" alright i'm listening. my mind can be changed. what... do you like on the freaky thing? " hess still won't make eye contact with it, doesn't wanna give it any ideas, but the conversation helps her to focus. it probably isn't even that weird, but now she partially feels committed to seeing this through. " please tell me shayna, i don't wanna run outta here. "

"Oh trust me, I asked the same question one time when I was here with my daughter." Navy stated, nodding her head as she looked at the other. "The fish that look like normal fish - clown fish, puffer fish, those kinds - they're pretty cute." she nodded. "But that one -" she paused, shuttering before she pointed at the other. "Nothing about that fish does anything for me but make my skin crawl." she admitted. "Don't get me wrong I support it if that's what someone else wants but -" she shook her head. "Nothing about looking at it makes me happy at all." she laughed, shaking her head. "In fact, if I ever saw that thing anywhere near me and it wasn't in a tank you can guarantee I wouldn't go anywhere near that place again."

" see... you get me, you get me. " gestures between them, hands practically in a chokehold in the air. the fish she describes, hess has no problems with. they can be in their tanks and swim as they please. even the lion fish are nice to look at; spiny, but nice. the rest of them, she doesn't trust. she shudders. " that sounds like a grade b horror movie called the deep or the tank. no thank you. i'd be outta here with you. are you here with your daughter? " doesn't want to ruin the experience for a kid, regardless of her own feelings. she leans to look at the name tag of the fish in question, mouthing the words. " blue sea slug. " leans back. makes a face at her. " somethin' about that string of words together just sounds wrong. " aren't slugs the little things that show up on plants? in the garden? yeah, she picked those off allison's plants all the time. what the hell were they doing in the ocean too?

maybe that has something to do with it. making their first good memory here as an adult, it's a weird vibe. they remember asking to come a dozen times and it never came to pass. so they started associating it (and most things) with disappointment. pursing her lips, sighing out the rest of the nerves from the sea raven. brow arches. " it does kinda look like a dinosaur. i like that. it's cute like a labubu charm, not my thing, but i see it. why's it called a raven? " hess was probably showing how long she zoned out for, but hey, she was still here. that counts for something. " i ain't seeing no fins that look like wings. unless i turn my head like this. " does a tilt sideways. there, now she can see the raven thing.

information

full name: hestia girard

nickname(s) / goes by: hess

pronouns & gender: non-binary, they/them, her/she

sexuality: pansexual

birth date: january 1, 1986

birth place: merrock, maine

arrival to merrock: local

housing: rural countryside

occupation: office worker

work place: takato's garage

family: estranged

relationship status: single

personality

willful. don't tell her what to do. loves to relax and walk on the beach but works hard when there's something she really wants. romantic at heart, soft. protective of their energy & space. not afraid to cut off people even if it's not called for. resourceful and assertive, can sound really tense. likes parties but hates being emotional so if she distances herself try not to take it personally.

portrayed by Janelle Monae; penned by PomPom.