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

[originaloddcouple]

Maybe you could pretend that was caused by hat hair!

[Problem solving!]

[twelfthspark]

It might work... Once.

[originaloddcouple]

Maybe you could just say someone gave you a bad conditioner or something?

[twelfthspark]

I just- Ugh, this kind of thing doesn't happen a lot, right? Echoes that change your looks.

[originaloddcouple]

Well, I know a teenager who gained blue hair.

...And another who gained a sword tattoo.

...And another who grew wings.

...And a horse that became a unicorn with a purple mane.

So, semi-often.

[twelfthspark]

Great. Just fantastic.

[Wings sound cool, though.]

[originaloddcouple]

Could be worse! You're still blonde!

[twelfthspark]

For now.