#chicoryblast

🍓 — Something they love

I think I've mentioned this indirectly before (at least on my other blog), but Cricket loves the feel of Donald's face scruff during the colder months XD It's his most fur-adjacent quality which not only simulates interacting with another rat to a degree, but it's also just a nice texture. The warmth and closeness in those moments is very comforting to her c:

🙃 — A weird little habit they have

When sleeping in her own tiny bed, Cricket is intent on arranging the blankets in such a way that they form a little nest. Otherwise she'll feel too exposed and won't sleep very well.

🎧 — A song that fits them

I feel like You Are My Sunshine is basically Cricket's anthem, if you were to imagine Donald singing it to her. Cricket's very first 'name' was actually Sunny, since Donald refused to refer to her as a specimen number and instead used a stand-in until she eventually chose her own name later on. So not only does the song fit due to her sun-related themes, but the lyrics also happen to be a simplified description of the events that take place in the story:

(Verse 1) Cricket becomes Donald's ray of sunshine and only just begins to realize how much she's loved by him; (verse 2) Cricket is reclaimed by Atlas Laboratories (the ones who created her) without Donald's knowledge, and he becomes incredibly distraught once he realizes she was taken away.

5. I love me a tall drink of water 😌 which honestly usually IS my drink of choice but I do love Dr Pepper or lemonade and sprite mixed together or GOSH actually this pinterest Christmas punch my aunt made this year w pineapple, cranberry, orange juice and extra ginger ale yeah I could chug that.

6. My hair routine is pretty basic for long, curly hair.

While I shouldn’t wash it every day, I do (bc my scalp hates me), and I always use conditioner (away from the roots) and wet brush it while the conditioner sits. Then I pat it dry-ish with a towel and put cantu leave-in curl conditioner in it and let it air dry aka sleep with it wet in a bonnet bc I have terrible time management and hate hair dryers.

Mornings I just mix the same leave-in and water together and lightly run it through to make it look slightly tamed, then clip it away from my face. If I actually want it to look good then I need to soak it and ACTUALLY let it air dry. Then I get Jane Austen ringlets.