[video]

[70ftandcounting]

[Rapunzel is shown sitting on her bed, book propped up to show her cross legged and toying with her long, blond hair.]
 
Have any of you ever had something that bound you? That..just…kept you somewhere? Your entire life?
 
And then when you finally get away, when you think you’re free, you realize that you still aren’t free, because you have that one thing that still holds you in place?
 
[She looks up at her journal, eyes a little wet.]
 
There comes a day when you know that it’s time to really be free.
 
[She’s been at the Keep a year, today.
 
And now…now because of that truth, because of flashes of real memories she’s had since, she knows the truth. She knows everything.
 
And she knows what she has to do.]
 
Today is that day.
 
[She gets up, and shuts the book.]

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[Audio]

[cellwave]

Time to burn your bra?

[Audio]

[70ftandcounting]

I don't know what a bra is.

[70ftandcounting]

No, really -- it's much better now.

[Audio]

[cellwave]

Right. Of course you don't.

[This place is no fun.]

[video]

[needsnobottle]

[Oh Rapunzel if you only knew.]

Hey, Sniffles. You okay?

[Her expression and tone are all concern, teasing a bit.]

[drinkuntilidie]

[Sigh.]

Where are you?

[Audio]

[waitsandlistens]

Lucky.

But they don't need to be your real parents to lock you up.

[Audio] /threadjaaaack :D

[lightwithin]

You don't talk to her like that!

[Not okay!]

[abstinentzombie]

Yeah, sure thing.

[Kloe looks around for something to sweep the hair into so it doesn't get all over the place.]

[Audio]

[cellwave]

Hey, hey, I'm sorry. It was just a joke, and she didn't get it anyway.

[70ftandcounting]

[They don't need anything. Rapunzel is used to carrying it around.

She just picks it all up in a bundle.]

Get the door, please?

[70ftandcounting]

My room.

[Audio]

[70ftandcounting]

[So soft.]

No. They don't.

[video]

[70ftandcounting]

[Have a video of a brunette, short - haired Rapunzel.]

Yes. I'm fine.

[drinkuntilidie]

[This time he's not even going to ask. Kevas is heading straight for her room and knocking on the door when he gets there.]

[70ftandcounting]

[And she opens it, blinking up at him, short brown hair and all.]

Kevas. Do you want to come in?

Re: [video]

[needsnobottle]

[HOLY SHIT okay give her a second to process that--where had all of her hair gone?! Tammy almost didn't recogn--okay that's a lie, she recognized her, but it was still a shock.]

Oh.

[She searches for something more intelligent to say.]

How'd you um. Find hair dye?

[Yeah, nice try Tammy.]

[drinkuntilidie]

[Kevas just stares at her.]

Joo...cut joor hair.

[70ftandcounting]

[She holds up a big butcher knife.]

With this.

Re: [video]

[70ftandcounting]

Hair dye?

[Quizzical look.]

I -- cut it.

[video]

[needsnobottle]

Oh. Well yeah. I just...it was blonde before.

[video]

[70ftandcounting]

...Yes.

My hair...had a special power. It held a healing power that worked only when I sang a certain song.

And only so long as my hair wasn't cut. When it's cut, it turns brown, and it's just -- hair. Like everyone elses.

[drinkuntilidie]

[Kevas' eyes widen when he sees the knife.]

Sweet Loa Sunshine, joo couldah cut joor hand off!

[70ftandcounting]

[She shakes her head.]

I knew what I was doing.

[SHE'D SEEN IT IN A DREAM.]

It's better this way.

[abstinentzombie]

[That works too.

Kloe silently turns around and pulls open the door, holding it for Rapunzel.]