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[wilder]

[Filtered from Seles]

[A rare video feed from Kaneis comes on, partly because one of his roommates had to turn on the tablet. It becomes quickly apparently why- it seems his hands and locks of his hair are tangled up with strips of brightly colored leopard print duct tape. Someone attempted to do home repairs when they knew absolutely nothing about home repair. The background shows one giant hole in the wall about six inches in diameter, just to give you an idea. Allen is next to him, trying to get some of the duct tape off]

Okay okay- I'll ask! Just get me outta this stuff!

[He gives a huff and looks at the camera. He looks rather disgruntled]

Say, does anyone out there know where a person can get a couch? Ours kinda...got wrecked the other day and we can't fix it.

Oh and, stuff to seal up holes in the wall? That'd be good too.

Thanks in- [And then he YELLS "OW" as Allen his roommate pulls a piece out of his hair not so gently]

ALLEN! THAT WAS MY HAIR!

[Transmission end!]

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[flashmaiden]

[She shakes her head, smiling while she continues to work.]

It's fine. You know, it's funny, I always thought this sort of thing would happen to Sophie instead. [She giggles softly.] I'm always pulling twigs and stuff out of her pigtails, it's almost a full-time job.

[wilder]

Heh heh, yeah I remember having doing that.... [before Cheria got here anyway] It's amazing what gets caught up in there-

[Though oh yeah, he probably shouldn't talk right now]

- Though this isn't a normal occurrence or me! I'm very good at looking after my hair.

[flashmaiden]

[Bonding over Sophie's nightmare pigtails.]

Mm! It always looks good, so I was surprised when I saw it like this. You'll probably need to trim the ends after I'm done, though.

[wilder]

That's fine...as long as I don't have to cut it all off I don't mind a trim.

[flashmaiden]

It should be fine. Aside from a little residue, this is mostly getting rid of it. A bath will probably get rid of the last of it. I can't believe you let Allen try ripping it out like that!

[wilder]

Oh that's good, haha. You're one fine miracle worker, Cheria!

And hey- he offered! Though in retrospect..that probably should have been the first clue not to do it.

[flashmaiden]

[She laughs lightly, shaking her head.]

I don't think I'm anything like that. I'm just used to taking care of my own hair, you know? It can be pretty hard to get slime out of it after a battle.

Hey... Do you and Allen not get along? I thought you were friends, but... it seems really strained.

[wilder]

Nope sorry, firmly convinced you're a miracle worker.

Allen and me? [a pause as he thinks how to phrase it since "he's an idiot" wouldn't go over well with Cheria probably] Well we just...don't see eye to eye very much.

[flashmaiden]

[Probably not too well, though she's called Asbel stupid on more than one occasion. For her it's usually because of an emotional outburst, though. She's quiet for a few minutes after he answers, staring down at her work.]

...Asbel and I were like that for a while. [Implying they still aren't hahaha good one Cheria.] But it's not good to fight like that all the time. You're roommates, so you should be able to rely on each other more.

[wilder]

[His arms uncross and cross again while waiting for her response, other than holding still. He makes a slight 'tt' noise with his tongue when she does speak]

It's not like I'd leave him hanging or something. [Most likely anyway. It'd depend on the situation really] I don't even think he's a bad person. But getting along all the time? Easier said than done.

I...do try to make sure Sophie doesn't see any of our bigger fights though. [Yes honestly that was just minimal bickering for them]

[flashmaiden]

You should at least try to get along better, even if it's just for Sophie's sake. She doesn't like to see people fight. [She's been there, done that, and ended up with a friendship pact out of it.]

I know personalities don't always go together well, but it's worth trying to compromise, at least.

[wilder]

I know, but Allen doesn't compromise, that's part of the problem. He always goes with what he wants, no matter what. What am I supposed to do about that?

[flashmaiden]

And you do?

[She sounds doubtful.]

If there's a problem with compromising, then talk to him about it. It's better than fighting, alright? You're never going to see eye to eye if all you do is yell at each other all the time.

[wilder]

[He shoots her a look] Yes, I'm capable of them.

[His entire life has been about compromises, ones where he ended up getting the short end most of the time. But he lets out a little sigh. He feels tired and like he knows how to "talk things out" with a kid as stubborn as Allen. ]

Look, I get what you're saying- I do. I just really don't think he'd listen to me.

But I'll try really hard not to fight in front of Sophie anymore, okay?

[flashmaiden]

[She doesn't know that because you won't give her your game script, OK? She only has what she's seen to go off of which is... Allen and Kaneis butting heads a lot. As far as she's concerned, neither of them know how to talk it out.]

It's worth trying, at least, isn't it? But... thanks. I appreciate it for Sophie.

[wilder]

[That's because you have to win Legends of the Hidden Temple to get the Symphonia script. And pffft let's be real they partly like the mutual verbal abuse!]

I...guess? But I can't really say I'm very experienced with openly hashing things out with stubborn people I don't agree with.

[IE, I usually placate them and then go behind their backs and/or backstab them \o/ ]

[flashmaiden]

[Seriously you're going to make her put that goddamn monkey together for this? YOU'RE HEARTLESS.

She sighs. Well, she knows how that is, if we're being honest. Aside from the backstabbing part she doesn't know how that is at all!! That's not the way you do things. >:(]

Then consider it a learning experience.

[She's finally finished with that first mat of hair, and she's moving onto the next, repeating the steps.]

Honestly, sometimes I feel like I should just put you in separate corners.

[wilder]

[The golden monkey is CRUCIAL!! It must be done I'm sorry. And come on Cheria backstabbing is fuuuun]

[Except he's confused now]

Huh? Corners? Why?

[flashmaiden]

[Whatever man, it's only three pieces IT CAN'T BE THAT HARD CAN IT why the fuck is it backwards.

Cheria can't help herself, she just ends up laughing.]

Haven't you ever heard of putting misbehaving kids in timeout?

[wilder]

[TO RUIN YOUR LIFE THATS WHY]

Oh....I guess. I never got put into a corner or anything.

[flashmaiden]

Really? With the kind of guy you are, I thought you would have gotten into a lot of trouble as a kid. I heard from your friend Sheena that you used to be a lot worse, too.

[wilder]

Haha, she said that huh?

[KINDA NOT SURPRISED...But he'll focus on that more than his childhood kthx]

[flashmaiden]

[NO TELL HER ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD DAMN IT.]

Something like that. It sounded like you two had been friends for a while.

[Don't mind her just... Nosing into your business. Childhood friends could totally be a romantic kind of thing, and she's all for figuring out if her friends have love interests.]

[wilder]

[YOU'LL ONLY CRY AND WANT TO PUNCH HIS PARENTS IN THE FACE CHERIA, TRUST ME]

Heh, you could say that. [Friends? Who knows] We've known each other since we were teenagers.

[YOU MEAN LIKE YOU AND ASBEL GOT SOMETHING GOING ON? Oh wait Asbel is too dense]

[flashmaiden]

[AND THEN SHE'LL WANT TO MAKE IT UP TO HIM AND MAKE SURE HE HAS A GREAT LIFE FOREVER. She'll be the proper mother you never had!!]

Ohh~? Then maybe it's something more than friends?

[Shut up no one is supposed to know about that and nothing is going on anyway because Asbel is Asbel!!]