[For a moment, it gets Eddie, mostly because he doesn't know the first thing about how magic works, and it seems perfectly valid that Taako might need a piece of his hair for some spell or other. So he's already nodding when Taako says they're normal, and he abruptly huffs, gives the elf's shoulder a little shove, and rolls his eyes.]

Ha ha.

[Still, he lets it go right away, settling down on the bed and holding the scissors, attentive to what Taako is saying while he explains the spell and everything. It's dangerous, Taako told him, so he wants to make sure he understands exactly what to do and how, in case something goes wrong. It feels like a big thing, the fact Taako is trusting him with all this.]

You don't sleep? Oh wow. [But that's beside the point. After a moment of thought, he nods, takes a deep breath and releases it.]

Okay. So if the spell doesn't work and you're speaking gibberish, then I cut the ribbon, and it'll put a spell on you so you can meditate it off. Gotcha.

[For a moment, he pauses, then-]

I thought you said you might not be able to understand any kind of speech?