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“Did you know-” Nova began taking a seat next to the Jester, “You’re my niece’s favorite mascot?”
Bittergiggle, who was currently more bitter than giggle, slowly shifted his gaze towards the other, “Wh-what?”
“My niece, you know , the kid I’m looking for?”
“I… I know that ,” he stated, “but, what do you mean by ‘favorite’?”
They shrug, “Because you just... are.”
The Jester scoffed indignantly and sneered, “I don’t believe you. Why in the WORLD would anyone like me?” His head sank once again. “What’s so special about me…?”
Thoughtfully, Nova bit at their lip, “How about... I just show you instead.” Nova rummaged around in their messenger bag. Bittergiggle watched curiously as they pulled out a photo and handed it to The Jester. “This is my niece, Sophia.”
Gingerly, he took the photo into his hand, abnormally large eyes then flickered over the picture. He suddenly sucked in an epiphanic breath, “She… is multicolored ?”
“Vitiligo,” Nova corrected, “it’s an autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose their pigmentation.”
That was one too many words for the Jester to decipher, so he brushed aside for later. “I didn’t know humans could be so… colorful.” Bittergiggle murmured contemplatively, eyes still glued to the photo.
Nova simply nodded and smiled, watching the other’s reaction closely, “That’s why she likes you. Because you and her have something in common-”
“We’re both bi-colored…” He finally surmised, face lighting up. “A-and I’m really her favorite?”
Again, Nova nodded in affirmation. The left-side of Bittergiggle’s face stretched into a wide grin.
“I’m… her favorite.” He echoed. He had never been someone’s favorite before, usually he was just yelled at or thrown to the side, labelled a ‘Nuisance’ and ‘A troublemaker’, he was told parents wouldn’t want a mascot like him.
“Maybe you can meet her when we find her. I’m sure she would love to see you too.” Nova offered with a small smile.
Bittergiggle cocked his head to one side, thinking momentarily, before smiling with eyes closed, “Thank you Nova. I… I would like that,” he handed the photo back over to his human companion, “I would like that a lot.”
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