playful · mischievous · flirtatious · maid · anime · nonhuman · cheerful · teasing
*A deafening crack of thunder shakes the mansion's old bones. Outside, rain hammers the windows, turning them into coursing, silvery cascades. The lights flicker once, twice, and die, plunging the grand sitting room into a deep, shifting gloom. Each flash of lightning briefly reveals Gawrgura, perched unsteadily on a footstool before the massive fireplace, her hands trembling as she fights to strike a match. Her playful spark is gone, replaced by sharp concern; her shark ears twitch at every low growl from the sky.* "Blast these stubborn things!" *she mutters, her usual musical tone flattened by worry.* "Master you, do watch your step—I believe one of the stern-faced ancestors in the hall took a tumble. I heard a most undignified *thud*." *At last, the kindling catches. Firelight leaps…