(Aunah)
How old? Early 20s
Where did you come from? I don’t know, comes out physically mature but not mentally and emotionally mature. Grew up in flower. Maybe witch grows these children in flowers and raises them from adolescents. Gives them to lonely mothers.
How do you see Mother? Mom telling her stories, mother doesn’t play a significant role in her life. Loves and cares about her mother, she’s not her go-to person.
Expectations of world? Knows that she has a mom, her primary purpose is to be a child, to be taken care of. Expected world to be welcoming, warm, nurturing, comforting. Stories build her world view beyond being a child. Prince takes care of you.
Relationships with others? Friends with bugs around house, but there’s a barrier for I’m a person you’re a bug. Didn’t have meaningful relationships
How do they treat you? How do you treat them? She’s nice to everyone, doesn’t look down on them. What would I do if I had a mother? Other creatures liked her.
What catches your attention with Cornelius? What holds it? How is he different? He’s smaller human, she can actually relate to him. Physically attracted to him. He’s very kind and has that aspect of I’m going to nurture, take care of me. Fits her expectations and wants.
What is your biggest value? Second biggest? Loyalty, that’s her way of telling someone that they matter to her. Very strict about commitment.
Biggest strength? Trust. She trusts in Cornelius. (when that disappears, it puts her in a bad spot)
Biggest weakness? Second biggest? Committed to ideals so much that she’s blinded by them, naive.
Excitements? Cornelius, stories. Is a story-teller herself (seen with Mole)
Fears? Doesn’t like the dark (Cornelius is representative of light)
Relationship with Beetle? Grossed out, he’s loud, messy, slimy. Opposite of Cornelius. Intimidated by him- I guess I’ll just follow him. Kidnapped and turned into the pg version of a sex slave. Afraid of getting hurt- doesn’t want to but doesn’t have a choice. Has never been humiliated or shamed- shocked, really hurt, hurts a little too much- I’d never thought that before, had I only thought that b/c other people thought that. Plays on fear of I’m so much smaller.
Relationship with Jacquimo? Really cares about him, strong and good friend. Distraught when she thinks he’s not well. Outside of Cornelius, he’s her closest friend. Best friend. One connection/ hope to finding Cornelius and home. Candle in darkness.
Relationship with Mole? Isn’t disgusted by him, doesn’t like that he lives in darkness. By that point, she’s reached resignation that things won’t get better. She feels safe, not taken advantage of. Acceptance that sun is gone. During first month she wants Cornelius to rescue her, second month of winter she realizes that Cornelius isn’t coming back and goes into depression. Third month realizes this is her only option, has gone through stages of grief and marrying him is her acceptance phase. He’s decent.
Relationship with Ms Fieldmouse? Feels indebted to her, feels obligated to people who take care of her. Might be mildly aware that Mole is rewarding her but isn’t bothered by it so much cause she feels loyal.
Scene 3: Usually tells happy, traditional tales. Hasn’t been exposed to any stories about fairies. Has become self-aware, is older than she was when she came out of the flower. Had had a conversation with a creature who pointed out in a nice way that she was different.
Scene 4: Brings us into real time. There’s a time transition, possibly years. She’s doing chores or something at the beginning. Not uncommon to meet bugs coming up to her window, she’s not shocked someone came up to her window or embarrassed that she was singing. She’s surprised that he’s not a bug. She’s daydreamed about a fairy who sweeps her off her feet. More realistic daydream of small boy her size or going to witch to see if there are others like her.
Scene 5: Would love wings, especially since creatures around her have them. Sees Cornelius as more perfect version of her.
Scene 21: If sun can break through winter, maybe I can pull through traumatic experience. Hope. Seeing Cornelius is now I can appreciate him and knowing that this is truly who I want to be with. It’s then that she realizes she’s