"Now that I have you all to myself let's get you in a chair! I have so many things that I wanted to ask you!" Cindy said as she dragged over to the chair.
"Wait! Oh boy, you are a pushy one!" I laughed at the excited woman, stopping her from pulling .
"Hmm?!"
I pulled free and went back to the door, opening it up, and Senna practically fell into my arms. She must have had her ear to the door.
"Why don't you give about an hour here? I will et you at the clothing shop after I am done here," I said as I helped Senna push off .
"How will you know where to go?" Senna asked.
"I will bring Galio after, now scram, Senna! You get to spend ti with this one effectively whenever you want!" Cindy snapped from behind , and Senna put up her hands defensively with a grin.
"Good luck! Don't rush. If Eliza takes less than two hours to get ready, I would be extrely surprised," Senna said with a smile as she left, closing the door behind herself.
I smiled and turned back around to my impatient hairstylist. She had a small waist, generous hips, and a modest chest. Cindy was wearing a white apron with a short green dress underneath it. Put that all together with her mischievous smile and perfectly smooth hair, and you had yourself a damn good-looking woman!
"While I do appreciate the way you are admiring from head to toe, you can do that from the chair. If I only have an hour with you, then we better not waste ti. Haircutting is no joke, and it is my job to keep everyone looking their best! There were so other girls that were working, but I asked them all to leave so we could have the place. I wanted to make sure it was just you and for this. Not every day that a girl like gets to et soone like you in person and spend ti with them you know?"
I just ca over and sat down. I was pretty sure that if I had tried to say anything, Cindy would have just interrupted . This woman seed to have a lung capacity that would dwarf my own.
"So, tell about yourself. I have heard a million and ten stories, but you know how that can be! Or maybe you don't? This is my first ti actually being able to talk to you in person!" Cindy explained as she wrapped a towel around my neck to cover from the hair.
"No, I really don't know how it is. I have heard about this Vine you all seem to share, but I am not connected," I said.
"Really?! Well, that must feel strange, not knowing what everyone thinks! That is how we keep from driving each other nuts! Who do you tell your thoughts to? Do you just talk to yourself? Doesn't that make you a bit cuckoo?" Cindy asked as she sprayed my hair with water, stating to comb it down.
"Hmm? No, I an, I have Xieus, my Succubus partner, so we talk. I couldn't imagine everyone always knowing my thoughts," I said as my hair was brushed to one side.
"Succubus?! She is drinking your life force?! Are you letting her, or does she have hold of you?!" Cindy exclaid as she walked in front of to grab her scissors.
"Xieus is my partner, and yes, I give her my Life Force, but she offered herself to , not the other way around. We are equals," I said, but then there was a poof of blue smoke.
"You are my master; we are not equals," Xieus said as she took a seat in the other chair.
Cindy had frozen in place, and I could see the shocked look on her reflection in the mirror in front of .
"You are her master?! How is that even possible?!" Cindy declared, clearly flabbergasted with her lack of words.
"Galio is not only strong and wise beyond anyone that I have t, but this person makes feel like I am a real person. I am sure you know what I an, considering your first reaction to Galio telling you about ," Xieus explained, and Cindy nodded as she went back to cutting my shaggy hair.
"I had heard about this, but I had just assud that it was another one of those things that got mixed up in transition. Things can be like within the Vines, but this is clearly not the case. Absolutely intriguing. A million to one odds of sothing like this happening, yet I get to see it with my very own eyes! Xieus? Like she-aye-us?" Cindy asked as hair started to fall in clumps.
"Yes, that is very good. I will return now. I just wanted to make it clear that we are not equals, and Galio is the one in control. He is nice enough to give Life Force, but I would be fine if he didn't. I can finally say that I am enjoying my life," Xieus said as she was about to stand up, but Cindy put her hand up to stop her.
"No need to leave! Sit down and relax! You said he? Did you an she?" Cindy asked, but Xieus shook her head with a grin.
"Galio is not a woman like us. He is the pronoun for those of his kind, Man. He and his, rather than she and hers. That should be sothing that is spread on the vines. I know that it frustrated Galio when we first t," Xieus said, and I grinned.
"I don't let it bother , but that is a good idea to get it out there. Do all races have access to the Vine?" I asked, and both won nodded.
"It is just a thing that we can all do at birth. When we are young, we can't really do much more than listening. After the first year, everyone learns, though," Cindy explained as she trimd down my sides.
"Babies learn after the first year?!" I asked with surprise, and Cindy stopped cutting my hair.
Both girls gave strange looks, and I blinked at them. You can't tell ...
"What is a baby?" Cindy asked.
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