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[She smiled and pressed a kiss to his brow.] Help me get upstairs, I'm not sure I won't fall asleep mid-step. [She slowly moves to stand up, wobbling.]

You got it.

[One good thing about having a metal leg is that it's pretty solid and not prone to buckle. Still, Usagi's one of the few people here that he's taller than. He'll move to put an arm around her middle to help her towards the stairs. ]

I'll catch you if you decide to swoon dramatically.

I'm dramatic enough that I could. [She grinned as she made her way up the steep stairs. She made her way to the master bedroom, Varian's room just down the hall.]

Why don't you change, I'm gonna get in a kigu so I can really rest.

Trust me, I have noticed.

[He gives a little salute as he heads towards his room.]

Okay, no dramatic fainting or anything while I'm getting set.

[Usagi waved him off before she set about getting ready for... well, maybe not a nap, but whatever deeply needed rest she needed. She went through her usual nightly ablutions before changing into her black cat kigurumi. When she heard a knock, she was already in a better mood than when Varian had first come.]

Come on in, Varian.

[It takes Varian a little longer to get ready for bed these days, not because he has any special bedtime routines. Lordy, he's not Eugene with his six thousand skincare regimes before his head hits the pillow. For Varian, it's more the logistics of manoeuvring around the leg. It's something he's well practised in by now, at least.

Still, sleepwear is one of the few times that he acquiesces to modern clothing. Mostly because sleep shorts are so so much easier than actual pyjama pants with the stump and all. He has put the leg back on to walk to her room, though, because it's better than hopping around like an idiot. He is glad to see her in a better mood, and he raises his hand in greeting even if they didn't see each other that long ago. He steps inside, preparing himself for the full-onslaught of pink that is no doubt Usagi's sleeping space. ]

You look a little better.

[Usagi's room is indeed PINK. But it's also purple and white and covered in flowers and moons. It's clean and incredibly feminine. Rabbits, cats, and other plushes of various sizes from keychains to as big as Usagi herself can basically be found in every corner of the room, especially on her bed. Which is where Eclipse, her Mimikyu is napping.]

Scented face wash does and can work emotional magic. [She shifted and made enough room on the bed for Varian to join her.]

[Yup. If Varian had been tasked to guess what Usagi's bedroom looked like before he stepped into it, then this is exactly what he would have guessed. This exact room. He glances around and quietly nods to himself in a this tracks kinda way. He wanders over to sit on the edge of the bed, reaching out absently to pet Eclipse.]

I will take your word on that one. [He goes about undoing his leg, easing it onto the floor before swinging himself onto the bed proper.] That is not an invitation for you to spread goop on my face while I'm sleeping.

I meaaaaannnn, you JOINING me with for a relaxing honey, vanilla, and lavender face mask, our feet propped up in our most comfy robes and slippers with candles burning would reeeeaaalllly only make us both feel better and relaxed and help us recharge, don't you think? And that's what you want, isn't it? For me to feel better, relaxed, and recharged?

[He just gonna be squinting at her real hard.]

This feels like blackmail. A lot of blackmail. [Just putting that out there, sister dear. Then he sighs, shrugging his shoulders.] Buuuuut I guess I can live with it if it'd make you feel that relaxed. Only because it's you though, don't think I'd do that for just anyone here.

EEEEEEEEE! [Usagi pulled the mask cream jar from her kigurumi pocket, clearly having expected a yes. She immediately went over to her dresser and pulled out two makeup hairbands before she pushed back her hair with the pink and immediately, before Varian could argue, pushed his hair back with the blue.] Hair, check.

[She opened up the jar, spreading it over Varian's face in an even coat and then herself.] Mask, check!

[She then leaned back onto her bed and sighed in content, picking up her Fluid and turning on some music videos.] Music, check! We get to let these stay on for twenty minutes. It's supposed to harden, by the way.

Edited 2021-07-04 00:33 (UTC)

[The fact she already had the cream on her speaks volumes for his likelihood of getting through the night without this being dumped on his face. He manages a soft, frightened "gragh!" of protest before Usagi just immediately assaults him with a face product. Just immediately.

In hindsight, speed would be her best weapon here- not that he can exactly run away at this current time, but still. Before he knows what's actually happened to him, she's pushed his hair back and he's got goop on him. Just like that. He kind of sits there, blinking for a moment and resisting the urge to like... reach out and touch the stuff. ]

...They... harden? Is that- is that healthy?

[You very rarely, if ever really, deny her, Varian. She did somewhat anticipate you not about to start now when she's feeling exhausted and fraying.]

I mean, we're not talking into stone here, Vivi. Think like... [She tapped her chin, too tired to come up with an example. She waved a dismissive hand.] doesn't matter. It won't hurt us. I promise. I wouldn't do anything to actively hurt you, Vivi. You know THAT right?

[He will never deny her anything. Even if he denies her initially, he'll always relent eventually. It's just the power she holds over him. ]

Okay, okay. [He raises his hands in faux surrender. ] I know you wouldn't. I'd never think it for a second. I was just curious about the process is all.

[Explain the SCIENCE, Usagi!!]

[She handed the jar over to him, turning it to the ingredients. Things like water, vanilla extract, lavender extract were listed alongside things like glyceryl stearate.]

I will let you fiddle around with the ingredients. I can't pronounce half of them.

But it is good for your pores and smooths your skin. I have a charcoal-based mask that will basically clear out anything you've got in there. [She lightly poked his cheek, rubbing her fingers together.] Not dry yet.

I can give you one of the ones I have left if you want? The charcoal mask is just a mud mask, this one is a clay mask.

Edited 2021-07-08 23:19 (UTC)

[Like giving a kid a packet of crayons in a restaurant, this immediately garners Varian's attention. He lets out a soft ooh sound, peering at the ingredients list and muttering chemical equations in his head. He doesn't even notice the cheek poking. Hold please, he's in the Science Zone. He lets out a soft (nerdy) snort-laugh. ]

Well, this is basically a lubricant so, yeah, probably slows water loss too so you stay more hydrated. [His nose scrunches up at the mention of charcoal.] I'm not sure how it would do that. It's good at removing toxins inside the body- like it's super good if you get poisoned? But I don't know how well that would translate to skin.

[Usagi he is not going to use it on his face. He is going to take it to tiny pieces and examine it. This is how he rolls. ]

... Yeah, I'd like to take it to my lab to study it. I'm curious.

For once, trust ME when I say that charcoal can clear out your pores as much as it can take care of toxins inside your body. It translates great to skin, I use it all the time... well, not the charcoal one, that's for pore emergencies like if I get covered in blood or muck or slime. This mask is one of my usual weekly masks. I've got peppermint, lemon, blueberry, and all sorts of other kinds of masks.

Varian- no, if I give you this, it's to be on your face at least twice a month. Especially with your work habits. Do you know how few of these I have left?

I wasn't aware it was such an involved process.

[Varian's a teenage boy, honestly if actual normal water hits his face once a day it can be called a minor miracle. He lets out a proper little whine here. Like he's being denied the whole world.]

But I don't wanna put it on my face. [:< :< :<] I wanna study it. What's so wrong with wanting to study it? If I did that, I could figure out how to replicate it and then you'd have an endless supply of them!

Edited 2021-07-10 13:59 (UTC)

If you think about it, proper skincare will always be involved. Soap and water don't cut it.

[She shakes her head.] I would be for all the replication but I also want it on your face or you don't get it. I can deal with not having it if I know someone else is using it.

[Just because you're a Disney character, Varian, does not mean you are free from acne and clogged pores! You're not a Disney princess.]

...Now you're starting to sound like Eugene.

[This is all Eugene's area, not his. Noooo sir. ]

Uggggggggggh, but whyyyy. My face is fine.

[It's so not fine.

But hey one of his best friends is a Disney Princess, doesn't proximity count?]

Thank you, since I know for a fact you deeply admire him. [She's seen the shrine, Varian.]

Alright, bet. After we wash this mask off and follow up with the soothing moisturizer, if your skin doesn't feel the softest it's ever felt, I will give you the jar and you can do whatever you want. But WHEN I'm right, and I will be, then that jar gets used on your face at least twice a month.

Edited 2021-07-12 00:36 (UTC)

He's the coolest person I know.

[No one, not even Fern, will ever achieve Eugene Levels of coolness. It's just a fact.

God, he's squinting at her so hard. He feels like this is a trap, but if he back down now he loses face. And he does want to run experiments on it. Hmmm.]

Fine. It's a deal.

Maybe I'll get to meet him someday.

Good, because we've got about 10 more minutes before we wash it off and follow up with the moisturizer.

And now, stop talking and watch music videos with me.

Maybe? I don't know how much I'd want him to suffer in a place like this. He... probably wouldn't like it a lot.

[He would rant so much, all the time. And given how bad the snow gets in winter? Yeesh. He'd be insufferable.

He exhales softly, relenting. Deep down, he already knows he's lost this bet, but he's too stubborn to admit it out loud.]

Okay, okay. Are there any new ones?

I know that feeling... but Deerington usually takes that decision out of our hands.

As for what we're watching: Lady Gaga, I have no idea who that is but after I finished all the Taylor Swift and Katy Perry videos, they recommended this to me.

I watch the first video to the latest.

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