Shenanigans!

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How do you know?

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I--

[ His hands slow down a little, and he clears his throat awkwardly. ]

Used to do this for Mom. She kept her hair pretty long, so sometimes, when she was busy with her hands, she'd-- ask me to do it for her.

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[ She falls quiet for a long moment ]

Would you... would you braid mine?

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[ He smiles a little. ]

Yeah, sure, if you want me to. Um-- probably need a hair tie, though. You got one, or should I grab one from Gamora?

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She gave me a few when I grew my hair out initially.

[ and she leans over to grab one out of a nearby drawer, handing it to him ]

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[ He takes it from her, slipping it onto his wrist. ]

You, um. You might wanna read or something. [ He's running her fingers through her hair again, too lazy to get up and get a brush, clearly. ] It won't take long, but. Don't want you to get bored or anything.

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Can you not talk and braid at the same time?

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[ He starts separating her hair into sections, then hums. ]

Thought you were trying to power through your book?

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The wonderful thing about books is that they don't go anywhere if you set them down for a while.

You could tell me a story. Or I could tell you one, I guess?

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Hmm.

[ He starts a simple braid, the movements surprisingly smooth despite lack of practice. ]

Man, do I even have any stories you haven't heard? Feel like I've already told you all the good ones.

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I'm trying to think of one I haven't told you.

Oh, we helped Moxxi put together a wedding once.

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... You're talking about the lady at the bar, right? In Sanctuary? That Moxxi? Jesus, she's been married like five billion times, right?

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It wasn't her wedding. She just asked us to help her arrange it, which was probably the worst idea ever.

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[ He suddenly has the mental image of Gaige's Deathtrap wearing a bow tie and snorts. ]

Was there a psycho's head on every table as a centerpiece? Please tell me there was.

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No. And when I say "arrange" I mean, literally arrange the marriage.

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-- Oh my god, no. Why would she trust you guys with that?

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Probably because the bride and groom were a couple of Goliaths- [ you know, the big ones withe the buckets on their heads? ] -from rival bandit clans.

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... There are girl Goliaths?

[ HARD-HITTING QUESTIONS. ]

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Apparently? Though they pretty much look identical.

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So how'd you get them together? Flowers? Chocolates? Passed notes in the other's name that said "Do you like me? Check yes or no"?

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Well, they were already together, I guess? They had a baby, anyway. And yes, before you ask, it had a bucket on its head too, and no, I don't know how Goliaths reproduce. I really don't care to know.

But when we got there to help set things up, there was trouble in paradise, so to speak. Things sort of spiraled out of control from there.

[ And she launches into the story about how Moxxi had a recipe for a love potion (for some reason?) that had the Vault Hunters breaking into a distillery and kidnapping the baby among other things for the ingredients. (The baby's tears were needed, not the baby, thankfully.)

And about how the potion worked, but way too well, and the happy couple decided to take of their helmets so they could properly kiss- but we all know what happens to a Goliath when its helmet comes off. They went on a rampage and killed the entire wedding party before the Vault Hunters put them down. ]

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[ Peter's silent for a few moments as she finished the story, still overlapping each section of hair in a steady rhythm. Then-- ]

You have the weirdest god damn life, man. Sometimes I feel like you're making half of this stuff up.

[phaselocknroll]

I couldn't make this stuff up even if I wanted to, really.

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Hey, I dunno. All those books you read? I'd never be able to tell if you were, like, plagiarizing or something.

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I haven't managed to find a book yet that's on-par with the insanity of Pandora.