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WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, NINEHEADED. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 009.21.328.89 *** NineHeaded has joined 009.21.328.89 <NineHeaded> this is kuzuryuu fuyuhiko. <NineHeaded> you're probbaly better off coming to find me than leaving a message on this piece ofshit. <NineHeaded> but whatever. if it's not stupid,i'll get back to you whenever i open my laptop again.

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[hamham]

No, it-- [He finally gets it to let go of the lamp and sets the object down, only for the tail to whip in the opposite direction. This time it doesn't knock anything over, but it does smack into the door frame with a rather painful sounding "thud" and a restrained grunt from the demon who owns it. This is the worst. Be grateful for your tail, Fuyuhiko. Or trade with him if you hate it so much.

He finally reaches around and grabs it, pulling it in close while still holding onto the towel with his other hand.]

I don't know what's wrong with it. [He sounds exasperated, like a mother tired of taking care of a two year old child who's throwing a fit.]

I cannot see Vietnam without a pair of pants to wear in the first place, either. This is hardly a decent state of dress to face her in.

[impheired]

I...guess that's true. But if that's the case, why the hell are you walking around in just a towel right now? You could've run into her before you found me, y'know. [Gundam, please.]

But why don't you just...pull your tail up, wrap it around your waist, and slip some pants on? Or throw it over your shoulder and loop it like a rope or something.

[Remember that first night he got his tail where he just kinda awkwardly squished it under his pants and let it peek out over his waistband? Do that. Only slightly more awkwardly since your tail is QUITE A BIT LONGER than his is.]

[hamham]

[He seems to consider this idea, looking the tail over before kind of shifting it and the towel some so he can pull it up over the back of his shoulder to see how that works. From there it wraps around his shoulder and arm, coiling up tight. A little uncomfortably tight if that slight wince is anything to go by but he doesn't complain.]

This...could work, I suppose...

[impheired]

Careful. If you pull it too tight it's just gonna be a pain in the ass.

[DID HE REALLY JUST...]

[hamham]

[Did he really just...Fuyuhiko are you taking this seriously at all? This is an uncomfortable problem for the demon! Not to mention that joke was so bad. You should feel bad.

Except there is a slightly amused snort from Gundam in reply.]

Hmph. How comfortable you have become in my presence, if you are able to joke when a powerful demon is facing an irritating problem.

[impheired]

[He's taking it very seriously!! But come on, it was just sitting right there.]

N-gk! It's nothing like that, dumbass! It was just an easy joke, that's all!

[Ah. Apparently not so comfortable that the tsun has gone away. Don't be fooled, Gundam. It's completely true. If he jokes around you, it means that he's comfortable.]

[hamham]

[Bullseye. That's exactly the reaction he was going for honestly, the breeder grinning with confidence near immediately as the heir tries to refute his statement. Because he does know that if Fuyuhiko's joking around him, it's a good thing!

That is still kind of rude though when he has been pretty distressed about this tail problem. He deserves to be called out.]

I will keep that in mind next time.

[impheired]

Yeah, whatever. So get out of here already. Go get your pants fixed so you can stop walking around in a towel like a fucking weirdo.

[He solved your problem, please leave him to his dramas?]

And take your scarf off your head, you look ridiculous.

[hamham]

[You would think such a simple request would get a very calm reaction. He'd just take it off and leave, right? That is not the case. At the mere mention of the scarf both hands reach up and clutch to the fabric, pulling it just a little closer to his head.]

It looks fine.

[Removing it would be the worst thing apparently.

Sorry, did you say you wanted to watch your dramas? Nah, that couldn't have been what you wanted.]

[impheired]

[Ugh. Let him watch.]

It really doesn't. What, did you grow another horn or something? You know the scarf just makes it more obvious you're trying to hide something, right? In addition to looking really stupid?

[YOU AND HINATA BOTH, HE SWEARS...]

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[hamham]

No, it's not that I've grown another horn or something, I just--

[hamham]

[That almost offended tone turns down to a quiet mumble as he hunches his shoulders.]

I'm...losing something instead...

[impheired]

Losing som-- [oh. OH.] Your hair's falling out?

[At least he says it quietly enough that whoever else might be around probably won't hear it. Sadly, he can't really relate here. He may grow a head full of fur every night, but his hair just changes, instead of falling out and regrowing.]

[hamham]

[The scarf is tugged closer to his head as the demon nods.]

I don't care if it's obvious that something is wrong, I just...do not wish for anyone to see. They are free to believe I am hiding a fifth horn if they wish, or any other change they may believe I have obtained. This is humiliating.

[He's very proud of his hair? He takes very good care of it? The only reason he doesn't style it as he once did is because he has horns and claws and those together makes it difficult but dammit that doesn't mean he doesn't love it all the same. It's an important part of his character!!]

[impheired]

Ah. [Poor balding Gundam.] So...your plan is to just leave your scarf on your head forever then? I know it's humiliating, but that's not much of a solution.

[hamham]

...no...perhaps I could invest in a hat...

[Look he hasn't thought that far ahead yet. He was just worried about the immediate danger of people seeing patch of hair missing. This is a very, very sudden change to his image that he was not prepared for, nor was he expecting. Wings, horns, tail? Yeah okay, those are a given. Hoof toes and scales? Not unheard of for demons and he can work with those.

How is he supposed to work hair loss into his demon character?]

[impheired]

I think you'd be better off with a wig than a hat. Unless you wanted to go the beanie route, I'm not sure there's a way to alter a hat with those horns of yours.

[But that'd be stealing Souda's look and he's sure Gundam doesn't want that.]

[hamham]

[The slight grimace at the mention of a beanie says probably not.]

Depending on the style, anything similar to a beanie could likely be easily altered...it would be a matter of cutting a hole for the horn, and then adjusting it so that it could snap closed just in front of it.

[Still willing to share ideas on how you could fix it for a monster though. Fashion is very important, after all.]

A wig...

[impheired]

[Yeah, he didn't think so.]

Yeah, a wig. I mean...your horns are all on your forehead so you could wear one just fine, I'd think.

[hamham]

[He considers this possibility, turning the idea over in his head. A wig...

And then, after a moment, there is just the softest of whines.]

I don't want to wear a wig...

[impheired]

[Oh my god, you are such a fucking baby!!!]

You'd rather walk around bald or in a lame hat that may not even do a full cover job? take the scarf off for a second and lemme see. Maybe you're not losing it, maybe it's falling out so that something else can grow in instead.

[Maybe flame head??]

[hamham]

I'd rather not lose it at all.

[That's what he's saying here, but he makes a face and glances behind him like he's expecting someone to walk in on them and then...turns around and drops the scarf so that his pact partner can see it.

He's lost some of the shaved hair, a few small bald spots showing up around the base of his skull. Nothing seems to be growing in place there, though the skin does look awfully dry, similar to the skin that used to cover his scales if Fuyuhiko remembers that. His scales have also grown up much farther than they used to be, stopping just below his hair line.]

[impheired]

...

[He just stares at Gundam incredulously.]

That's it? Goddamn, the way you were carrying on I thought you were half bald or something already. But it's not even the long parts of your hair!

[LIKE ARE YOU SHITTING HIM, GUNDAM? Fuyuhiko gets up off the couch to take a closer look. Ugh. At this point, he's going to have to wait for a rerun of this episode. Can they ask Tikbalang for TiVo? He's very seriously considering it right now.]

Have you actually looked at it in a mirror, though? I think I was right about something growing in its place. Your skin's all flaky. Like when your scales first started coming in.

[hamham]

Every bit of my hair is important! If the shaved portions of it didn't matter, I would not bother keep them clipped! How do you, of all people, not understand how important one's self image is?!

[Like come on! Just because it's not the longer parts doesn't mean shit!]

It's difficult for me to see it. All I was aware of was brushing my hand over the area and a large amount of hair falling out in the process...

[Scales growing in place of his hair though...?]

[impheired]

I get how important that is, and I'm not saying those parts don't matter, I was just expecting something different the way you were carrying on! I'm surprised you even noticed this at all...

[Those hairs aren't very long and they're all the way at the back of his head?]

You've got more scales on your back too, did you notice that much at least? They go all the way up your neck now.

[Here, let him just...kinda scratch at some of the skin flaking. Gently, of course, he's just trying to brush away the skin flakes here, not claw open Gundam's head.]