Cat ears? I'm 'fraid I've never tried wearin' 'em before. [ a lie, but that's something she'd rather not get into. ]

???????? By havin' a one-on-one conversation with someone???????

I could go on all I want 'bout how I learned that I can't die, but it ain't about me.

Crabs in a bucket.

One of these days I'll get an earnest conversation outta you.

You did your best. I'm sorry everyone's so insistent on bein' miserable. It's hard sometimes.

I really don't get how me bein' concerned about my friend is s'posed to be a conversation everyone's involved in. Last I checked a conversation is in between two people.

Facey!!! Stop avoidin' the hard conversations!!!

You say this like bakeneko care 'bout that kinda thing. I won't force you, though. You're cute enough as y'are anyways.

[ she's starting to get Earnestly Upset about it. ] Yes. It does.

Still, it seems a 'lil unfair. Sometimes I got my ears an' tail out. Don't you wanna match?

What is wrong with everyone!!!!!!!!

I want you to know I'm bein' really good an' holdin' back from askin' you to do anythin' cat related. Nugget might get jealous anyways.

You'd look real cute in a sundress I bet! You look cute in anythin', though. [ she blinks as the realization hits her. ] I'm puttin' myself down? This's how I've always been talked 'bout by other people, so I thought it's how I am....

Aww. I'm sure he'd be cute, but if he don't wanna, he don't gotta.

If you like your tummy, I'm real happy for you. That's a blessin', I think.

An atelier....I couldn't possibly be so important enough that I get a bespoke swimsuit made.... Somethin' from a department store might suit me. I'd just be wearin' a sundress over it anyways.

Why did Batman begin?

Hah! [ she snorts, ] you're the sweetest, Nagippi. Hopefully we'll be able to find a few flatterin' stragglers, but younger gals these days're pretty scary. They're intense, an' they got all that internet money.

Here, I'll do you one better. Let's go to the beach an' eat as much ice cream an' shaved ice as we wanna. As for beaches...there's one on Miyakojima I've always wanted to go to. It always felt so far... but it was closer to home than the mainland was. [ clearing her throat, ] well, ⤥

Mm...I guess it might be. Usually when kids do that, it's some kinda health issue. But since you're not a kid, an'....well, you ain't really a human neither, maybe it ain't strange for you. I can't speak on the normal of a heroic spirit.

Please don't do that. How 'bout we try somethin' to cool off over the weekend? It's cooler by the ocean, so maybe a beach day? Unless you wanna sit in front of a fan an' eat ice cream or shaved ice 'til Monday.

[ walking in hours later ] why're you talkin' 'bout holes?

D'you like the taste? The texture? The modern world's got more solutions to that kinda thing.

Why're you eatin' dirt? I can make you food if you're hungry, y'know.

/ mine borbos

/ she cherishes the mundane so deeply. She gets excited over everything because she hasn't experienced actually living a life at all. And yet I can't write all of this down in a coherent enough manner to get a regular profile written smh my head

/ I try to bring up Lottie's lack of identity since she was never afforded a semblance of a normal life, not even in Chaldea, but it's been really hard to convey. How do you casually drop she only finished middle school because she was sold as a mail-order bride to some wanker mage family in London

/ I actually logged on to say something else but I forgot. Oops

/ I don't think I can conceptualize male Lottie without completely warping her entire character since her backstory is completely and utterly entrenched in themes of misogyny and womanhood and what's expected of her as a woman. Best I can do is Tsukimi who is Lottie Without Trauma

Paperwork Wednesday :)

[ groaning, a sigh escapes her as she relents. she knows better than to argue when someone has their mind set on something. ] I guess I can't say nothin' 'bout bein' worried 'bout dyin' neither. On account of the fact I don't know how I can die. Or even 𝘪𝘧 I can. So really, there ain't ⤥

Shoppin'? Sure! I've been meanin' to grab myself a new swimsuit anyways. I've got hopes it'll be cute as yours, but I ain't gonna hold my breath or nothin'. All the real cute ones're probably sold out...

Let's give that demon something to blow alright.

/ *looks at bookmarks* today you die (i get my replies done)

Oh, you wanna know 'bout Rentaro? He's a bright kid. He's a real tech whiz, an' after Granny passed he's quieter, but he can still text an' e-mail just fine, so it ain't a problem. See? [ she pulls her phone out and shows him a recent text thread. Her responses are normal, and her brother's ⤥

Tuesday again? No problem!

[ she pauses, staring at him for a moment. a tilt of the head. ] Yeah...? Rentaro. What about 'em? [ she says in a matter-of-fact manner before it clicks in her head. ] ...! Oh! 𝙊𝙝! Rentaro's my 'lil brother! That's his name.

How's that too much? People do this kinda thing for their loved ones all the time. It just makes sense to me. Granny used to do this for me, an' after she got sick, I did it for her an' Rentaro. You're no different. You're someone I care 'bout, so I'm gonna cut fruit for you.

/ *eyes shoot open so fast a glass shattering noise plays* I JUST REMEMBERED I GOT A SKEB OF LOTTIE IN A BUNNY SUIT LAST YEAR

I haven't picked up a needle an' thread in a while...

I was just comin' to drop off somethin' at your desk. [ she gently places a small bowl of fruit in front of him. strawberries cut into hearts and star shaped banana slices with a couple of small skewers wedged in. ] Thought you could use a 'lil pick-me-up.

That's true. You're a very straightforward guy, Facey. Sometimes a 'lil 𝘵𝘰𝘰 straightforward, but that ain't a bad thing all of the time.

Why? You were in need, an' I had a solution. Why wouldn't I help you? It ain't like I'm usin' 'em in the labyrinth or nothin'.

I dunno how anyone can even use 'em up! They just keep showin' up in my basket! I've got a few in storage, too. They've just kinda been collectin' since I got here.