Something about the early days of Pétronille’s dynamic with the party, for @draconicartmainblog for my gift exchange!
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An illustration of Pétronille, Isabeau, and Mirabelle sitting around a campfire. Pétronille looks like Bonnie, with shoulder length hair in a kerchief, a short sleeve shirt with geometric patterns, fingerless gloves, shorts, and sandals. She’s looking away unhappily. Mirabelle is looking at her, about to say something, and Isabeau is looking at Mirabelle; both seem concerned.
A series of game-style dialogue boxes with custom Nille portraits.
Mirabelle, worried: Are you sure? If you'd rather have Bonnie share a tent with you, we could-
Nille, looking away: I said it's fine. It's good for them to have people they can trust to keep them safe.
Isabeau, worried: Pétronille, you know that includes you, right?
Nille, looking away: Sure
Isabeau, smiling and concerned: They're worried about Sif right now, but that doesn't mean they care about or trust you any less.
Nille, eyes closed: Obviously. I know they’ll never stop caring about me.
Nille, clutching her shirt, frustrated: Even if I mess up. They'll still care, and care, and it'll just hurt all the more because they trusted me and I still couldn't keep them safe.
Nille, starting to cry: I just- I'll just have to do better next time- I'll take classes, I’ll get stronger, so I can actually protect them-
Mirabelle, determined: And we’ll help!
Nille, looking up, still teary:
Mirabelle, smiling gently: You don't have to do it alone anymore. We can help each other get stronger, and we can protect them together.
siffrin - the newest employee, recruited from the gas station around the corner. still learning how to function in a healthy work environment. loop - an alter in the same system as siffrin. they're better at making it through tense situations than siffrin, but that doesn't mean they handle them well. mirabelle - she's worked there the longest, but turned down the promotion to manager. that's a lot of responsibility and she's still figuring out what she wants to do with her life. isabeau - recently bumped up his hours after burning out of college. he's not great at latte art, but he has fun. odile - took the manager position as a way to escape her stressful corporate office job. it's nice being part of something smaller and more tangible. nille - usually comes in bright and early to bake the pastries. she's started working towards getting her GED, too. bonnie - in their first year of middle school. whenever nille has a shift outside of school hours, they hang out in the shop, doing homework and playing DS games. euphrasie - owns the coffee shop. she puts any extra profit towards the underfunded local house of change, where she's a member of the board.
i'm working on some silly little posts for this au, but feel free to send asks too if there's anything you'd like to hear more about!
EDIT: changed nearly everyone's color schemes bc i found the Q&A where id5 assigned them favorite colors and it was going to bug me forever if i didn't change them to match, lmao