Rat CC(open) || Estrella

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Press space to see zoomed in and green flag to zoom out Name: Estrella (I decided to name her after the Spanish word for star) Species: MilkyWay Rat Gender: Female / She/Her Favorite Food: MilkyWay Bar… nobody knows why (cough cough) Appearance: A pale blue with peculiar eyes and misty cloud attachments that flow behind her. Backstory: Ester was a small rat. She was runtish with plain white, albino fur. This was fairly common in her tribe. She was despised for her dull red eyes. People found her creepy. They avoided her mostly. Ester was what you’d call, an Invasive Rattling. A rat found as a child and taken in. The rats tended to hate the other tribes, but they weren’t allowed to let these young rats come to any harm. Despite this, Este was a good egg. Though she was skinny, small and weak, she was compassionate and caring. The rat prince went out on a quest to the impossible. The bridge. It was a bit under a dreaded highway road. You had to run across the road, first going through the cold stones of the sewer, and get under the bridge by making the leap of faith. You had to hope you’d aim right and land in the small puddle. No rat ever returned from this. The Prince didn’t come back for days. Ester was sent out, she was expendable. She journeyed far, almost not making it for lack of food, fear around every corner and pressure. She finally made the leap of faith and aimed right. The Prince was not… he had gone to the place no rat can reach. She sighed. A crow flew down, warning her. “Your tribe plans to send you to the place no rat can reach, if you do not come back with the Prince.” Ester cried. Her tears hit the cold stones. The raging creatures thunder above her. A light flashed in front of her. There was the most beautiful rat. It had flowing veils of clouds draped over it. Stars mingled in its fur. “Greetings,” It said. “I have come to offer you salvation,” It smiled at her. “I have seen your compassion to those who despise you. You were stolen from the skies before your metamorphose. I could not follow you, until you came here. You were surrounded by too much h@te. You truly deserve this… Estrella,” For some reason, the name resonated with her. It felt true. It was hers. Ester felt drowsy, drifting off. When she woke, she felt dizzy. She gazed into the puddle, and looking back at her was the prettiest rat she’d ever seen. Stars mingled in her fur, a veil of clouds was draped, flowing, over her silky pelt. She floated up into the sky, rising higher than anyone has ever gone. Estrella now lives in the MilkyWay, giving guidance to those who are deserving. She spreads compassion and love to the world. She is the MilkyWay Rat.