"Perhaps I should've regenerated with straight hair like yours," River sighed as she pulled at another glob of extraterrestrial mud caught dangling in her hair before a sharp tug from behind caused her to wince as the brush snagged yet again on her messy and overabundant curls.
"Nonsense, Melody," Amy gently chided as she slowly untangled the knots in her daughter's damp and nearly mud-free hair before adding, "Loads of Pond women have curly hair and I'll have you know your great-great-grandmother Bessie swore it was her ginger curls that caught the attention of your great-great-grandfather."
With a quirk of her brow and a sly smile on her face, River turned to look up at her mother and said, "That might have been the story passed down in the family, Mum, but when I met them myself back in the roaring 20s, I can guarantee you that great-great-granddad Archie was certainly admiring Bessie for something other than her curls."
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"Nonsense, Melody," Amy gently chided as she slowly untangled the knots in her daughter's damp and nearly mud-free hair before adding, "Loads of Pond women have curly hair and I'll have you know your great-great-grandmother Bessie swore it was her ginger curls that caught the attention of your great-great-grandfather."
With a quirk of her brow and a sly smile on her face, River turned to look up at her mother and said, "That might have been the story passed down in the family, Mum, but when I met them myself back in the roaring 20s, I can guarantee you that great-great-granddad Archie was certainly admiring Bessie for something other than her curls."