#perseverance kha

[hazelkjt]

"Can we keep him, Mom?"

"Taking care of an animal is a big deal, Percy...especially one from another reality like this one." "But I'll be super responsible! Pleaseee?" "...Ugh, Mother Above. There's no arguing with you when you get like this. Okay, you can keep him."

"Yes! We're gonna be the best of friends, little guy!"

[hazelkjt]

Auraugust 2026 [10] - Branch

"Perseverance, please don't make me regret putting this tree in my yard..."

[hazelkjt]

"When a violent storm is over"

"The blue sky is more beautiful than ever"

"You see? I want that"

"I want that, that's all I want"

- Drift by Daisuke Ishiwatari

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HAP NAMEDAY @feistierermine!!!

Taking some uh, let's say creative liberties with the actual meaning behind these lyrics but they still fit from a point of view. Hazel wants to see the star as it is, as it should be. No empire being puppeted to grind others under boot, trampling the lives and freedom of all. No ancient civilization bringing apocalypses, clinging to the dying remnants of what once was. No song of nihilism plunging everything into a never ending spiral of death and despair. No exploited fear of death pushing people to eradicate others for their own twisted sense of security. And so she fights, at every turn she'll fight to let the star be as free as it's meant to be. There's nothing Hazel loves more in this world than the world itself, because there's so much of it she hasn't seen yet. And she wants it to be as true to itself as possible when she gets there.

[hazelkjt]

"Where...am I?"

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"I would always pester Mom to tell me stories of her adventures across the star. Sometimes I would even imagine myself there, being a hero alongside her." "This must be that, just a dream...right? I mean, I remember lying down to rest after a long day of training, that's the last I remember. Next time I open my eyes I'm on some kind of carriage surrounded by people that look familiar, but not the same...but she caught my eye most of all." "Hair like the morning sky, embraced by the dawn's gentle touch of red. Her ruby eyes were embraced by a cooling blue. They gleamed with the same curiosity as always, but with a kind of innocence I've never seen before. Pale skin mirroring the clouds contrasting her dark as night scales. She looked a few years younger, but there was no way I could ever mistake who she was. My inspiration, my personal hero...my mom."

[hazelkjt]

Something Missing, Something Lost

[hazelkjt]

"Thank you both, for everything. I love you so much."

[hazelkjt]

"Hehee, this character's got your name, Mom!"

"Yeah. She does, doesn't she?"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @thefreelanceangel !!!!!!!!! Sneaking this one in under the wire

[hazelkjt]

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