[Outside. Sure. Luckily for Emil, Lalli isn't thinking about what he may or may not have been up to during his absence; he's too busy making sure that every strand of hair is exactly where it should be, even if his one-handed approach is, uh, rather slow. He doesn't want to risk a hand even grazing Emil's cheek? Not because he doesn't—well, not because he disliked it, which is a Thing he realized after half a day's worth of introspection, but because he wants this to feel... okay.
But while that smile and everything that comes after it should give him all the reassurance he needs—mmph. This is okay. This. It is and is not enough, and Lalli finds himself opening his mouth to say something before just... closing it with a snap. Words are hard? Even at the best of times, truth be told, but there's something, mmm, slightly easier about saying things telepathically; it's why Emil is going to have to deal with Lalli, like, silently returning his stare for a moment, right up until he decides to finally reach out and establish a basic mental link. Then he's avoiding any and all eye contact.]
I know. Your hair is... important? You don't like looking like a bum.
[Ah, so he recalls a throwaway thing Emil told him forever and a day ago. Interesting... but whatever, forget about that immediately as he keeps going.]
Yesterday— [MMPHx2. Hesitationx2, before he busies himself with trying to wrap this hair appointment UP.] ...Hn.
[When you think you should apologize, but you don't know HOW.]
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But while that smile and everything that comes after it should give him all the reassurance he needs—mmph. This is okay. This. It is and is not enough, and Lalli finds himself opening his mouth to say something before just... closing it with a snap. Words are hard? Even at the best of times, truth be told, but there's something, mmm, slightly easier about saying things telepathically; it's why Emil is going to have to deal with Lalli, like, silently returning his stare for a moment, right up until he decides to finally reach out and establish a basic mental link. Then he's avoiding any and all eye contact.]
I know. Your hair is... important? You don't like looking like a bum.
[Ah, so he recalls a throwaway thing Emil told him forever and a day ago. Interesting... but whatever, forget about that immediately as he keeps going.]
Yesterday— [MMPHx2. Hesitationx2, before he busies himself with trying to wrap this hair appointment UP.] ...Hn.
[When you think you should apologize, but you don't know HOW.]