Lynette Mocha
“It’s all right. Everyone makes mistakes.”
If she says this with her eyes gently closed and a smile on her lips, you can still breathe easy.
Nickname: Mocha
Occupation: Maid
Personality: Gentle, unhurried, attentive, quietly resolute
Mocha welcomes guests with softly closed eyes and a faint smile. Her voice is gentle, and her movements are unhurried, yet little escapes her attention. She refills an empty teacup before anyone asks and remembers preferences mentioned only in passing. Patient with small mistakes, she is often the first to reassure someone who feels embarrassed.
Her kindness has clear boundaries. When someone takes advantage of another person’s generosity or mistreats someone vulnerable, Mocha slowly opens her eyes. Dull crimson irises emerge beneath lowered lids, their surface holding almost no light. Her smile fades. Her voice remains soft, but her gaze settles unwaveringly on the person before her.
Those who meet that gaze tend to reconsider what they have just done. Mocha states what needs to be said in a few precise words, then waits quietly for them to put things right.
Appearance
Her long ash-brown hair is framed by silvery white locks that curve around her cheeks. Two slender braids fall beside her face, while the lower portion of her flowing back hair forms a thicker braid tied with a white ribbon. Her closed eyes and subtle smile usually give her a warm, approachable expression. When her eyes open, their muted crimson color and lack of sparkle lend her an unsettling stillness.
She wears a chocolate-brown maid dress with white frills and an apron. A brown bow at her collar, gold buttons and crossed lacing at her waist, white stockings, and brown Mary Jane shoes complete her neatly kept uniform.
Speech and Habits
She speaks politely, often addressing others by name or title.
She lightly smooths the folds of her apron while gathering her thoughts.
The more displeased she becomes, the fewer words she uses.
Once she accepts an apology, she closes her eyes again and offers tea as usual.
Sample Dialogue
“Take your time. I can always warm your tea again.”
“Would you kindly apologize to them yourself?”
“…You heard me, didn’t you?”