Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs.

[thewisdomwithin]

It was the perfect kind of day for not knowing where she was. Mokey was perfectly happy, sitting with Gobo cuddled up to her, her arm around him as she nuzzled her snout into his hair. It was just incredibly peaceful, and calming, and something about the fact that she had no idea where they were just added to all of that. Besides, Gobo knew, and that was plenty. Mokey? She liked to go with the flow, and take things as they came.

She sat up a little - she kept adjusting her position just a bit, so her back wouldn't be sore - and brought her hand up, running her fingers through Gobo's hair. "So soft," she observed with a little giggle. It didn't have the lovely length of Red's hair, but it was softer. Red's hair tended to partway break in places, from constantly being tied up in ribbons. Still, Mokey loved Red's hair, too. It was so fun to fashion it in different ways.

"...Oh." That was a good idea, actually. "Gobo, darling?"

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[gobetween]

Gobo had been reclining against Mokey, absolutely comfortable with where they were. He was idly flipping through a stack of old postcards, looking more at the pictures than the text, though the occasional odd stamp got a curious look as well. But honestly he was just enjoying the peace, and Mokey's fingertips moving through his hair was honestly starting to put him to sleep.

So it was with a dozy sort of "Hmm?" that he answered her, head tilting up a bit.

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey nuzzled into his hair again, an affectionate take on stifling the short laugh that came up at how cute he was. She brought her head up a moment later, smiling widely.

"How would you like it if I braided your hair?"

[gobetween]

"Braided my hair?" He looked up a bit more, tilting his head to see her upside-down. "Why?"

[thewisdomwithin]

"Well, I think it would be fun! I braid Red's, sometimes, after all. She has more hair than you, but I still think you'd look very sweet with some braids."

[gobetween]

"Well..." He considered it a moment or two, then sat up some. "I've never really thought braided hair was my kinda look," or that he had nearly enough for it, "but sure. Go ahead."

[thewisdomwithin]

"Ah!" With a happy gasp, Mokey threw her arms around Gobo, giving him a squeeze before moving around and sitting up fully so she could get to his hair properly. "Thank you, Gobo! I'm sure you'll like how it looks."

She started off gently enough, looping his hair around her fingers. Then she began to wind the strands together in the first braid... But it was a lot trickier than working with Red's. The more she tried to get it, the more intensely focused she was on getting the hair to cooperate - and the more she started to tug.

[gobetween]

He smiled at the hug, and put the postcards aside so he could sit up properly. He tried to be as still as he could when she started too, and the first sensations almost made him giggle. It was weird, feeling her fingers go through his hair like that.

Then- the tug, and his voice skipped in his throat a moment.

[thewisdomwithin]

"Hmm, I'm not sure why it's... Being so... Difficult!" Mokey grunted between tugs. "Oh, but don't worry, Gobo! I'll get it, just keep sitting just like that!"

[gobetween]

Gobo's tail, curled around to one side of him, beat on the ground a few times, as he sucked in a breath.

"Sure- Mokey-..." Was his voice squeezed at the top of his throat? It sounded squeezed at the top of his throat.

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey wasn't always the keenest at observation, but now? While she was trying to get these braids done? Forget it. This was quite the challenge - which meant the end result was bound to be her personal masterpiece.

"Gobo, darling, I need you to stay still..."

[gobetween]

Yep, his eyes were definitely watering. He shut them for a moment, snout scrunched up some, and he tried his absolutely damndest to keep still-

Was she trying to remove his entire SCALP or what??

[thewisdomwithin]

"Aha!" It was a triumphant cry, and Mokey leaned back with a smile. "There we go! That's the first one done... I'd say at least two more, now."

And back to it she went.

[gobetween]

First one??

"That's- great, Mokey."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey continued to braid - which was definitely more tugging and pulling than anything else at this point. Her eyes narrowed as she worked, and it was about halfway through the third braid that she hit a knot in Gobo's hair.

"Gosh, Gobo, what have you been doing?"

[gobetween]

"I don't-" Wince "-know, Mokey. I usually ignore my hair."

He's tempted to remove it after this.

[thewisdomwithin]

"Well, don't worry, I'll get this out, and then I can finish the last braid."

Except... That might be easier said than done, judging by the amount of pulling that was going on as she worked at the knot.

[gobetween]

A bristle went up through him, and his tail beat the ground a few times in rapid succession before he flinched down, bringing his hands up in the same moment and grabbing her wrists.

"MOKEY!" Too hard. Sharp exhale, softer now. "Mokey... That hurts."

[thewisdomwithin]

"O-Oh," Mokey said. Her tone was soft, but her eyes were wide with concern. "Gobo, I didn't realize I was- I'm sorry," she sighed. "I would never have done that intentionally."

[gobetween]

"I know you wouldn't have." He glanced back to give her a smile, hopefully letting her know it really was okay, before he sighed a bit and looked up. Raising his hands, it wasn't hard to find the knot she'd mentioned, and he started attempting to- ow -to tease it out himself.

"I guess I just don't have enough hair to braid well."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey returned the smile with a little nod.

"I guess you don't," she agreed, sheepishly. Her tail snaked around to tap against his leg; a gentle gesture to make up for the pain, in a way. "Well, not anymore - maybe when you were younger. You wore it longer."

[gobetween]

He flopped his tail over hers, if only because his hands were currently busy. Y'know, he couldn't see what he was doing, but he bet he could clean some of these braids up-

"You remember that?"

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey giggled, all the while watching Gobo set to work on his own hair. "Well, sure! It suited you. But I imagine shorter hair is better for exploration - there's less that can get snared or caught."

Gosh, he really seemed to know what he was doing there, with those braids.

[gobetween]

"Well it's not so much exploration, but it's better with my hats." A bit of a chuckle. "I don't think you knew me when I was little little, but I had a favorite hat and my hair would always get in my eyes or my ears because it was pressing it down so much. Besides, less hair just feels better when I've got somethin' else on my head, too."

[thewisdomwithin]

"Aha!" Mokey laughed a bit, nodding. "That does make perfect sense." Something else, however, was more of a surprise. "You know, Gobo, for someone who ignores his hair..." She glanced up at his braidwork again. "...You really know what you're doing!"

[gobetween]

"Hmm? Oh, no it's not because of hair." He chuckled some, finishing up what he was doing; he'd fixed Mokey's braids, and then had even added a few of his own. "Mostly from repairing ropes and stuff, it just translates super easily to something like this."