🌿✨ Willow’s World Dialogue on Character Rebuilding Willow brushed glowing dust from her hands and leaned back against the Creating Table. “I don’t know about you,” she said thoughtfully, “but I think I’m in the middle of another character rebuild.” She watched the light drift upward like slow fireflies. “It feels like a lifelong thing… rebuilding, growing, reshaping. If I’m honest, it’s something we do again and again.” From beneath the table came an unimpressed tail flick. “Until you reach your sixties,” Spicy Cat announced, “and stop caring what anyone thinks.” Willow smiled without looking down. “Well… perhaps without quite that much spice.” She folded her hands gently. “Is changing truly so impossible? We already do it every day. With friends we are one version of ourselves. With family, another. At work, another still. These are all characters we’ve carefully built.” Spicy Cat emerged halfway from beneath the table, orange heart glowing faintly. “Not me,” he declared. “I am exactly this magnificent creature at all times. Consistency is a virtue.” Willow tilted her head. “You could be… a little kinder sometimes.” Spicy Cat paused considered this deeply. His ears turned slightly sideways. “…I could,” he admitted. A beat passed. Then he snorted. “Maybe.” Willow’s smile widened. “See, darling,” she said softly, “you’ve already changed.” Spicy Cat froze. Realization dawned. He quickly sat down and began grooming his paw with great seriousness. “That,” he muttered, “was temporary character maintenance.” Willow laughed, and somewhere under the table, the dust bunnies giggled too. What do all of you think??