“I ate shallow vanity for breakfast.”

current mood: grumpy baby Hotaru

“The day she started school, she looked at me with a world-weary expression and said ‘This can only end in tragedy.’”

“It was a play about the food chain. The only surviving character was Man. I did not like that play very much.”

“When I said I would be bringing the cool factor, I bet you didn’t think I meant it! Please laugh. I try so hard.”

REMEMBER WE WERE HAPPY ONCE

WE HAD GIANT BOWS

AND BALLOONS SHAPED LIKE OCTOPUSES

WE TRULY KNEW JOY

Traumatic flashback, featuring the last time Hotaru felt happiness.

When we switch back to Hotaru-Vision, notice the vague figures, the ethereal background, and the self-projection.

Hotaru’s flashbacks are traumatic, but they’re so pretty.

Resume: Sailor Scout, guardian of the Moon Princess and the forces of good; babysitter