![Ichigo shoves her baby brother into a table corner. He gets injured so bad that there’s a splash of red in the spiky impact effect seen in comics. Next to them in her pink room you can see a plucked orchid on its side.
Her parents kick her out at sunset. Their silhouettes can be seen looming in the yellow light of the doorframe. Meanwhile Ichigo on her knees is barely illuminated by the sun going down. Most of the house, grass, and bushes are covered in shadow.
In the moonlight she’s later guided by a kind young cowboy (doesn’t actually work on a ranch, just has the outfit of the time period), her age. A porch of a western town building can be seen behind them.
"When he was around 3 or 4, my baby brother liked to meddle with things that weren't his. He destroyed something that was precious to me at the time. I loved that orchid. I’d water it, talk to it, sing to it. I was furious with what he’d done. I accidentally pushed him too hard into the corner of a table. It gave him a pretty nasty gash. My parents walked in on him crying. It felt like there was a hole in my stomach. They removed me from the house just as the sun was going down. They closed the door on me, after threatening disownment. I had to seek shelter elsewhere, so I headed towards the direction of the inn. On the way there I passed by someone my age. He was the sheriff's son. Out of kindness he offered to take me in. His dad’s bed was empty that night, so I slept there. His dad and the deputy were out of town on the trail of escaped outlaws." - Ichigo Abara, [Case file name/book title appears to be damaged beyond recognition.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5ny6oeakspn2g3csdlcbrkvn/bafkreiblldp4a443d7ecx3vbquryvwpfkfw5qxdc4ygf5yfpm2pkjp7lpm)
Ichigo shoves her baby brother into a table corner. He gets injured so bad that there’s a splash of red in the spiky impact effect seen in comics. Next to them in her pink room you can see a plucked orchid on its side.
Her parents kick her out at sunset. Their silhouettes can be seen looming in the yellow light of the doorframe. Meanwhile Ichigo on her knees is barely illuminated by the sun going down. Most of the house, grass, and bushes are covered in shadow.
In the moonlight she’s later guided by a kind young cowboy (doesn’t actually work on a ranch, just has the outfit of the time period), her age. A porch of a western town building can be seen behind them.
"When he was around 3 or 4, my baby brother liked to meddle with things that weren't his. He destroyed something that was precious to me at the time. I loved that orchid. I’d water it, talk to it, sing to it. I was furious with what he’d done. I accidentally pushed him too hard into the corner of a table. It gave him a pretty nasty gash. My parents walked in on him crying. It felt like there was a hole in my stomach. They removed me from the house just as the sun was going down. They closed the door on me, after threatening disownment. I had to seek shelter elsewhere, so I headed towards the direction of the inn. On the way there I passed by someone my age. He was the sheriff's son. Out of kindness he offered to take me in. His dad’s bed was empty that night, so I slept there. His dad and the deputy were out of town on the trail of escaped outlaws." - Ichigo Abara, [Case file name/book title appears to be damaged beyond recognition.]
!["I was grateful to have somewhere to stay, so cleaned up around the house a little- it was in pretty rough shape- and even made breakfast. While California was at the table, he asked me what happened that night, and I told him what had happened. It was his idea that if I dressed up as a boy I might be able to stay here without getting any strange looks, as it just so happens, nobody in this part of town would recognize me. Before the sheriff got back, he bought me new clothes.
When the sheriff, Cassidy Horner, got home, California introduced me as "Indigo Mori". I remember I had to correct him and say it was 'Ichiro Mori'. He also told him how helpful I’ve been while 'holding down the fort'. They made a deal, that in exchange for lodging, I could clean their house. Later California also wanted me to work alongside him too. My family didn’t care that I was living a new life as a boy, they didn’t want anything to do with me. They were just counting the days until I could get married off.
3 years later California ran for sheriff and won and kept me as his deputy. I assume you’ve the read the papers. During our time, many would hit the floor before hitting the jailhouse, because of us… because of me." - Ichigo Abara, [Case file name/book title appears to be damaged beyond recognition.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5ny6oeakspn2g3csdlcbrkvn/bafkreia2qnrt5qdz7o64mkwfgzdrm73snpccbsvfqa5ul5rcdxzzk6gujm)
"I was grateful to have somewhere to stay, so cleaned up around the house a little- it was in pretty rough shape- and even made breakfast. While California was at the table, he asked me what happened that night, and I told him what had happened. It was his idea that if I dressed up as a boy I might be able to stay here without getting any strange looks, as it just so happens, nobody in this part of town would recognize me. Before the sheriff got back, he bought me new clothes.
When the sheriff, Cassidy Horner, got home, California introduced me as "Indigo Mori". I remember I had to correct him and say it was 'Ichiro Mori'. He also told him how helpful I’ve been while 'holding down the fort'. They made a deal, that in exchange for lodging, I could clean their house. Later California also wanted me to work alongside him too. My family didn’t care that I was living a new life as a boy, they didn’t want anything to do with me. They were just counting the days until I could get married off.
3 years later California ran for sheriff and won and kept me as his deputy. I assume you’ve the read the papers. During our time, many would hit the floor before hitting the jailhouse, because of us… because of me." - Ichigo Abara, [Case file name/book title appears to be damaged beyond recognition.]
Ichigo Abara age 15
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You see the joke is that her hair was short to begin with. It gets hot working on a farm in California, THE STATE.
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#harpy #survivalhorror #fakebookseries #weirdwest #cowboyoc #slasheroc #oc #s0ulpatches #oclore #silverbulletinc
Typos? That's pretend water damage
![“We won’t charge her for the disappearance of her picture groom since a strong argument was made that it was self defense. He tried to… ‘consummate the marriage early’. However, we are still charging her for the attempted possession of an illegal substance. You will be informed of her other charges shortly or in due time.” - The Oracle, Silver Bullet Incorporated: [Case file name/book title appears to be damaged beyond recognition.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5ny6oeakspn2g3csdlcbrkvn/bafkreie3uiyoqjn5u3brmah4gywct6teltugjml4epzoyup6hxl3rcort4)
![“Me and Ichigo were thick as thieves! Those were the days… things were so simple back then. It all went sour when Mayor Milkweed moved into town with his family. Pa thought the mayor’s daughter was a right fit for me. Miss Mil- uh, Penelope’s a nice girl, but… well, ya see, I already had my eye on Ichigo for about a couple a years.” California Horner sheepishly kicks dust with his boot with his hands behind his back.
Horner continues, “She kept the outlaws in check. I heard some folks call her ‘overly cruel’, but the way I see it she evens me out.” - Silver Bullet Incorporated: [Case file name/book title appears to be damaged beyond recognition.]
👋Note: Ichigo and her partner’s lives for the first few years could’ve passed as kid’s cartoon (her tough guy/bad cop personality would’ve probably been played for laughs) But it’s obvious that things escalated.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5ny6oeakspn2g3csdlcbrkvn/bafkreiarqafefcr6c4aal3jijshyg4x6veb4vcqqmlzktcjkorhvkycfre)
![“The Abara family moves to the U.S. in 1883. They have a son there the next year, Sou, Ichigo’s brother. They come to favor her brother more than her, even though she desperately tried to win their approval by studying hard and doing more work around the house and on the farm. The family worked in agriculture and made decent money. Sadly, her hard work would be taken for granted. They saw what Ichigo was doing as the bare minimum, and instead focused their attention and praise on the little accomplishments of her baby brother.
Of course, her mother’s side of the family also carries the dark secret of being descended from harpies. Females usually carry these genes, and they’ve been watered down after generations, that however doesn’t mean they’re gone. Ichigo’s mother only received a rare hair color, Ichigo however wasn’t so fortunate. In her parents’ eyes she was born a monster.” - The Oracle, Silver Bullet Incorporated: [Case file name appears to be damaged beyond recognition.]
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Note: Let me clarify, pink hair isn’t necessarily an indicator of harpy lineage, but rather it’s the hair color matching the feathers of the harpy they’re descended from. It just so happens that a rosy-faced lovebird’s pink is seen as natural as being a redhead in the world that they live in.
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Some of her nonhuman traits are harder to spot.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5ny6oeakspn2g3csdlcbrkvn/bafkreifm37cuzqyppdhneg3rbgg47puq5ygtycxmo6uhpjn2jthuo4cj6a)
