[7rings] catchall for douman

[shiftingwinds]

i'll make this pretty later

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[commedia]

The world is built on selfish wishes and dreams, Qingxuan.

[A light laugh.]

Is it wrong, to want to find a way to fix things?

[shiftingwinds]

...I don't think it's wrong, no...

[but it still feels selfish to her. is she fixing it to make things better for ming yi, or to make herself feel less guilty?

...she doesn't know.]

[commedia]

Then you should not wallow in suffering, hm, hm.

[Even though they know perfectly well that she will.]

[Unfortunately, all they care to do is tip the scales, and see more conflict be brought into the world, even as they say, softly:]

I don't like it when you suffer.

[shiftingwinds]

...

[quietly:]

Thank you for saying that, Douman.

[commedia]

[They just hold her like that, for the moment.]

[Is there sympathy in this? Can a being like him understand that?]

[Is this truly a gesture to comfort, or more a gesture of a monster who sees suffering, and wants to keep it close, as something they know all too well?]

[...]

[They murmur quietly.]

Ah, Qingxuan. Its your turn. I have hair to spare, ahaha.

[shiftingwinds]

[the world may never know!

shi qingxuan certainly won't. she takes comfort from it, though, and after taking a breath, she smiles.]

Right. I can't wait to work with it.

[it will be nice, she thinks, to have something to do with her hands - something to focus on. she shifts a little so that she can grab the hairbrush, then turns.


crystal are they still wearing the bells in their hair.]

[commedia]

Same here.

[And yes, indeed they do still have the bells! Jingly. Douman folds their hands in their lap, closing their eyes with their back to SQX.]

[shiftingwinds]

[she picks up the brush and -

pauses, before lightly nudging one of the bells. jingle.]

Is it okay if I take these out? I'll put them back - but your hair will be easier to brush if they won't get caught on it.

[commedia]

Of course. Do with them what you like.

[They are removable, the little jingly things.]

[shiftingwinds]

[she starts to remove them, then! very gently, and she'll set them aside within easy reach. once they're out of their hair, she'll pick up the hairbrush and start brushing, equally gently.]

Usually I see you with your hair down... do you prefer it that way?

[commedia]

[They hum as the brush moves through their hair. Their weird two-toned, two-styled hair.]

I do, I do...it just feels natural to me.

[Plus, its just...a lot of hair. Sometimes they can't be bothered.]

[shiftingwinds]

[hopefully it is not tangled, at least]

I suppose that's fair enough.

[she hums, continuing to work the brush through their copious amounts of hair.]

[commedia]

[It is not! The power of fate/ bs anime hair.]

Haha. I don't think I've ever had it short.

[No e-boy haircuts in their lifetime.]

[shiftingwinds]

[kaz died too soon... douman could have had an e-boy haircut here too...]

You're lucky! A lot of people would struggle to take care of this much hair, but yours is really beautiful.

[she runs a hand through their hair. see? no tangles. lovely.]

[commedia]

[rip e-boy haircut possibility...]

Aha, thank you. Believe me, it takes more work than you think!

[Another light laugh.]

Your touch is so nice, Qingxuan.

[shiftingwinds]

[douman is getting sqx's male hairstyle. mostly down, partly up. it'll take some time, though.

for now, she'll just keep playing with their hair.]

Ahaha, is that so? I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.

[commedia]

Of course I am. I always do, with you. Ahaha.

[Yes, please make them look pretty instead of jester-like, SQX!]

[shiftingwinds]

[they'll be the prettiest jester!!

anyway, brushing out some parts of their hair, then gathering it up to tie it off...]

...that's really nice to hear, you know.

[commedia]

It's true! I always feel very comfortable around you, hm.

[SQX is just shaped like a Friend.]

[shiftingwinds]

[hm.

she smiles, and then brushes some of their hair over their shoulder so that it rests on their front. then, she picks up the jingle bells to start reattaching them.]

Look his way, please? I'd like to put some of these on the parts in front.

[commedia]

Alright.

[They turn, glancing at her with a smile.]

Haha, reusing them...how creative.

[shiftingwinds]

[she smiles back and attaches the bells to the end of the front locks of hair!]

...there! It looks quite nice on you, if I do say so myself.

[commedia]

Oh.

[They lift a finger to play with one of the bells. Jingle, jingle, jingle.]

How very nice! Ah, I want to see how I look in a mirror...I bet its beautiful.

[shiftingwinds]

[she gets up and holds out a hand to help them up!!]

There's a mirror in the bathroom, come on, you can go and look.

[commedia]

Let's look together.

[Just holding her hand to pull her along!]

Ah, look at you. You're even prettier than ever.