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Jade walked down the corridor with their hand running through their now short hair. They had just tried out a new hairstyle today, with Eu—Cinnabar's little suggestion of "Hey, did you know? You'd look way better with your hair tied up."
Aaaand that new hairstyle did not last long, when Jade's neat, long ponytail had been cut off thanks to a Lunarian's arrow while trying to protect the new Goshe and Morga.
"Man. It sucks. I miss my long hair."
They didn't really have anything else to do for the day, and they were pretty worn out. So, naturally, the green haired gem headed straight for their room.
"Well, Padpa did mention that there's only so many memories stored in hair. It's microscopic at best." They mumbled to themself as they kept their pace.
"...Although I did forget what grass meant."
On their way there, though, something caught their eye.
From the corner of Jade's eye, they could see a familiar figure standing in the infirmary.
Is it Padpa? No, the overworked doctor is probably taking their well deserved rest right now. It's already this late.
Jade slowly turned their head to see blue and silver hair, and a pair of scissors in the figure's hands, slowly, carefully, cutting their hair and trimming it down.
"Euc—"
Jade's sudden slip of the tongue caught the figure's attention.
"...C-Cinnabar...? What are you doing this late in the night?"
It felt strange. It almost felt like looking at a dream.
It almost felt as if Euclase had come back to life.
"Oh, hey Jade~" Eu- Cinnabar sang, but their voice was kept low, not wanting to wake up the other gems.
They paused for a moment. Seeing Jade's stare at the scissors in their hands, Cinnabar tilted their head to the side. "Oh, this? I was just trying out a new hairstyle."
Part of Jade wanted to scream. Part of them wanted to smack the scissors out of Eucla- Cinnabar's hands and tell them to not touch anymore of their beloved Euc with their dirty, mercury covered hands.
But part of them was happy that Euclase was back.
Even if that meant they had to keep lying to themself.
"By the way, your new hairstyle looks great." Cinnabar pointed out.
Closing their eyes, Jade knows they just have to use their imagination.
"Thanks. You too."
They resisted the urge to add Euclase at the end.