#ph_comic

idk i think i just wanted to get my vague thoughts about these two out there... so i boosted the melodrama wayy high!! not to be taken at face value ofc... the things she says about being "manipulative" and "fake" is just her projecting the things she's learned her deepseated desire for friends and "being nice" has unintentionally resulted in. yk how it is.

here's some doodles too :)

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i've been reorganizing flipp's backstory before the steakhouse, and i think i'm solidifying them as an elite-in-training aspiring to become an invader (not particularly because they WANT to, but it's what everyone around them wants + would praise them for...)

they only got so far because a lot of fellow soldiers and affluent commanders thought their eagerness to assist was endearing and kept them around. other than that their abilities are pretty average, and absolutely CANNOT be assertive or sneaky. their combat abilities only just barely passed, it was NOT an impressive display.

(the test gives them a bit of an identity crisis. they realize they don't know what they like outside of "being helpful." that's why the service drone comment pangs so much. they're a soldier, not a drone. right..?)

anyway. flipp does eventually pass their final test. they saw it as their escape from food service hell. unfortunately, a certain grill-lord doesn't like the idea of losing an employee... i might make a thing for that soon :3