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A head cover? Of all the things she was expecting to come out of Yulu's mouth, that was not it. She knew she was probably blinking at the other girl like a wherry for a moment before she jerked herself back. "A scarf or something?" she pursed her lips thoughtfully. She had a few things in her trunk for her hair, but were any a proper cap?

She moved quickly to the end of her bed, bending over and popping open the lid. A head cap? A bonnet? Scarves would do nicely if Yulu was fine with it. Clothing started flying with that. Some tops, a few skirts, another jacket or two. Scarves in abundance, along with a little white bonnet and a tight-fitting cap that Jada used when she wanted to crinkle her hair to make extra waves.

"Take your pick." there was a selection there. "I encourage you to go for the scarves."

"Scarves," Jada said, almost sounding indignant, "Are not just accessories." As if to prove it, she lifted up one of the scarves, tying it expertly into her hair. When she was done, most of the mass was hidden. Only a few hints of her long hair peeked out. "They can be very colorful hats."

Dressing as the opposite gender? "So you are dressed as the wrong gender if you are a woman in a skirt, compared to being a woman in pants?" she sounded confused. Had she not quite understood something? "Either way, you don't look silly, Yulu." she could at least assure the other girl of that. Or boy of that?

"If you say so." Jada's tone was flat as she looked the other figure over. "Let's get out of here then." She grabbed a leather band for her hair and pulled it out of the knot it was in. As the two of them walked she brushed her fingers through the hair, pulling it back up expertly into a tight ponytail. "So, where do you like to sit? I tend to try and get as close to the weyrsinger as I can." her cheeks flared. She liked the greenrider, he was a good man. And, if he performed, she was able to be close enough to clearly hear the performance.

The young woman gave a small shrug, ignoring the eyes on her companion. "As you please." Jada said simply. It was the best way she had to deal, at the moment, with this stranger in a feminine skin. Nature had apparently made them a cross-dresser, or they had been raised very strangely. That was none of her business, however curious she might be to dig more.

None.

She moved into the dining hall, glancing around from table to table. Ah! "Come on!" she reached out for Yulu's hand, and whether she grabbed it or not picked up her pace. Wove through the mass of Weyrfolk, Candidates and Riders to snag seats for the two of them.

Oddly, she looked triumphant, like she'd done something that pleased her. Though they were good seats... if you liked being so close to the end of a table.

She settled herself in to the dinner table, joining in with the others reaching out to grab bits of food for her plate before it was all taken. What was the main course? Wherry soup, it seemed. Again. A common meal for Telgar. She ate politely, eyes on the others. And then she caught a look of Yulu.

And couldn't look away. She kept her gaze on the other girl, full of horrified fascination. Really? She ate like she was starving. Or like she had been raised by Felines. Or like a man.

Jada opened her mouth, then closed it. Repeated the action, brow furrowing. Then decided to shut up and finish her own meal. "Yes," she said finally, "The food here is normally very good."

"Of course." Jada gave Yulu a smile and a friendly wave goodbye. "I'll have your clothes for you and done in a day or so, I suppose I shall be seeing you then." She watched Yulu go, head tilted and eyes curious about the strange woman she'd encountered.

So different. She couldn't tell if she liked her or not.

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Three days later, Jadastopped before stepping into the room she'd been able to identify a Yulu's. People had told her the other person was there, and a few people had snickered at her searching out the other person. The first person she'd asked hadn't known a girl named Yulu; the next person she'd had the brains to ask about the guy, Yulu.

In her arms she held a few things: A basket, woven, with Yulu's breeches on the bottom, neatly folded. In the middle was the chest wrapping Yulu had left behind, washed, whitened, and mended. Atop that was her shirt, neatly folded and pressed. And on top of all of it, nestled inside a single dark brown scarf, were two firelizard eggs. One was a rich purple, the other a small but rich gold color. "Yulu? Yulu, it is Jada, are you in?"

"Hi." Jada pushed open the door the rest of the way with her foot, hands full of her surprise and the clothing. She glanced around the room, almost embarrassed that Yulu had seen her mess of a room when she had something so clean herself. "You keep your room so clean. Mine is always a mess, I don't know how you do it."

She moved over towards the bed, looking for a place to set her burden down. "Sorry it took me so long to come by. Something... came up." Namely Allegretto laying a CLUTCH in her clothing chest. Still...

"It's what came up." Jada gave Yulu a shrug as she set the basket down on Yulu's bed in the place the girl had to vacate to go get the dress. "They happen to be for you, actually. The rest of my apology for almost having you catch cold." she reached out, neatly snagging the dress away from Yulu. "My gold clutched on your pants." the last line came out in a rush. Maybe if she slurred the words, Yulu wouldn't think about what it meant when Jada said a firelizard had laid eggs in her pants.

The repair job on the dress was neat, methodical, every stitch precise and clean. "You did a good job." the comment was idle. "Thank you for repairing it."