If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels

[rainbowarch]

Who: Cielo and the lovely residents of vatheon!
Where: Plaza
When: ALL DAY
Style: This is too silly to be anything but Action
Status: SO OPEN

[Sometimes you just feel lazy. And today, Cielo decided he was going to be lazy. Lazy meant that he slept in an extra hour. Lazy meant that he wasn't going to do any of his (completely unnecessary) patrols of the area around the Embryon base. Lazy meant that he wasn't going to bother braiding his hair today. He kind of looks like a girl like this.

What lazy doesn't mean is that he's going to do nothing, however. He's in Vatheon's plaza right now - new shops and restaurants are opening up all the time and he wants to visit them.]

Comments

[stayb100ponyboy]

[When Equius first arrived in Vatheon, almost half a sweep ago, Cielo had been one of the first people to approach him. Equius remembers that he'd been impressed with the... human? half-demon? whatever Cielo is... with his hair back then, the long b100 blue braids appealing to him. But he's never seen him with his hair down. Not until right now.]

[Don't mind him STARING, bro. That's just some exceptional beautiful hair, all right?]

[rainbowarch]

[You know it. Move over Heat, someone else has the most fabulous hair in the Embryon now! Cielo spots Equius rather quickly in the crowd because he's 1) kind of just standing there and 2) a troll.]

Hey, Equius!

[He grins and waves and...Equius why are you staring at him like that?]

Something wrong, bro?

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Oh yeah, people don't like being STARED at. Equius is getting better at remembering that, but sometimes he forgets. With a sheepish expression, he rubs one hand on the back of his neck.]

Hello, Cielo. Forgive my rudeness, I've just... never seen you with your hair down before.

[rainbowarch]

[Cielo doesn't mind being stared at. Having been on the receiving end of so many of them they don't, bother him anymore. He's just thankful that being stared at no longer means that someone wants to eat him.]

I don't let it down often. It doesn't look weird, does it?

[stayb100ponyboy]

[And thank you, Cielo, for not believing that ridiculous PR about trolls living under bridges and eating children.]

No. It looks... nice. You have very nice hair.

[rainbowarch]

[He doesn't believe it because he didn't realize that was a thing! Why would a troll live under a bride? If it was the only shelter around, maybe...]

You think so?

[He's never thought about his hair like that before. He mostly braided it up to make it easier to manage.]

[stayb100ponyboy]

Yes.

[This should be awkward. It probably would be, if Equius even knew what awkward was.]

What products do you use in it?

[rainbowarch]

[Products? Cielo absently reaches up to touch his hair. He's starting to get a little self conscious about it.]

Nothing special. I just wash it with regular shampoo, ja?

[He doesn't even know what the brand name is.]

[awakenthegenius]

[That shock of wavy blue hair gets Laguna's attention as he scopes out the shops. He's a married man, and good loyal man. But such a pretty feature was easy to notice. The color was exotic and perked his curiousity if nothing else.

He made his way over, raising a hand to greet the young lady-

-then yelped as a cramp ran through his leg, making him hop on one foot]

Owowowwww....!

[rainbowarch]

[Someone seems to want his attention? Cielo doesn't know who this person is, but he's more than willing to say hi.

Oh. Oh woah, what's happening there? Is that guy injured? Cielo rushes over to lend a supporting hand.]

Hey, you okay?

[tsundyne]

S-Sorry. S'cuse me.

[The Plaza is pretty busy this time of day, and at first glance, Yukari accidentally brushes against Cielo, not even recognizing him. She isn't even in a hurry, but she isn't in the mood to be overly social either, so she's ready to go on about her business--

When she catches something.

Maybe a glimpse of his reflection in the glass...

Something...something familiar.]

Cielo?!

[She turns around, her eyes wide as she takes a good look for the first time.

...Wow.]

LAST TIME ARGH IDC IF THERE'S ANOTHER MISTAKE SOMEWHERE

[rainbowarch]

Hmm?

[Cielo stops when he hears his name called. People bump into him all the time (especially in the Plaza during busy hours), so he didn't pay much heed to when Yukari brushed against him. Recognizing Yukari's voice, he turns around.]

Good afternoon, Yukari.

[Is she staring at him? He crosses his arms and gives her a slightly confused look in return.]

LOL no worries

[tsundyne]

H-Hey.

[All right, no, she's not staring.

She turns away at that confused look of his, trying to act like she hadn't been. And she folds her arms too, to mirror him.]

Um, you look...different.

[Not that it's a bad thing...is it?

She has no idea, man, what are feelings.]

[rainbowarch]

[It's okay, Yukari. Feelings are hard.]

Ja. Didn't feel like braiding my hair today.

[Though maybe he should have. He got dragged around by a pony troll.]

[tsundyne]

[Oh, that sounds pretty awkward, bro.

But she totally understands the laziness, even if she doesn't usually succumb to it, especially when it comes to her physical appearances.]

I... I like it.

[She says, as if to reassure him, though it is hardly necessary.]

It was just a bit unexpected.

[rainbowarch]

[It would probably be easier for him if he just cut his hair, but he has a bit of an attachment to it. He doesn't exactly know why, but he does.]

You mean that I look different today?

[tsundyne]

Well, yeah.

I mean, I had no idea it'd... [Her mind goes blank for a moment, and her staring more is hardly helping. Because it's rude not to look at someone when you're talking to them, right?

Ah, but she's trailing off--]

I-I had no idea it'd make such a difference.

[rainbowarch]

[The staring is weird, but he chooses not to be bothered by it. If Yukari looked different, he would probably stare too.]

Ja. It's just for today though.

[donotcomprehend]

[Cielo might want to be careful about that laziness. Gale's in the bubble, now, after all. Even if Vatheon is more safe than anywhere in the Junkyard, that's no reason to skip out on patrols.

And for that reason, Gale is approaching Cielo in the plaza, with a frown.]

[rainbowarch]

[He is completely unafraid of your disapproving looks!]

Hi Gale! Want to get something to eat?

[donotcomprehend]

What are you doing here?

[Not even if they never end?]

[rainbowarch]

[...he'd get used to them.]

I'm not doing anything today, so I've come to explore the Plaza.

[He's explored it a dozen times but he still finds something new every time!]

[donotcomprehend]

[The best thing to do is to try not to cause them, not to ignore them. He will physically drag you back if he needs to. >:| ]

Did Serph tell you to?

[rainbowarch]

[You could just ask! D:]

Nope.

[Gale are you mad? Or at least mildly annoyed? It's okay, you can say so.]

[donotcomprehend]

The base needs to be defended. You should not be here.

[He's irritated, yes, but he's also confused. Cielo had become a lighthearted member of the tribe, after gaining his Atma, but even if he'd failed in his duties sometimes, he'd never given them up like this. This change in behavior is new and strange to him, and he doesn't understand it. The Tribe is everything, and Cielo is skipping his duties to the Embryon. Gale doesn't understand it- it feels the same way it did when the others had all gained their emotions before him.]