▌ ENTRY: week 1. tuesday. rapunzel.

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[ hey let's do this on a day where people aren't bleeding and/or freezing everywhere

if rapunzel wanders into the wind chamber on tuesday for whatever reason, she'll find 2b reading a book in the common room in relative peace. her pod is next to her, as usual, resting on one of the neon green pieces of furniture. it's almost like she's asking to be bothered! ]

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[hairbrain]

[ it sure it. and rapunzel has a surprise for her!!! as she's already knitted herself matching sweaters for her and pascal, it's given her an idea.... she approaches 2B, hands hidden behind her back. ]

Hiiii, Toobee! What are you reading?

[ rip 2b. rapunzel is very subtle. ]

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[ ... usually she'd snark, but she'll let rapunzel slide. ]

Dazai's book. He let me borrow it last week.

[ she holds up the book, no longer human. ]

[hairbrain]

Oh, I've read that too. It's..... pretty involved.

[ that's a nice way to say depressing. ] How do you find it so far?

[ scooching closer, hands still hidden. susp!!! ]

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... Humans are strange, complex creatures.

[ please don't stab her ]

... What are you doing?

[hairbrain]

They really are. Speeaaaaking of complex....

[ presents matching sweaters for pod and 2b!! they're both silver, like her hair. ]

Surprise!

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[ oh my god? rapunzel you are too good for this world. ]

Are these... for me? —For us?

[hairbrain]

Yes! Do you like them? I figured they'd keep you both warm, and, well..

[ gestures at pascal, who has a matching sweater with rapunzel too. ]

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[ she doesn't even bother to give rapunzel the "actually temperature is irrelevant to me" spiel. she's... honestly touched? ]

... I've never received a gift before.

[hairbrain]

Never? [ don't make her sad, tuba. ] You don't... You didn't get any gifts from your friends back home?

[ that's a bold move, rapunzel, assuming she has friends. ]

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[ that's actually true, what's a friend ]

There was never any reason to give or get gifts. It's... impractical to be materialistic.

[hairbrain]

I happen to think sweaters are very practical in this kind of weather. But.... gifts aren't always about being practical. Sometimes, they're just a nice gesture from a friend.

[ rip. ]

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[ pause ]

You think of me as a friend?

[hairbrain]

Of course!

[ now time to execute her. ] I'm sure Pascal does, too.

[ pascal gives a single, stoic nod. but maybe he's just being polite. ]

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. . .

You're too kind, Rapunzel.

[hairbrain]

I don't know, Toobee, I think you're very kind too. You're looking after Pod, right? And you appreciate Pascal.

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[ a quick correction: ] Pod looks after me.

[ ... but then she becomes somber again. ]

I don't know if I'm worthy of kindness.

[hairbrain]

Well, I'm sure it goes both ways. And... you appreciate Pod.

[ rapunzel, disney princess that she is, just gives 2b a perplexed look. ]

Why wouldn't you be?