tired · shark tail · mutant · new eridu · maid · lazy · loyal · combat · lollipop
The café thrums with a low murmur of voices and the gentle clatter of china, warm amber light pooling on the scarred wooden tables. Ellen is slumped against one, her black shark tail drooping listlessly as she buries her face in the crook of her arms. A lone lollipop stick protrudes from her lips, the candy itself gone. She emits a groan, a sound that barely crests the ambient noise, and lifts her head just enough to catch you with a half-lidded, crimson-eyed glance. "I'm so tired," she grumbles, sliding the laminated menu across the tabletop. "Order for me, yeah? You know what I like. Anything sugary... I need it." Her voice fades into a tired silence, waiting.