Wouldn't you like to play and party forever?

[pleasureislanders]

[It's been one week since your arrival to this godforsaken place, and little seems to have changed since then. The doors and windows remain locked, your reluctant host mingles between guests, and nobody has killed each other...yet. It's only a matter of time before someone gives out, though.

What little solace, if any, is that you wake up with several coins on the nightstand next to your bed. Perhaps you should try putting them in that mask in the salon? You might receive some interesting gifts....]

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[nobodylikesyouwhen]

[ Another moment of thought. ]

Okay. Is it... do I have to do anything to it first?

[ She sort of holds some of her hair in a hand, looking at it. Is this genuinely something she's never put actual thought into? Maybe so! ]

[bornforit]

[Leia just smiles. She's not good at peopling, sometimes, not one-on-one like this, but this? This she can do. She scoots around so that she's sitting criss-cross applesauce behind X-23, the scarf still held in her hands.]

Just sit still, and tell me if I pull too hard on your hair, okay?

[And if X-23 has no objections, Leia will start to comb through her hair with her fingers, gently detangling any snags or knots as she goes before approximating a center part from forehead to nape.]

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

[ Well that's... like X-23 keeps her hair in decent shape, but it is very clearly either not a priority or literally no one taught her how to do anything with it! Maybe a little of column a, little of column b, as the genie might say. ]

Okay.

[ But in a rare move for her, X-23 will in fact sit still! But she also apparently has a very generous definition of "too hard," such it is when you're a combat clone assassin and all, not really complaining no matter what. ]

[bornforit]

[Luckily, Leia has seen much, much worse. Her own hair being as long as it is, she's dealt with more than a few snarls in her day. So she gets things parted off as best she can, and then pins one half of X-23's hair away with a spare one from beneath her own braid. She's learned it's wisest to keep a few extras handy.

The left side, she begins to Dutch braid, folding the scarf in half and braiding it in along the way.]

You always wear your hair down, huh?

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

[ She nods, but slightly on account of not really fully understanding what's going on with her hair rn. ]

My mask usually keeps it back if I need it out of my eyes.

[bornforit]

Makes sense.

[Leia pulls strands of hair from X-23's hairline, above her ear, working quickly. Her fingers have done this a thousand times.]

I usually wear my hair in styles like this...it's pretty, but it also keeps my hair away from my face and out of the way.

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

Huh.

[ "Pretty" has never exactly been... something she's thought about, especially in regards to herself? Not to say anything dramatic about her self-image or anything, it's just that she hasn't really had time to think about that. Her appearance, or anyone else's, really. ]

I was never supposed to take my mask off while I was in the field, so no one ever really taught me what to do with my hair.

[bornforit]

Well, that's a shame. You've got really pretty hair, actually.

[She reaches the end of one half of X-23's hair, and begins masterfully braiding it into the other half. As she reaches the other side of her head, Leia has to sit up on her knees to reach properly. When she finishes, she tucks in a couple of strategically-placed pins, and X-23 is left with something like this.

Leia sits back on her heels.]

You should go take a look. Tell me what you think.

1/2

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

I do?

[ Huh. She thinks about that as Leia finishes up, turning it over in her head. Deliberation on the matter of this particular can of worms, though, is interrupted by her hair being finished! She reaches up and gently pokes at it, experimentally. ]

Okay.

[ And she goes to find a mirror or, more realistically, a glass case somewhere! ]

2/2

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

[ Oh. Huh. She actually really... likes it? Much to think about. She smiles, actually smiles, looking at it from a few different angles. And heads back, the smile not quite lasting once she's back in view of Leia, but she's clearly happy with it. ]

I like it.

[bornforit]

Yeah?

[Leia looks...inordinately pleased to hear this.]

I'm glad. It suits you. If...you ever want me to try out something new, or just do this for you again...

[She shrugs one shoulder. Casual.] Just let me know. I'll be here.

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

[ It's good!! X-23's mouth turns in a like. Half-smile. ]

Okay.

[ A beat, and she remembers to add: ]

Thank you.

[bornforit]

No problem. [Leia pulls herself to her feet, hiding a half-smile of her own.]

You should tell me if you pull any other weird stuff out of that mask, okay?