i am a cage in search of a bird

[crocodiline]

[ The figure inside the frosted glass snaps her fingers, and the glass falls away, sliding into grooves in the ground below. Inside, behind additional bulletproof glass, sits a woman, legs up on a transparent glass desk, absentmindedly petting a... whatever this thing is.

Say hello to your mastermind, everyone! ]

Hey there, everyone. Nice to talk to you in person - my name is Cipher, welcome to my city. Sorry I took so long to show up in person. No need to get up on my account - how about we talk business?

[ Let's drive. ]

Comments

[visiblepattern]

[Forrest is, for once, making an expression like he might actually feel sorry for the woman in front of them.

Not for the whole sordid backstory thing, or the emptiness, or anything else she's said, but just because oh my god.

Who.

Who left you in charge of your own hair, and who let you dress yourself this morning, because holy shit lady this isn't the way.

It doesn't have to be like this.]

[crocodiline]

[ honestly very possibly the only kind of pity she deserves at this point!!! ]

[visiblepattern]

[Okay, no, he's gotta know.]

...How did you reach...this conclusion before a pixie cut?

[capreelcious]

I wouldn't call it a "conclusion" if it raises more questions, Axolotl.

[ FLOYD-- ]

[visiblepattern]

Oh, certainly not, but she doesn't need to be destroyed any more thoroughly than that hairstyle is managing already...

[capreelcious]

[ Yeah, he's cracking up now. ]

[howveryglib]

Well, I am certain she had all the barbers put to the sword, so that is as good an answer as any…

[specialyellthing]

They had it comin'. Eesh.

[howveryglib]

Oh, no, I presume this… unflattering accident myst be a consequence of that, because otherwise…

[visiblepattern]

I'm sincerely hoping it's an accident, but the longer I look at it, the more I find myself doubting.

[inaclearing]

It's just so......even.

[In other words....on purpose???]

[howveryglib]

How... very unfortunate.

[sastruga]

I think... even my hair looked better, just after I let Mielle cut it.

[local lesbian kills her own gf and the mastermind in cold blood]

[visiblepattern]

I'm just completely unsure why - if you're going to do the bowl cut and then add an undercut to it, why...why would you not just do a pixie cut instead when you realize it's not working?

[...Oh.]

...Ma'am, please tell me you realize that that isn't working and you're trying to be ironic, because the alternative hurts my heart too much to bear.

[specialyellthing]

A little better. [sorry mielle, gotta drag you--]

[honeyedtea]

I-I did my best! I'd never cut anyone's hair before!

[ YOU BULLY HER??? ]

[sastruga]

Mm. So you have an excuse.

[unlike some people]

[specialyellthing]

It was a good first try, Goldie. An’ it paid off—- our teamworks got Sparkles lookin real pretty, don’t you think?

[honeyedtea]

Well, of course it did. It would have to be a spectacularly bad haircut to make Mafuyu look bad.

[ mielle you absolute lesbian ]

[sastruga]

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