. One of which it is probably for the best if I don't interact with.

["My kind?" That's....weird. He could have sworn the guy looked human. Taako raised an eyebrow and opened one eye to look back at Biffy.]

Could've sworn that humans were everywhere here, so consider my curiosity piqued. What're you that there's only three of you on this floating junk heap?

I am a werewolf.

[He tips his head down toward him before rinsing the oil from his hair, making sure that it is thorough rinsed so there won't be any oily residue left behind.]

[Wait. ....Wait. Like an honest to the gods werewolf? Transforming into a beast when the moon is full?]

No shit?

[He certainly wasn't expecting someone like that to show up, or to be the owner of a salon. Then again, in all his adventures, he'd never run into a werewolf before so maybe a lot of them ran salons and there was a whole werewolf mafia running beauty parlors across the world.]

That's cool. Sorry there's only three of you though. Not quite enough to make a pack, huh?

[He politely ignores the swearing.]

I am indeed.

[He helps him to sit up and carefully works the excess water out before gently towel drying his hair some and even wrapping it up so it won't drip needlessly all over as he walks him back to the other chair.]

I have a pack. One of the people here is my mate and is already a member. I had an unfortunate incident with the other werewolf here and it is for the best if we avoid each other.

Well, dump. That sucks.

[With his hair finished, Taako slips out of the chair and follows along to the next station. He's all ears for this particular gossip though and as he settles into the chair, he glances back at Biffy.]

They from a different pack from yours or just the general territorial tiffs that come along with being an apex predator?

Where I am from, females are also Alpha. When I met her I wasn't able to tell if she wanted to fight me for my territory and she gave a great deal of mixed signals. I prefer to avoid conflict so I feel it is for the best that I just avoid her now.

[He towels the hair a little more before he starts clipping it into sections to make drying faster.]

So...did that happen here or back home?

[He'd think if someone wants to get territory, they'd just slug it out and get it over with. Sloane had nooo problem nearly murdering the shit out of them. Even Killian tried to kill them once.]

Because...why not just talk to her? If you don't know if she actually wants to fight you or not.

Here. I don't believe she's from my world.

[A pause and then...]

Also I was unable to talk at the time. My augment glitched and I was stuck in wolf form.

Ohhhhh, yeah that would make it hard.

[Although weird? He thought werewolves could still talk when they were transformed. Then again, he'd never met one until now so who he is to talk like an expert?]

So holy shit, there's werewolves from two different worlds? That's gotta be a headtrip.

For me it's more just a headache. Especially since she isn't a member of my pack.

[Which just makes things complicated. Hence why he's chosen to simply avoid her entirely.

With expert ease, he starts using a curling iron to start adding just a bit of wave to these long tresses. Nothing too dramatic. That will come later.]

Far be it for me to give advice on trusting people, my dude, but would it be bad? I mean, there's only three of--

[He pauses and then laughs.]

No, wait. Scratch that. I just listened to myself and that's dumb. It's not like I'm going to go buddy up to the other elves just because. [Pffft, elves.]

So, your mate? What're they like? Dish the deets - I love hearing people talk about their partners.

[He laughs softly.]

You have my thanks for your understand.

[And he will leave it at that. And suddenly give the reflection the biggest smile. You want to hear about Lyall? He will tell you all about Lyall.]

He is a member of my pack as well as my Beta. Though his appearance leans towards fading into the background he is the most impeccable dresser. Clearly being smartly dressed is just meant to go with his wonderfully intelligent mind. Of course, he can have quite the tongue to him. In more ways than one. Though you are only to see it in conversation.

His name is Lyall and he one of the most loyal people I have ever met. And with a good heart willing to do what he needs to in order to protect that which he loves. Actually, we're engaged now. Currently there is no date set but once there is a decent looking planet we hope to be married on the surface.

[Aha, there's the smile of someone who likes to gush. Taako sits and politely folds his hands in his lap as he listens - definitely the gushing of someone totally smitten. It's cute, really, but not something Taako can really empathize with. He's never been close enough to anyone to talk like this.]

Well, congratulations on the engagement, my man. If you need someone to do catering once we're on a world that isn't a bunch of trash, you just let me know.

[Because catering a werewolf wedding? Fuck yeah that would be awesome on his resume.]

So~ How did you meet?

I sometimes had to interact with the local werewolf pack when I was still human and he was the Beta for the pack. So I ended up interacting with him a great deal. It wasn't anything special really and honestly I was somewhat attached to someone else at the time.

[As for the catering...]

I would be glad to have someone take care of our catering though. Do you mind if I request some more unique dishes for my mate and myself? Everything else can be whatever you see fit. It's simply that Lyall and I do best with raw meat.

Turned out pretty special in the end though, huh? How'd you go from Werewolf Liaison to head of the pack though? That seems like a story.

[Especially since he just mentioned being human up until then.]

And if it's your special day, I'll of course work with you to create a menu that suits your tastes. Raw meat dishes are...a new one, sure, but I can work with it.

It's a long story and perhaps not one to talk about when we've only just met. However, some decisions had to be made that meant I had to become a werewolf. Recently the pack Alpha had to step down and I took his place.

[Which is the most polite way of saying that he was almost killed and had the choice over becoming a vampire stolen from him to become a werewolf instead and that the pack Alpha started going mad and had to retire to keep that from happening and so Biffy took over the pack and...

Yeah. Not a conversation to be had with someone you just met.

The last of the hair is now dry and curled and Biffy's clever fingers are now working on pinning it back for the time being.]

May I have you lean back please? I'd like to do more for your facial before I finish with your hair so I don't make a mess of the work.

[Mm, sounds like a story indeed, but if Biffy doesn't want to talk details, he isn't one to push. He knows if the roles were reversed? He wouldn't have even said as much as Biffy had. So he simply does as requested and leans back a little.

This has honestly been the nicest day he's had here, minus the ever present fear of having a werewolf right there. But he's befriended bugbears, so why not werewolves? Biffy seems nicer and less inclined to suplex his ass into a cheering crowd at the drop of a hat, too. ]

Then onto pleasanter topics - if the next planet is nicer than this one? What would your ideal ceremony be like? I'm always down to gossip wedding deets.

My ideal with the conditions we have here?

[After all he can't have his ideal wedding. The rest of his pack isn't here. His son isn't here. Akeldama isn't here. There are so many that can't come to the wedding.]

A small but intimate ceremony surrounded by nature. A formal affair to show our elegance but with something of a relaxed atmosphere so that everyone knows this is a celebration.

[He starts gently massaging a scrub onto Taako's face as he talks.]

I would love to see a banquet for all my guests to eat at and perhaps even beautiful lights all around to fill the night air. I feel it would add something of a magical atmosphere to everything. Really it would just be our closest friends from the Fleet there as well as anyone helping us. I would like to be able to have even more details solidified such as cloth and materials but alas we must make do with what we can find instead.

[So outdoor formal? Yeah, that sounds about right for a pair of werewolves. He isn't a wedding planner by any means, but if it's a matter of materials? Well, he could help with that if he was so inclined. He waits until there's a lull in the facial scrub to talk.]

Depending on the type of cloth and given enough time, transmutation can get you what you want easy enough.

How many guests are you planning on?

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