“The Beginning” [scene]
Votes came in for a Menelaus and Soleil scene! So here’s a “just for fun” scene from their youth, when Sol was a teenager. I did not edit this at all, but I enjoyed writing it, so... *rolls out*
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“What in God’s name are you doing to Menny’s face?” Yuneun asked as she walked into the bedroom to get a better look. Sol froze and pulled back, makeup in hand. Menelaus was sitting straight in a chair and...Yuneun stopped. “Oh my god. He looks human.” The markings on his face and neck were gone and his hair pulled back and covered with a bandana. Sol grinned triumphantly.
“I know, right?!” Soleil popped the box in her hand closed. “I did a great job, if I do so so myself...”
“I feel like I can’t move my face,” Menelaus complained. Sol bent down and dropped the box into her bag.
“Yeah, well, I could only get the cheap stuff,” she said. “It’s kind of thick.” She pulled out a small mirror and handed it to him. “But it looks awesome, right?” Menelaus held up the mirror and grimaced.
“Well, this is a horrific image I’ll never be able to forget,” he mumbled.
“What?! Don’t you think you look human?” Sol exclaimed. Menelaus handed the mirror back with a sigh.
“No, I do,” he said. “That’s what’s so horrifying.” Yuneun crossed her arms and gazed down at Sol.
“And where did you get makeup, Sol?” she asked. “I happen to know for a fact no one sells any here.” Sol picked up her bag and held it to her chest. She gave Yuneun her best innocent smile.
“I know what you’re thinking, and don’t worry,” she said. “I didn’t steal it.” Yuneun shook her head.
“Sol,” she said, stressing the syllable as a warning. Soleil pouted and tightened her grip on her bag.
“Trade secret,” she grumbled. “Would you believe me if I said I got it through the mail?” Yuneun rolled her eyes and turned to Menelaus, throwing both hands on her hips.
“Where’d she get it, Menny?” Menelaus stiffened, eyes darting to Sol who quickly shoot her head.
“Um...” He bit his lip. When his eyes met Yuneun’s again, she was sure to give him her sternest look. He crumbled immediately and confessed, “We may have gone to Woodburn a few times!”
“Menny!!!” Sol yelled. She slapped his right arm. “You didn’t even try to lie!” Menelaus threw his face in his hands.
“I can’t lie to her!” he cried. “She’s, like, our mom!”