#hat mom arieta

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Hat mom Nell and Arieta - Costume Addition!

This was a fun one - i might make a colored version with better details but for now, enjoy mother-daughter bonding just in time for Halloween!

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Jose, uh original verse? 12, 13, 23

Hat mom Nell 20, 21, 25

Jose

12. Are they hot-headed or even-tempered? What frustrates them the most?

The way that I describe Jose's temper is that he is slow to anger, but once he's angry he's quick to pick a fight. Jose is a kid who has been picked on and mocked most of his life for his disability and how he looks (The scars) so it takes a lot to set him off (Though, if you want to fast-track to a nasty fight you can insult his family. Be warned he has claws when he goes all dragon-y)

13. What special abilities or talents do they possess? Did they develop through training or were they born with them?

Jose's true talent is at the piano. When he was about 4 years old, he got to play around on a family member's piano, and pestered his family for lessons right after. He showed a serious affinity for it, and burned through teachers in the next few years, and started to teach himself. For his 8th birthday (right before he lost his arm, unfortunately), his parents brought him an antique white grand piano. It's his prized possession and he's even learning how to tune it so they don't have to call a tuner to fix it anymore. It took some time after he got his robotic arm, it took a little time to get used to it, but he got right back on the band wagon.

22. What is something others admire about them? Are they aware that people admire them for this?

I'm sure that this is obvious, but others seriously admire him for his high fashion inclinations. Any time he goes out and about in the magic society, he tends to dress his best if only to look good. He is very aware of this (he's been in magic-focused gossip magazines).

Nell

20. How many friends do they have?

... In this particular AU, the only person she talks to is her half-brother, Thor (This is updated canon btw). Shes friendly with others, and she's a decent socialite, but friends-wise? She doesn't really trust anybody well enough. Nell and Arieta moved *because* of issues with people previously considered "friends". Its really on her, but she's pretty okay with being a loner (though her brother who is a hardcore socialite with plenty of friends tries to convince her to go out more)

21. What are they most afraid of? What made them fear this?

They are most afraid of her daughter having a similar experience to her, and she goes out of her way to ensure that this does not happen. (This gets explored in the AU in depth, so I'm not going into detail here)

25. What events changed them as a child?

Oh, that is definitely a spoiler :) Sorry buddy not tellin' that just yet

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On a scale of one to ten, how much of a mom to people other than Hat is Nell in your Mom AU?

So, HM!Nell is very loving and mom-like to Arieta, but isn't really a "mom" type in the traditional sense. She loves being a mother, and she loves her daughter, but its not instinctual. She is very good at parenting though, so uh

Mustache Girl better watch out. You're about to have PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS and POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT coming your way

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what does Mom Nell think about her kid having a ghost as a BFF?

Admittedly she met Snatcher before knowing about the BFF situation and he was already a bit much, but the BFF contract becomes a serious thorn in her side when the already attached tsundere extraordinaire known as the Snatcher decides to use it as an excuse for Hat Kid/Arieta not to leave the planet

This and Arieta's legal status as a bird with documentation and a passport also become a problem down the line which ends up meaning that she NEEDS SNATCHERS LEGAL HELP to register her properly as her daughters mother on paper

Its like adoption. But you are the biological parent and your daughter is a bird.