Nineteenth PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[filtered to Vince]
Mist -- . . . Vince?  If you're free sometime soon . . . Sometime really soon, preferably.  And, um.  If you don't mind having to pull off a small miracle.  And . . . If you promise not to yell at me or anything when you see me.

I really need a haircut.

[filtered to Luke, Wy, Shiraasan, Lyn, Ness, and Duster]
Are you all OK?  Did you make it through the night?

[open call]
Did anyone find out anything interesting at the party?  I think I might've gotten something . . . I don't know if it's important.  It seems as if Billy is nice as long as you play along -- He likes fire a lot, and he likes it when you don't mind about him setting them.  If you say anything about it, though, he gets upset really quickly.

It might be nothing.  I don't know.  If anyone runs into him, though . . . try and humor him.  . . . Maybe things would have gone differently if I agreed.

[For anyone who runs into him, Lucas now dons a stylish hat pulled down low over his face, and a strip of cloth cut as a mask wrapped around the top of his head with a single eyehole for his right eye.  If anyone asks, he is playing cops and robbers.  He bumps into things a lot.]

Comments

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

You said no because you wanted to marry someone that you really loved but he gave you lots of gold anyway?

[numanstan.livejournal.com]

Nah, I asked for the jacket and enough bus fare to get back home.

... I got her number, though. Never called.

[He pats Lucas on the shoulder and grins.] All done!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh. So you didn't even get a reward for doing all of that . . . ?

[Lucas seems mildly disappointed. Glancing down at the blonde strands littering the floor, he tries hard to not seem even more disappointed. Losing his hair wasn't really much of a big deal at all in comparison to what he'd just done two nights before. He can't help sighing, though.]

Thanks, Vince. Thanks a lot. . . . Do you want me to pay you?

[numanstan.livejournal.com]

I don't think y'fully understand how brilliant that jacket was. Moral of the story: Fringe is always in. Remember that.

[He looks mildly surprised at the suggestion.] Friends don't pay!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[He blames talking too much with Porky.]

Oh, well . . . I mean, I pay for haircuts usually, so.

[Lucas mournfully continues to stare at the remnants of his hair on the floor before reaching forward for a spontaneous hug.]

[numanstan.livejournal.com]

[Vince doesn't even pause at the sudden hug. He just returns it, smiling a little.]

Y'know, you'd be surprised by how fast hair grows back.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Probably a month or two . . . But it's not just that. Thanks . . .

Were you at the party? I didn't see you there.