poly_chromatic | The 58th Song

...why not?

I...can't really explain here...

Oh.

Okay.

[Boy does he know all about not being able to just explain things.]

I can tell you later, if you really want...

[He's got a nice face...the kind of face she feels like she can trust.]

I wouldn't mind.

[He's really quite curious, because there's something about that hair... Just a feeling. A feeling he knows.

So.]

[She can feel it too. There's something about him, that's so familiar...like, he'd understand about her hair.]

Can I get you something in the meantime? We've got a dessert and drink menu...

How about you just surprise me? Give me your favourites, or something like that.

[Because he's not sure he'd really know what any of it was.]

Okay! I can do that!

[She grins, going to get his 'order', before coming back with a cup of red zinger herbal tea and a chocolate parfait.]

Here! The parfait is new on the menu, tell me what you think!

[And while she's gone he takes his seat at a table. That really looks quite delicious, although unlike anything he has ever seen before. But... don't knock it till you try it, and all that.

Not that he'd want to knock it.

So he takes a bite, lips pursed in thought.]

It's great!

[Rapunzel's eyes widen and she grins.]

Really? You really like it?

Yes!

[He laughs, a little.]

What, you doubt me?

[She laughs, shaking her head.]

No, I don't! I'm glad you like it!

[It's on the house, Merlin!]

[Chuckle. Ah, right, she said she'd give him this.]

Thanks.

You're welcome! I'm glad you like it.

[She smiles again.]

[He's tempted to ask for something else, but if she's going to be giving it to him he doesn't want to be too much of a bother. This is fine.]

How long have you worked here?

[He can ask! She won't mind!]

Oh, a while now...I worked for the original owner before he left. Mister Iroh made amazing tea...I know mine isn't as good as his, but he liked it, so I guess it must be okay.

[Nah, but he shouldn't.]

Well, I haven't tasted his, but yours is good.

[He grins and lifts the cup a little before he takes a sip.]

Aw, thank you so much!

[She smiles again.]

If you want anything else, let me know, okay?

You're welcome.

[He's pretty content like this, though, and he's sure that if she needs to continue working he can amuse himself by seeing how she does it with all that hair to drag around.]

Okay, and I promise, when it gets less crowded, I'll tell you about the hair.

[She smiles at him before going to take care of another customer...hair dragging behind her. It's sort of impressive how she manages to work around it.

I'll look forward to it.

[He is really interested, so he means it.

It is impressive.]

[It takes a while for the tea shop to clear off, the various guests going off to the places they're staying for the night, and Rapunzel is cleaning up. She and Merlin are the only ones left.]

Jeez...it's never been this crowded before...

At least we both had things to do.

[People-watching is pretty fun. And there was the weird communication trinket thing that he could prod at every now and then.]

I know! Still, it's nice to have a quiet minute sometimes, right?

Tell me about it.

[They're rare for him, sadly.]

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