[ AUDIENCE: LALLI HOTAKAINEN ]

[dormheads]

Comments

[silentscout]

No?

Are you saying MY hair looks stupid?

[Since he just said they look alike.]

[darksubverted]

No! I'm asking you if mine does. On me.

[silentscout]

I don't think so. It actually looks very soft and fluffy.

[darksubverted]

Soft and fluffy, huh. Are you confusing me with sheep?

[silentscout]

There's no sheep here so you can't be a sheep.

[darksubverted]

Haha. You're right.

You can come look at it if you wanted.

[silentscout]

Okay.

[He's also at the meme wedding so he just. Wanders over to Riku. Hi there.]

...still looks soft.

[darksubverted]

[Lalli texting friends from across the room three feet away.]

Beau wanted to style it, I guess. You can touch it.

[silentscout]

[That's how he be.

He's also going to take that offer and reach up to pat Riku's hair. Pat pat pat, he's messing with the style a bit.]

She did a good job. It does look good on you.

[darksubverted]

[He'll bend a bit at the shoulders to let Lalli pet the hair. It's fluffy and soft, yes.]

Thanks. I was a little worried. Not because I didn't trust her, but I didn't know if it would look weird.

[silentscout]

[Fluffy! He only toys with it for a couple more seconds before pulling away.]

It's not weird at all. Different, but not weird.

[darksubverted]

[He will straighten back up.]

Different... isn't bad. When making a change, I just thought it seemed easiest to start simple. It's... faster to wash?

[He's trying his damnedest to make it not sound so stupid to be like "oh, yeah, I'm trying to get over myself, so why not whack some hair off." But his brain supplies the, Nice job, loser for him.]

[silentscout]

[He is! Frowning at that thought!]

You're not a loser, Riku. And this is a good change for you.

[darksubverted]

[SCREAM. HIS THOUGHTS. He turns red in the face.]

No--I... Um. I know.

[silentscout]

...why is your face red now?

[Does Riku need reassurance? Does he need positive vibes?]

[darksubverted]

It's not!

[He reaches up to--feel it? That won't tell him it's red, but he can feel it's warm. GOD. He hates it here.]

I'm just... I'm just a little warm is all. It's summer.

[silentscout]

You're lying.

[>T It's not that warm Riku.]

I don't know why you're doubting yourself. You're a competent person and a good friend. That's what matters.

[darksubverted]

[Aaaaaaaaaaaa.]

...I know. [He sound scolded.] Thanks... I just can't help thinking things sometimes.

[A recovering emo.]

[silentscout]

[Recovering emo buddies!]

Oh. You get thoughts like that too?

[darksubverted]

More than you think.

[Recovering emo buddies!

Lalli got Fall Dorm because of depression.]

[silentscout]

[HE SURE DID...thanks Riku.]

Then I should tell you that you shouldn't listen to those thoughts. Nothing good comes from it. In fact people will probably yell at you about it.

[darksubverted]

[DON'T SAY THANKS.]

Yeah, I can see that. [A playfully pointed look at Lalli.] Does that mean you're going to do the same?

[silentscout]

["Thanks Riku" in the Thanks Obama voice.]

Don't have to. You and I understand each other now, so we don't have to say anything.

[He seems satisfied with that too? Understanding without long-winded conversations is nice.]

[darksubverted]

[This is so funny, ahhhhh. Thank god that doesn't transport away from his mind, he'd look like an asshole even though he thinks it's endearing, not stupid.]

I guess you're right. Friends do understand you when you sometimes don't even understand yourself.

[silentscout]

Mhmm.

[He reaches out, this time stretching up to mess up Riku's hair on purpose.]

I'll be there for you, okay? Even when things get difficult or weird.

[Or when memories start to fade.]