Pheme

Pheme
Characteristics
Species	Raposa
Gender	Female
Age	485
Fur Color	Orange
Hair Color	Rust (Faded)
Information
Home	Rust City / Shadow City Rapoville (Formerly)
Story Role	Deuteragonist (BD, PSAA, T35 '13) Minor Character (T35 '17) Protagonist (T35 '22)
Family Members	Ancestor of Metis
Occupation	Co-Owner of Moondrop Mayor of Shadow City
Status	Deceased
Game(s)

“We sent our letter to Rust City, so we know Ms. Courania was a citizen, but I was unaware that Ms. Pheme lived there until meeting my father.”

–Bavel

Pheme Mina is a Raposa created by GuyThatExists that appears in the short story Bavel's Diary as a secondary character and in the one-shot P.S. Athys' Addendum as a secondary character. She also appears in The 35 in 3 out of 105 segments.

She was one of Eugene Shinar's friends and came to Rapoville with him. She is notable for helping Bavel and Athys with the World Gate Project and being the first Rust-Furred Raposa known to live in Rapoville. She continued to live until at least 2013, opening the Moondrop in Shadow City and bringing her descendant Metis into her operation.

Years later, she would overhear Virgil discussing the plan to give Shadow City its first mayor recognized by the world at large, and Pheme ends up winning the position. However, she soon realizes that someone was trying to assassinate her. Eventually, after Virgil accepts a proposal to officially rename the city back to Rust City, she is assassinated along with Brontes.

Appearance

Pheme's appearance is currently unknown, though it is known that she has orange fur and rust colored hair.

Story

Before Bavel's Diary

Pheme was born in Rust City around the same time as Athys and the two became friends. Some time before the beginning of Bavel's Diary, Pheme met Eugene Shinar and became a part of his group that eventually colonized Rapoville.

Bavel's Diary

Bavel first mentions Pheme after writing his letter to Athys at the Creator's request. He asks her if she recognized Athys' surname - "Courania" - which she did, but couldn't remember anything about the name. When Athys arrived in Rapoville, she and Pheme reconnected, and Athys lived with Pheme while staying in the village. Once Athys and Bavel had completed the prototype for the World Gates, both Pheme and Athys began shaving their rust fur to use as conductors for the gates. According to Bavel, both she and Athys were "almost completely bald" by the time the gates began construction.

After celebrating the opening of Creation Hall, Pheme directed the villagers of Rapoville to the Beach, where she and Athys both inserted their fur into the gate, opening a connection between Rapoville and Surf Beach. While the villagers all celebrated on Surf Beach, Pheme, Athys, Bavel, his wife Peliossa, and his daughter Tegean all stayed back to celebrate and drink. Later on, Pheme would work on the rest of the Gates with Athys, Bavel, and Tubbub, reporting back to Bavel when Athys and Tubbub went on their expeditions to construct the destination Gates.

P.S. Athys' Addendum

After Bavel goes missing and Athys is appointed as Tegean's Deputy Mayor, Athys asks Pheme to watch over her Ink Factory in Rust City. Pheme agrees to this and moves herself and her family into Rust City, where the Creator promises that they would be safe.

After P.S. Athys' Addendum

Due to Pheme's rust colored fur, it is unknown how long she lived after the events in P.S. Athys' Addendum. According to Mari's footnotes in her transcription of the Diary, she deduces that Pheme is an ancestor of Metis.

The 35

2013

Over the next centuries, Pheme's life is unknown, though it is known that she accumulated a large sum of wealth, in the form of Rapo-Coins, Shadite, and Mannequite. Eventually, by 2013, Pheme opened Moondrop, a cafe in Shadow City. One day, she meets Metis though doesn't know who she is. After serving her, giving her coffee to her for free, Metis offers to help her with her finances, and Pheme reveals her wealth to Metis.

2017

Years later, Pheme overhears Virgil speaking with Brontes about putting Shadow City back on the world map with a Mayor, and Pheme asks what would make a Mayor candidate qualified, drawing the attention of everyone else in the cafe. When Virgil explains his job and asks for any people that the villagers could see as Mayor, Metis nominates Pheme. After the commotion subsides, Brontes, who had nominated his boss, Hank Reynell, says that he would vote for Pheme.

2019

After months of campaigning and elections, Pheme is elected as mayor, with blessings from Hank and Virgil. She celebrates in Moondrop with Metis, and the two of them prepare to enjoy Bosses, but someone explodes her vault. Running upstairs with Metis, Pheme analyzes the situation, figuring that at least five people attacked before returning downstairs. They soon return downstairs, meeting up with Brontes, who notices that some of Pheme's Boss was missing.

However, Metis and Brontes quickly find a bullet lodged in the wall, having gone through Pheme's Boss. Pheme directs Metis and Brontes to lock down the shop and follow her upstairs, where she tells them that she would likely be assassinated.

2022

During her tenure as Mayor, Pheme waits with Metis and Brontes for confirmation that Shadow City would be officially renamed to Rust City. Pheme is annoyed that the email is late, but when it comes in, Pheme begins drafting an announcement to the village. Metis halts the announcement and starts a toast, but as Pheme raises her glass, she is assassinated by a Shadowdweller.

Quotes

“Hi, welcome to the Moondrop. What can I make for you today?” –Pheme “Small, medium, or large?” –Pheme “Great choice. Coffee's on the house, but the muffin will be 5 rapocoins please.” –Pheme “Oh I don't know. I've lived here for quite some time before that Factory was overrun. I think I'll be just fine Mrs...?” –Pheme “Is that right? Maybe I could use someone with business experience to help sort this coffee shop out.” –Pheme “I don't know what they're paying you in Rapocity, but I think I can match your check.” –Pheme “Honey, I've been around since before your grandparents were even a thought. Don't worry about me, let’s worry about my business.” –Pheme

“Sir, if you don't mind, what would make our city qualified for a mayor that would be recognized by the outside world?” –Pheme

“We did it, Metis! You're my running mate, aren't you?” –Pheme “No way! If Rose can still do her opera schtick in Watersong, we can keep this place up and running. Might want to hire some more hands, though.” –Pheme “Oh, of course!” –Pheme “The vault.” –Pheme “Shit...” –Pheme “Not much. Enough for five Raposa to carry in bags.” –Pheme “Probably more. A bomb guy and grabbers. Only question is whether or not this was the only part of their plan.” –Pheme “No. No one but you and Virgil know about the vault. Have you told anyone?” –Pheme “Well, we'll wait and see what else happens. Let's go back downstairs and celebrate!” –Pheme “Robbery. Did you take a bite of this?” –Pheme “Brontes, pull the blinds, lock the doors, and follow me.” –Pheme “I've been alive for 482 years. I've seen things like this before, back when Rust City was first attacked. Someone doesn't want me to be mayor, and they're willing to kill me for it.” –Pheme

“Five minutes. He said it would arrive in three. Honestly, I'm insulted.” –Pheme “Guys! We have to announce this to the world! What should we even say?” –Pheme “No, most people here were raised under the Shadow City name.” –Pheme “I like it. What should our hook be?” –Pheme “To Rust–” –Pheme

Relationships

Family

• Metis - Descendant
• Athena - Descendant

Allies

• Athys †
• Eugene Shinar †
• Bavel
• Peliossa †
• Tegean †
• Tubbub †
• Virgil
• Brontes †

Enemies

• Shadow

Trivia

• In an earlier draft of Bavel's Diary, Pheme was meant to be Wilfre's ancestor instead of Metis'.
• Pheme is currently the oldest known Rust-Furred Raposa.

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