assorted non-canon and AU threads

[aesculapian]

who wants delicious post-forest terribleness

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[miraculess]

[ ...oh. that's. well—

"You're welcome ... ?"

...well played. ]

You had no reason to. It isn't as though my partner is shy about it...

[rootless]

[he is hot and very scars, if they're looking. finishes undressing pretty fast and slides into the water, but doesn't hide, letting himself adjust to the temperature slowly.]

It's just not something I think about, I guess.

[miraculess]

[ if they're looking? ...rather, if Lilith's looking. the serpent is mostly just seeing, which is a different thing entirely.

...going entirely underwater for as long as she can stand to make herself, both to make herself stop gawking and also because getting her hair clean under the skull is an Adventure that requires thorough soaking. when she comes up: ]

Some people don't. It's somewhat cultural, in my experience.

[rootless]

[by the time she comes back up he's starting to wet his hair, in waist deep.]

Maybe? I don't... remember much, so I couldn't say.

[miraculess]

[ with kind of wry amusement ]

That tends to be one of the things that doesn't require actual memory to stick. ...Thankfully, for those of us who are body shy. I'm not sure I could handle that many people running around naked.

[rootless]

[after starting to deal with his hair, pretty much immediately stops trying to deal with it, instead focusing on scrubbing blood off his skin.]

It's too much exposure to the environment, even if you aren't shy, just running around naked...

[miraculess]

[ traumatic flashbacks to Jyacinth ]

...that depends on the person.

[rootless]

...Yeah. I guess. If they've got fur or something, clothes wouldn't really be necessary...

[miraculess]

Some are just more durable than others, as well.

[ eyeing him... ]

... do you want help with your hair when I'm done?

[rootless]

...If you want, I definitely wouldn't argue.

[miraculess]

It's painful to look at, at the moment, so I rather would.

[ and has nothing to do with the fact that she enjoys playing with hair, or that her snake has been trying to think of ways to get their hands on it for a while. ]

[rootless]

That bad, huh...

I'd appreciate the help.

[it is kind of snarled and out of control, he doesn't remember how to care for so much hair, but he doesn't want to lose it either, so.]

[miraculess]

...I have seen worse... You're welcome, though.

[rootless]

...Thanks.

[miraculess]

[ ... I'M GOING UNDERWATER AGAIN. why is he cute

"He is, isn't he ... ?"

nobody asked you, stop being smug ]

[rootless]

[...waits for her to come back up]

Did I say something?

/2

[aesculapian]

She got embarrassed~ ...

[miraculess]

[ CLAPS HER HANDS OVER HER OWN MOUTH ]

[rootless]

...Should I not thank you?

[miraculess]

[ muffled ]

Nnno it's fine. I'm getting out now.

[rootless]

Okay...

[finally dunks himself, fighting to get all his hair wet.]

[miraculess]

[ climbing out while he does that—

...or, you know, they could have a bathing suit. there is no reason they can't make a bathing suit exist for this, it would make both life in general and dealing with his hair easier. sometimes being an Arbiter's host is really nice EVEN IF THE ARBITER IN QUESTION IS A STEALTH TROLL.

taking care of that and waiting for him to come up before she starts wading over ]

...I'm occasionally bad at accepting thanks, and she enjoys teasing me for it. It really wasn't anything you said.

[rootless]

[STILL STUDIOUSLY NOT LOOKING.]

I'm not good at accepting thanks, so I think I get it a little. I'm glad I didn't do something wrong.

[miraculess]

You didn't. ...You can look now, by the way.

[ she's acquired a lot of ruffles. (in a particular shade of blue, of course. old habits die hard.) she's just as scarred as he is, at least from what he can see that isn't covered. ]

[rootless]

[he doesn't, yet.]

Y'sure?