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Morning in Zaun was rarely peaceful—especially when Jinx was involved.
Vi groaned as she stared at the bird’s nest of tangled blue chaos atop her sister’s head.
"Jinx, what the hell happened to your hair?"
"I slept," Jinx replied innocently, hugging a stuffed shark with one hand and scratching her head with the other, making the tangles worse.
Vi rolled up her sleeves. "Alright, come here. Big sis Vi’s got this."
Vi tried everything—combs, brushes, even finger combing.
Jinx sat in front of her, making dramatic dying sounds every time Vi yanked too hard.
"OWWW! You’re trying to kill me!"
"You have gum in your hair?!"
"Surprise snack!"
Jinx, despite the disaster, smiled proudly. “It’s perfect. You did it, Vi!”
Vi wiped sweat from her forehead. “Yeah... sure.”
Then Caitlyn walked in.
She blinked at Jinx. “Is that... a weaponized hairdo?”
“NO TOUCHING!” Jinx hissed like a cat, clutching her hair.
Caitlyn crossed her arms. “I’ve tamed worse. Hold her.”
It was a full-on wrestling match.
Vi held Jinx in place while Caitlyn approached with a professional-looking brush.
Jinx screamed. “YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!”
Hair flew. Feathers flew (where did those come from?). Caitlyn emerged victorious.
Jinx’s hair was... perfect. Smooth. Styled. Glorious.
But Jinx stared into the mirror like she’d just been betrayed.
“You made me look... normal,” she whispered, horrified.
Silco stepped in, sipping coffee. He surveyed the chaos—the broken brush, Vi’s frazzled look, Caitlyn’s scratched cheek, and Jinx sulking like a punished kitten.
He sighed.
“Move.”
They did.
He pulled out a comb from his coat pocket. In less than a minute—swish, swoop, twist—Jinx’s signature style was back. Twisted, chaotic, and perfectly her.
She beamed. “Silcoooo!”
Vi and Caitlyn stood in stunned silence.
Vi whispered, “Did... did he just do that in under a minute?”
Caitlyn, eyes wide: “Is he a... hair wizard?”
Silco sipped his coffee again. “You just need to understand the madness.”
Jinx pranced out of the room, hair bouncing, joy restored.
Vi turned to Caitlyn. “Next time, we shave it.”
Caitlyn nodded solemnly.
From the hallway, Jinx shouted: “I HEARD THAT!”