lovestruckletters | Space ghost coast to coast

--Yeah, I didn't think about that part, actually.

[Now she looks stumped, too.]

I guess.... you could just wear your hair down, right?

[A harmless suggestion?]

[Harmless indeed.]

............down?

I-I-- I guess that's a no-go?

[He really is still Dandy--]

[UUUUGGGGHHHHHHHH, he really...doesn't want to, but he's going to be stuck in the village if he doesn't do SOMETHING.]

I mean...if we can't come up with anything better...

[Eventually Maya might fret over how they're going to get him out of the village without him being seen but hey, that's a problem to ask Mirapo about later. Right now she's focused on that stupid pout. What a nerd.]

Where's a dress-up yokai when you need one, huh?

[Maya sighs, crossing her arms to try and think. Because-- yokai are always the answer, right--]

What? You don't have any medals?

[Wait, no, why would he suggest bringing one of those assholes here? Even a so called "stylish" yokai doesn't have the fashion sense to make HIS standards.]

Let's just...kill my hair and hurry to the nearest store. I guess. Just...promise me you'll make it quick...

[Oh? Maya notices that quick change of his mind- and his urgency. But she gives little more than a raising of her brows-- before she responds to that urgency with a resolute nod.]

Okay! I promise! We'll be super quick and then we can go have fun! We can probably just ask Mirapo for help, huh.

[They could go straight to the mall... Though doesn't that count as a fun day out spot anyway??]

Yeah... Yeah, I guess. [Like hell he was gonna ride the train anyway.] Just...give me a moment to say goodbye, first...okay?!

[His hair. He's talking about his hair. Even starts stroking it, like he's about to part from a dearly beloved pet.

This is a full grown man.]

O-Oh... Okay.

[He really is the same Dandy. That's apparent more than ever...]

[Better the same Dandy than some kinda horrible MEAN Dandy. ...Right?

Now comes the hard part, he's gonna have to destroy his pomp and lower himself to the likes of the common folk. Awful, terrible, a waste of pomade. Ever so slowly, he reaches for his hair and pulls...a few strands, cringing when he watches them dangle in front of his face.

This is already too painful.]

Hey Maya...

I'm gonna need a favor.

---Do you want me to fuss up your hair?

[why-- why does she seem so eager???]

[She does seem really eager and it absolutely terrifies him...

Still, he nods.]

[And just like that, she's on her tiptoes, grinning and casting her fingers through his hair.]

Hold on, hold on... It's not so easy now that you're tall!

Totally unfair...

[...That's a really good point and one Dandy's going to need to start getting used to. He hasn't even taken his first step yet, how much different is it gonna feel going from stumpy little legs to full on stilts?

Eh, he'll worry about it later, he's still far too upset about his hair. His eyebrow twitches with every finger wiggle he feels and he's not sure how much longer he can take this. So, to make this easier, he crawls onto his knees, defeated.]

Like I said, just make it quick, baby...

[Dandy's also forgetting his head is exactly where he placed his leaf, and when Maya's fingers wiggle just right, they manage to flick it off before he gets a chance to remember. There's a sudden POOF of smoke once again as Dandy finds himself caught off guard, blinking wildly as he returns to his yokai form. Just...his yokai form with his hair all messed up.

The leaf sloooooowly floats down besides him.]

[Maya jumps back a little at that poof of smoke, wide-eyed in her surprise-- and watches that leaf float lower, lower, lower to the ground.]

O-oh.

[Uh-oh.]

Um. Oops?

[She looks at poor little Dandy sheepishly, gathering up her shoulders like a timid cat.]

[Oops indeed, although Dandy certainly isn't blaming her. He's definitely blaming himself as he scrambles to grab his magical leaf.]

D-Don't look, I got this!!

[Once in his paws, Dandy SLAMS that leaf back on his head and poofs back into his human form, just as easy as that. At least now she knows how this all happened in the first place, not like he could keep it a secret forever.]

There, all... all better. [He still looks incredibly rattled.] Nothin' Dandy can't fix.

Oh-- wow!

[So that's how it works. Maya really does look impressed, eyes all wide and mouth half open like that, blinking up at Dandy.]

Now that's a nifty trick...

[She shrugs again, smiling still.]

S-sorry about that. Um, I'll be more careful this time?

[let her get that last cowlick it's killing her]

[Jeez, Maya... Does she always have to be so...chill?

There's a faint pink to Dandy's cheeks as he just sits there, bewildered. Why is it making him feel so...weird? Like, right in the gut.

...Oh wait, no.

He knows exactly why.]

Yeah, sure, go to town...

[It IS a really annoying cowlick, after all.]

[Whether or not Maya has reservations doesn't seem to matter. She knows how long Dandy's wanted anything like being human again, and she isn't about to ruin it for him.

She reaches her hands up and now a bit more gently fixes his hair, minding where she imagines this leaf must be (a cute-funny mental image that thankfully she only smiles a little about) to get Dandy's hair in place. It's kind of fun to play with... But she's got to be careful.

Satisfied, she pulls her hands away.]

There we go.

[She gives him that mischievous smile to finish it off.]

A whole new Dandy. It doesn't look half bad!

[There's something nice about her touching him on the head like this. It's not like how they would cuddle while he was a yokai, he didn't look like a person, therefore he can't imagine she saw him as one. It'd make petting him easier, like a dog. And people don't fall for dogs.

But here she is, hands deep in his HUMAN hair like it's no big deal, she waaaaaants to touch him. Like this!! Maybe...maybe she's into him...

Can't be too excited though, so he starts to pout. Again.]

Tch, easy for you to say... A man's only as good as the product he puts in his hair...

[Dandy's hand rests on his now very loose hair, trying to get used to the unfamiliar feeling. He very rarely goes around like this, he'll even sleep in his pompadour, that's just how dedicated he is to the look.

Can't believe she likes this shit...

But he made date plans and he's following through, dammit! One trademark down, another, less painful one to go. Dandy starts to take off his signature jacket, leaving him only in his INCREDIBLY BORING red shirt.]

Anything else, or can we go already?

That's a new one...

[Maya comments on Dandy's product virtues, albeit a bit quietly. She looks him up and down, though, and decides she can spare him one more compliment. It's true, anyway.]

That's a good look for you.

Alright! We should get going.

[can't linger too long or Dandy's ego might overwhelm them.]

[Thankfully for everyone, Dandy's ego can only blow up so much when he already thinks he looks like an idiot. He looks...plain, nothing about him is eye catching or flashy and he HATES it.

Even if that's the point.

Dandy lives to be seen! But...he also really doesn't want people on his ass for being that one dead guy, either. Not in the middle of a date, that's for sure. So, whatever, he gets back onto his feet, looming over Maya once again, already growing impatient.]

Yeah, yeah. Whatever. So first things first, if we're hitting up a place for clothes, it's gotta be a good one, got it?

[He has like no money.]

Yeah, um....

[Another pause as Maya brings her hand to her face pensively, a brow tweaked and lips halfway to a pout.]

I guess... The mall... Maybe? Or... A thrift store...?

[...does she not know anything about shopping or dressing yourself outside a cult?

No.]

Edited (My brain swapped words ok) 2019-10-08 13:51 (UTC)

A thrift store- I am NOT wearing other people's garbage, Maya!!

[The very NERVE.]

We're going to the mall, that's where where the fashion's at. There, easy.

It's not garbage!! Being mindful of the planet is important! It's eco-friendly!

[Dont be such a snob dandy!! Is what her adamant little balled up fists say.]

But... The mall is more fun....

[When you have money-]

Space ghost coast to coast

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