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voice

[quackery]

[the actual most excited and awed gasp]

You do? Really?

voice

[controlledvariable]

I'm sure there's a way to do it with salt and ice, and we've got plenty of the latter.

voice

[quackery]

Let's try it! It can be an adventure.

[making ice cream is totally an adventure]

What else should we do while time is still like this, do you think?

voice

[controlledvariable]

Nothing too dangerous, we don't know when it might end.

[So they should still be careful. But in the interest of not dwelling on how terrified she is by all this:]

I'm gonna cut my hair short.

voice

[quackery]

Oh, I bet it'll look good on you! Will that mean all the purple is gone, though?

perma the thing

[controlledvariable]

Probably, depends how short I'd cut it, but I can live with that.

[If she's stuck with the haircut, she means.]

[quackery]

We could do it together! It could be fun.

[but only once ok she doesn't want to risk it that much!!]

[controlledvariable]

Are you sure you're up for it?

[Ahiru's hair is so pretty though.]

[quackery]

M-Maybe just once so it'll most likely just go back to normal!

[controlledvariable]

[That gets a huff of a laugh.]

Sounds good. And we won't do anything too drastic, just in case.

[quackery]

How short are you going to cut yours?

[controlledvariable]

Probably to about my jawline, that's as short as I can manage without needing an extra pair of hands.

[And no offence duckling but she isn't sure she wants to give you scissors and let you near her hair.]

[quackery]

...Oh! I didn't know you knew how to cut hair, Steph. That's really impressive.

[controlledvariable]

Me and my friends couldn't really afford trips to the hair dresser, so we just taught each other.

a million years later

[quackery]

That's so cool.

[And then a gasp of realization!]

Could - do you think you could teach me?

shh its ok

[controlledvariable]

I could, yeah. [Which isn't the same as letting Ahiru cut her hair, since it'll be supervised.] Maybe Dick'll let us practice on him.

no

[quackery]

[A pause.]

But what if I mess up really bad and everything goes back to normal tomorrow?

oh :c

[controlledvariable]

It's boy hair, you can't mess it up that bad.

[Dick may disagree with this assessment.]

[quackery]

A-Are you sure it works that way?

[controlledvariable]

Have you seen boy hair?

[Steph that isn't answering the question.]

[quackery]

[gives her A Look]

No, I've never seen a boy with hair ever in my life.

[controlledvariable]

Just what I thought.

[Steph why are you.]

[quackery]

[actually she didn't give her a look because this is still voice i know what i'm doing

but she sighs!!]

Really?

[controlledvariable]

[Steph knew it was there.]

Really truly.

[quackery]

You do know most boys have hair, right?