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Bread, eggs, pasta, tomato sauce, the grape flavored soda Mia likes that could only be found in this specific grocery store, some of those wayy too spicy chips Two Time loved… All that was left was…
"Where the hell is Time??" Mia swivels her head around, trying to spot her dark haired sibling, but that attempt showed futile.
The two were out shopping together, getting some groceries while Elliot was busy with work. Well, they were supposed to until Two Time apparently disappeared out of nowhere!! They should really get a bell for them.
Now, Mia was left standing in the middle of the snack aisle, holding onto a surprisingly heavy basket, almost felt like her arm was about to get torn off from holding this. Maybe getting a cart was the better idea…
"Mia!" A familiar voice calls out from behind her. Mia sighs in relief, and a bit of annoyance, as she turned around to see her older siblings approaching, holding two small boxes in one hand.
"There you are!!" She closes the distance, playfully punching their chest, "Almost thought you abandoned me. I could've been kidnapped, you know?" She teases, a shit eating grin on her face.
Two Time rolls their eyes, their tail subtly moving to poke Mia's leg, who let out a yelp, "You can stand up for yourself… Plus, if you were going to get kidnapped, I guarantee that you would be able to kick their ass."
The girl huffs, an air of confidence around her now. Cheeky bastard, Two Time thought as they reached down to grab the basket Mia was holding, throwing in the boxes they were holding, "Come on. Let's head to the register."
Mia nods, following after Two Time, making their way through the impressively intricate store. Though, Mia couldn't stop but curiously stare at the boxes Two Time dumped into the basket…
Hair dye?
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Brown paper bags were unceremoniously dumped onto the kitchen counter. Mia draped herself across the couch, while Two Time was engrossed in their phone, sitting in front of the couch.
It was, frankly, a boring day. There wasn't anything new to do at Pizza Island. I mean, Mia's been visiting since she was 12 and they've pretty much exhausted every tourist spot to visit. Though, she did hear that a new arcade was opening up—
"What do you think about dying your hair?" Mia perked up, looking over at Two Time, who was now looking at her with an expectant look on their face. On their phone was a half watched hair dying tutorial that was now paused.
She stares at them for a moment before stars appear in her eyes, a wide smile on her face, "Abso-fucking-lutely!!" She bounces off the couch, shimmying closer to them, "Where do we start?!"
Two Time chuckles, their tail moving to pat Mia on the head, "First, language." Mia groans at the scolding remark, "Second," They held out their phone towards the girl, "Tutorial. We need to get educated."
They turned their attention back on the phone, "I've already done my research and watched every tutorial under the sun. Now, it's your turn to study up." With that, they shoved the phone into Mia's hand, standing up and making their way to the grocery bags.
Mia stares at the phone before glancing over at Two Time, "Doesn't your friend know how to dye hair?" She stands up as well, walking over towards Two Time, who was now unpacking the two boxes of dye.
"Oh yeah, Noob? They were the one who gave me the idea to dye it!" They held out the boxes, "Which color do you want?" Mia hummed, she took a moment to go over her options, picking at her hair, "Dunno… Hey, why don't we get it done professionally? Or by Noob themselves?
Two Time shrugged, passing one of the boxes to her, "Eh. It's less money if we do it ourselves, and Noob is busy today." They give Mia a pat on the back, "I'm sure we'll be fineee.. We're not going to fry our hair off or anything!"
Mia scoffs, "Sounds a bit like foreshadowing~" She whispered, giving Two Time a surprisingly doubtful look. Though, this is squashed when her overwhelming excitement takes over once again, "Soo... Let's start??"
Two Time gives a curt nod, the small wings on the side of their head fluttering, "Alright! You go get ready, wear a shirt you absolutely hate. I'll get the stuff prepped.
Mia gave them a mock salute, "Yep!" With that, she rushed into the guest room she was staying in, though it's pretty much her own room in Elliot and Two Time's apartment. She even decorated it herself!
Two Time snickered, rummaging through the cabinets to grab the supplies. It may be their first time dying hair, but it can't be thatt hard. Noob does it all the time!
I mean, what's the worst that could happen?