second strike | video | open, backdated to the evening of the 24th

[twelfthspark]

[Instead of Arlene's face, the video is a lovely view of a crappy popcorn ceiling; the phone must be sitting on something (her bed, actually.) From the sound of it, she's not far away, and she sounds panicky.]

This is a disaster. Is this another echo? Don't answer that, I already know. I got that gross feeling again right before this happened.

[She picks up the phone, revealing that a long section of her hair on either side is standing up in a way that would normally require glue or wires, giving the impression of antennae, or perhaps thin curved-back horns.]

They won't go away! I've tried basically everything short of cutting them off--I can't just cut chunks of my hair off, I have rehearsal tomorrow!--and it keeps popping back up like this. I can't go to class looking like a freaking bug! How do I fix it?!

Comments

[Video]

[chalicejoker]

You have a problem with looking like a bug?

[He doesn't like being a bug much, but hey, nothing like a little reminder that this could always be worse.]

[twelfthspark]

Of course I do!

[Tact? What's that?]

[chalicejoker]

[Oh, good, no tact means he can continue to be rude, too.]

Hey, antennae are useful. Besides, it's not a bad look.

[video]

[mysteltinn]

Maybe hairclips?

[video]

[twelfthspark]

I can't do that all the time.

[But she does move away from the phone to go rummage through her stuff for a pair.]

[video]

[mysteltinn]

You could... braid them into the rest of your hair?

[Video]

[originaloddcouple]

[Miria just shrugs.]

I think it looks nice!

[twelfthspark]

[Arlene stares at the screen.]

You're just saying that.

[originaloddcouple]

Nonono, I think it looks nice on you! Really!

[not_good_not_wicked]

Wear a hat?

[twelfthspark]

Sure. That works great until I have to get on stage.

[not_good_not_wicked]

You could hold them down with hairpins or something, right? Or with glue or some kinda wire!

[jasminebloominginshadow]

... Hair antennae is nothing. I have a god damned wing growing out of my back.

[twelfthspark]

[Eyebrow raise.]

Only one?

[jasminebloominginshadow]

Why does everyone keep asking that? Yeah, it's only one.

video;

[publicity]

[Oh no... This is a disaster.]

Seriously?! Did you just wake up like that? There's... Ah, there's gotta be some way to fix that!

[twelfthspark]

You know that light show in Vegas that was on the news? I was watching that. And then boom, dumbest echo ever.

[publicity]

[A huff.] What kind of echo is that? I can't believe it...

What was the other you thinking?!

[video]

[moarnomsplz]

[Oh hey, Alex has seen her around at the university.]

Dude. I'm a blue senn, centaur-thing most of the time. I can't exactly get away with calling-ing that a fashion statement.

[twelfthspark]

[He looks vaguely familiar, though off the top of her head Arlene isn't sure where she's seen him before.]

Sucks to be you, but you're obviously not one now. So how'd you do it?

[moarnomsplz]

Shay, shape-shifting. But I have to change every, ree, two hours, or I'll get stuck as human.

[Which would be an easy out, but he's useless in a fight as a human, and isn't as a centaur thing.]

voice;

[compartmentalist]

Hat?

Alternatively start a new fashion trend. They don't look so bad.

[twelfthspark]

You might be on to something there.

[Her, a trendsetter. Heck yes.]

video; private

[darkinferno]

[Here, Arlene! Have Dante. Who is just going to be deadpanning at the camera.

You're not the only one who woke up with hair problems. His is now shockingly silver.]

If you figure out how to reverse it, let me know.

whoops sorry about that, computer issues happened

[twelfthspark]

[Arlene just stares at the screen for a second, with the glazed-over look of someone who just got hit with an echo.]

Ha~ I think you almost got it worse than me.