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[robobees]

Citizens of Hadriel! ( henry. henry it's too early for anyone to be able to handle you. let them have their coffee first. or their beverage of choice. before you start rambling on about whatever it is you're about to ramble on about.

( except that isn't going to happen, and everyone knows it, so just … go ahead and resign yourself to an early-morning headache. we'll make it up to you somehow. )

now, anyone that is actually paying attention to the video might notice our friend here is looking a little unkempt; two months in this place, and he's done the best he can without his hair products of choice, which is to say none at all and while he likes to think he's creative in the best of ways, in a pinch when it calls for it, there's only so much he can do with nothing.

( oh, and for those paying particularly close attention, they might notice a certain piece of art on the wall in the background. the gift from hope, right there in the main room of ravenhaus, for everyone to see. we're sure ronan hates it. we're sure that's why it stays there. )

for all his unkempt glory, henry looks particularly chipper, especially for only just getting to his cup of instant coffee. ( another gift from hope, thanks bro, you're a pal. ) he takes a sip, sets his cup down, and folds his hands in front of him. ) I have a question for you. Well, two – and they are, probably, the two most important things one could think about in a place like this.

( one might wonder, briefly, what henry thinks is so important – but those that know him at all, or at least in passing? are probably about to groan out loud in realization.

there's a pause for dramatic effect, which looks downright goofy with his hair looking as it does, but this one doesn't ever do things by halves. )

One: you fine-haired denizens, how do you manage the upkeep? I have personal standards to uphold, here, and I find myself slipping. It doesn't look good. ( really, he's just beginning to look normal instead of pretentiously coiffed, but we can't have that, now can we? ) And two –

Has anybody ever thought about starting a newsletter? Vlog about the goings-on? It sounds like a pretty nifty idea, doesn't it?

( basically: give him something to do. )

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[knifecollecting]

Isn't the whole network kind of a newsletter anyway? [What the hell is a vlog.]

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[robobees]

Nope. ( where have you been, sister? ) It's exactly what it is - a network. There's very little structure or organization.

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[knifecollecting]

[Heaven doesn't have wifi, okay.]

What organization could possibly be needed?

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[ampliat]

Lots of hairclips.

LOTS of them.

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[robobees]

somehow, i don't think that would fit me fashionably, bluebird.
... unless there were rhinestones.
i might be able to pull that off.

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[ampliat]

Sorry, my stash is limited to non-tacky looking hairclips.

And limited, actually. I keep losing them. I don't actually know where they go.

I could spare one for you, though. You never know until you tryyyyyyyy

[quaerit]

[ Here is Gansey, looking alarmingly wakeful at this hour of the day. The background behind him is an assortment of glass windows and piles of books, which are organized into piles. Trust him, he knows exactly where everything is. But he's taken a break from all of that to side-eye Henry by video, aren't you lucky. ]

Don't we already have a vlog? Albeit in a spontaneous, collaborative manner of speaking.

[robobees]

( gansey don't judge your boyfran. it's too early for that.

trust their resident king to know exactly where everything is in his pile of organized chaos - and he's grinning, really, at the sight of it. pretty much ignoring that side-eyeing, though. excuse you. )

That's the point, Gansey Man. There needs to be some organization. Structure. Or maybe not even that - what if we start up our own paper? It'll be the glory of Aglionby all over again.

( that might be something that he reveres more than anyone else here. but then again ... look who you're talking to.

and maybe he'll get his larger font. )

[quaerit]

[ Oh, this feeling is familiar. It's the feeling of being inevitably drawn into extra work.

It didn't always used to make him feel fond, though. That's entirely new. A sign of growing attachment. Well, that was probably inevitable too. ]

Like a newspaper? I feel like we'd be preaching to the choir with that. It's not as if we're a terribly large community.

Do you have itchy feet, Henry?

[ You don't want to sit still, he knows you don't. He knows that feeling when he sees it. ]

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[unknowable]

What would that look like? A screaming video message about a monster attack every few weeks? Your voice would go out.

[Let's be practical here, Henry.]

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[robobees]

I think you underestimate the longevity of my voice. ( you'd be surprised how long he can sing into a hairbrush before he goes hoarse. )

More than that, though. Less screaming, more calm and collected and generally helpful rather than panicked and out-of-sorts.

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[unknowable]

Training for your future newscaster career?

[Now he's just giving Henry a hard time.]

It could be useful, I think.

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[ampliat]

How do you feel about a party?

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[enchangement]

It needs a criteria. What makes the news newsworthy? Are you going to work with Mello?

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[robobees]

Second time I've heard that name. I really need to make his acquaintance.

What sounds news-worthy to you?

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[amos_moses]

[Amos is giggling a little, and is curled up in a simply outrageous mound of pillows and blankets: all of them bright colours and none of them matching. Grinning, he declares:]

A comb might do you some good, or a pair of scissors.

Limit of my hair experience, sorry!

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[robobees]

( that setup looks mighty comfortable, friend. even if you look a little bit ridiculous in the middle of it all. )

A comb, I have. Scissors are out of the question. Do you know how long it's taken me to get it the perfect length?

| private video. I'M NOT HERE.

[dedikated]

Delight.

( THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL THE ADVICE SHE'S GIVING YOU. BUT LOOK AT HOW PINK HER HAIR IS, HENRY. )

perma-private video OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT;

[robobees]

( he gives a little squint. )

I knew that wasn't your natural color.

( HENRY ... )

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[benumbing]

I'm not sure you even want to hear my suggestion about hair upkeep.

[Because Jack is also one who is used to and appreciates fine hair products, the kind that come at hundreds of dollars per bottle and have an impressive list of rare but hydrating ingredients on the side.

He hasn't found any such thing here.]

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[robobees]

( well it looks like they're about to have something in common. regardless of the fact that it might not have been something either of them would have expected.

then again, you can't always judge someone by their hair, can you?

of course you can, if your name is henry cheng. )

You do know that saying things like that only make me more curious. Right? ( his eyebrows raise just a little, amused. ) I'm all ears.

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[outermirrors]

You could probably make some of the hair care products you're looking for.

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[robobees]

i can't say i've ever been in the business of making something i'm used to snagging off the shelf.
but do tell.

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[64th]

I don't need hair product. My hair is naturally beautiful.

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[robobees]

Call it enhancement, if you will. Not everyone can come this close to perfect.

( henry ... no ... )