Crystal Facets

Poppy

Poppy was absolutely giddy! She'd just learned that Trollex was surprisingly REALLY good at braiding hair, so she had decided that they would have a hair day! Once she had dragged him off towards Barb, she grinned brightly at the red haired troll. "Barb! Barb you won't believe what Trollex can do!"

Barb perked up, looking over towards Poppy and Trollex as they approached. "Hey there fish stick! Glad to have you back. What's all this about, Popsqueak?" When the princess of Pop gestured behind her to Delta, Barb's eyes widened at the sight of the normally poofy haired cowboy with a braid. "Yo! I didn't think I'd EVER see her with her hair different!" She sprang up, her eyes sparkling.

"I know, right? Trollex is going to hang out with us today!" She looked over as Cooper joined them, and smiled up at her friend. "Hey Coop! Wanna join too?"

Cooper hummed a moment, looking at the nervous Trollex, then over towards D. "Hey, D.! Wanna hang out today?" With a nod, D. stood up and trotted over to them. Cooper gave his brother a little bump, chuckling lightly when he did. "Cool! Alright, ready to go!"

Poppy was so happy to be doing something like this again. She'd been going absolutely stir crazy trying to keep herself from partying! She knew it was dangerous to make too much noise, but honestly Steven didn't seem dangerous. He definitely wasn't like the Bergens, so why was Branch so worried? She just couldn't let it get her down; she had to keep the party going!

As the five sat down together, Trollex cleared his throat slightly. "So, if the goal of hanging out is hair, who should get done first?"

Poppy pointed at Barb immediately. "Oh, oh! Do up Barb's hair, I think she'd look SO cool with her Mohawk braided!" She reached up into her hair, shaking it out a little and producing some clips and hairpins, as well as a few things for scrapbooking. "I can make really cute hair accessories out of this stuff in the meantime!"

Barb seemed a little nervous as Trollex moved to float above her, but calmed down nearly the instant he began to comb his fingers through her hair, starting to separate the strands ever so gently. She let out a satisfied hum. "Never had anyone play with my hair before... it's really nice!"

Poppy giggled lightly, and got to work on making a hair tie and a few decorations for Trollex to use as they chatted. Occasionally he'd ask for a bead and weave it into Barb's hair as he went. "So what do you guys think of this place?" At the quizzical looks she received, she elaborated. "I don't mean under the bed here, I mean outside! I've seen a bit, and it's all so big and bright and colorful!"

Cooper nodded enthusiastically. "D and I haven't gone out much, but I poked my head out a few times. It looks like a lotta fun!"

Barb perked up a bit at that. "Wait, why haven't you two gone out? It's not that bad, even I went out!" She pointed upwards. "Trollex brought me up to the rafters to keep us out of sight."

Prince D. gave a small nod to that. "That's why Cooper and I haven't gone out. Trollex and Trollzart can fly, Branch and Poppy can use their hair, and Barb, you're easy to carry." He gestured to himself and Cooper. "We don't really have anything that makes it easier to get around."

Poppy tilted her head a bit. "Then how do you get away from things trying to eat you?" She looked at Cooper, who was watching Trollex weave another bead into Barb's hair. "Cooper can use his hair to get places to; he just can't do it much."

D. looked at Cooper in surprise. "Wait, you can use your hair like a Pop troll?"

Cooper sat up and nodded, his eyes shutting as he concentrated. Sure enough, after a moment, Cooper's hair grew in length and snaked around to shake Poppy's hand, who gladly returned the gesture. Once his hair returned to normal length, he grinned at his stunned brother. "See? Can't you do it, too?"