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❝... Mama has caused the death of 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 casualties... It's all Streusen's fault.. That bastard...❞

❝ I'm terribly sorry to hear that you lost a dear friend of yours due to mama... You shouldn't have had to suffer like that due to her...❞

❝... It's something I never got over. And as such, I have a lot of unresolved issues that effect my mental health greatly. Even to this day.❞

❝... I absolutely despise her, but... At the same time I want her love and attention. I want to prove that I can be great as well, but I'm just the child she didn't want.❞

❝ Mama thought it made them stronger and me weak... Guess I was wrong for wanting a mother and father to love me and not abandon me. But that was too hard to ask I suppose.❞

❝ It's a wonder that me and the rest of my siblings made it to adulthood.❞

❝ Not at all. She doesn't show a single ounce of attention to those she considers a disappointment. The only attention she gives... Is punishment.❞ ❝ But those she favors?.... She gives them everything.❞

❝ I had... Dreams of wanting to see the world when I was just a girl. Mama took that as treason. And as such, she punished me accordingly.❞ ❝ By taking away my left eye and half of my left arm.❞

❝... I'm Peppermint. And truth to be told, a child shouldn't have been punished for asking a question and wanting to leave. But... I was punished accordingly.❞

❝ I don't have interest in taking anyone's lives. That's... just not who I am. I would've rather mama taken years off my life then... Scarring me like this.❞ She flexed her prosthetic left hand and clenched it slightly, before relaxing it and unclenching her fist.

❝... Well I almost died, Peros almost died, Brulée got scarred, Katakuri and I were bullied... The list goes on and on unfortunately.❞

❝.... Now that's a very complicated topic. I've seen every side of him, and I saw how Mama's influence changed him completely. Although I suppose he was always... a little off. Even when we were children.❞

❝... You didn't notice how similar we look?❞ She hesitantly questioned, raising her red and white striped brow at the mink, noticing his confused expression.

❝ Of course, of course... Your secret is safe with me. I don't tattle to my twin. Sometimes... He's better off not knowing much.❞

❝ Yes well... Peros likes to hear himself talk, so I do remember him mentioning a jaguar mink that he once escorted out of Totto-land.❞ Peppermint hummed, pursing her lips together slightly in thought.

❝ I'm not Peros. I can tell you that. And despite what everyone thinks, I never raise my hand to strike against anyone who's an enemy of my family.❞ Peppermint exhaled gently, feeling her clothed shoulders slump slightly.

❝ And? Not all of us listen to the violence our blood and DNA demands.❞

❝ I mean no harm, I promise.❞