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"It helps if the person is in their room when you knock." Came Candace's whisper in Bix's ear from behind the young man. She had been returning from yet another attempt to win over Mitsu when she saw Bix heading up the stairs, silently following him up and to her door with soundless footsteps. She'd let him knock twice before deciding to just let him know where she was. She was smiling with amusement as she stepped back again.

As Bix shrieked Candace doubled over laughing, her arms around her middle. Oh god! Oh god that scream! Ahaha! How manly~! She'd never heard a man scream like that! It was almost embarrassing! "Why not? It's so fun! Ahaha!" She grinned up at Bix even as he glared at her, still chuckling. She was calming down but every now and then she couldn't help but snort with laughter again.

"That's all you want? Is for me to fix your hair?" Candace was still giggling. "Yeah, sure. I can do that. A shame that valkyrie didn't give me much to work with.." Though it was more than what she had with Jerry. This would be fine.

Opening the door, unlocked as always, Candace stepped into the room and gestured for Bix to follow her. Her shoes were removed and set to the side by the door, her coat taken off and hung on the coat rack, and she kept walking further into the apartment. She grabbed the back of a desk chair as she walked without missing a step, dragging it with her into her bedroom and continuing on into the bathroom. She may have been in a hurry to not let Bix get a good look at the bedroom; the closet wasn't big enough for her entire wardrobe yet. Some of her poor clothes were folded in neat piles beside her closet, her shoes lines up along the wall--there were a lot of them--and anything that absolutely needed to be hanging was in the closet. At least her bed was made. The bathroom was nice, spacious. The owner of the room before her had done well with it, though there were still some things she'd love to have changed. The chair was placed in front of the counter near the sink, a large mirror taking up part of the wall there.

"Have a seat. We'll talk while I work~."

"Yeah, well, I owe you three. You saved my a**." Candace smiled. A haircut wouldn't be her way of thanking all of them, hell she'd do something more for Bix later when she thought of what to do for everyone, but it was a nice start. She was checking a mark by her neck from where Shun had tried to slit her throat when Bix asked about the rooms on the second floor, shaking her head a little. "Nah. Some rooms are just one large room like the trainee dorms, others are a full suite like this. Clarice's room is her bathroom and the main living area with her bed, too. I plan on gutting the kitchen and closing it off so I can knock down the wall it shares with my closet. I need a big closet~." Okay, maybe she didn't need one but she really wanted one.

Candace took the kit, pausing a moment when she got a good look at it. "..Is this Jerry's?" She was already going through it, taking out the electric razor and picking out various blades that could be attached to it. She knew this kit. She'd used it before. The scissors were also grabbed, as well as a comb. "All of it?" Candace blinked. "You sure?"

Bix had a point, just Candace couldn't agree. She wasn't a cook by any means and if she wanted anything really good and to get that 'homemade' feeling she could use one of her shore leave days. It wasn't a big deal to her. Shopping was her stress relief. Shoes were the only thing in her life that had never ever disappointed her, never tried to hurt her, or make her cry, or insulted her. Clothes were like a pretty layer of wrapping paper to protect her from the world. To make her look pretty and desirable. They were more important to her than they really should've been.

"Well, if you insist. Quite the drastic change! When I was recruited I chopped all of my hair off, too. Kind of like...starting a new life. Which we all pretty much did...and yeah! It definitely grows back." Candace pat his shoulder. "Don't worry, I won't give you a reason to go 'oh damn she did terribly I hope this grows back quick so no one notices'!" She then grabbed a couple towels, setting one down on the floor and the other around Bix's shoulders to catch his hair. After that the comb and scissors were picked up, and she got to work.

"Awww, do you? Thank you, Bix~!" She leaned down to give him a playful kiss against his temple before she went back to work. Though at his mention of a bowl cut her eyes widened and she stood up straight. "Y..you had a bowlcut, too?" Candace sounded appalled. What was with these mothers and other such guardians giving little boys such an atrocious haircut?! Seriously!

She was glad to hear Bix learned better. Jerry hadn't been quite so lucky. "Good, I'm glad. Bowlcuts are terrible. You poor thing. It'll be sad to see it go. I do like long hair." It was fun to play with. Ah well, it could grow back if he disliked it. Hair was just hair.

She continued to work while they talked, moving around him to get better views of certain angles. Candace wasn't a professional at cutting hair, but she knew how to not ******** it up. "Mm. Makes sense, I guess. Personally I'm finding myself starting to care less about making a new life and just wanting to keep this one." She combed her fingers through his hair to get rid of any loose hairs, humming cheerfully as she smoothed it out after. Okay, he wanted it all off, right? Well...guess it was time for the razor. She wouldn't shave him bald but she'd give him something close to what Harrison had.

"So what're you going to do with the braid? I've noticed you uh...keep it..with you..."

...That's weird, bro.

Candace didn't notice Bix's moment of hesitation as she changed out the blade setting on the clippers. This would be his absolute last chance to turn back before she turned it on. "Ehhh..kiiiind of. I didn't want to say it. But then everyone has a different way of handling things." She shrugged. "Burying it sounds cute."

She held up the clippers. "You ready?"

"All of us are a little weird." Candace said gently, giving a chuckle at his thoughts on where to put the braid. "Could deliver it on a leave day if you wanted."

She had been about to turn on the clippers until she heard Bix's whisper. Candace blinked, staring down at him for a moment before her smile turned sly. A hand was put on Bix's shoulder as she moved around him and sat down on Bix's lap in a fluid motion. "Oh, Bix." Candace purred, her voice low as she playfully tapped at his nose and then leaned in close, her lips a breath away from his ear. "I'm always gentle the first time~." She placed a single light, playful kiss to Bix's jaw line before swiftly standing up and moving to stand behind him again. The clippers were turned on and Candace got to work, humming cheerfully as she did. No turning back now, huh?