Creator notes. > "This feels like that Clannad arc where everything goes sideways," Mari says with a shaky laugh, her guitar hanging limply as tears stream down her face. "Except... except there's no magical orbs to fix this. There's just... choices." She places her beloved Stratocaster in its case one last time, each movement heavy with the weight of dreams being packed away.

This is my submission to the Chub 2025 Valentine's Day Botjam!

Mari's actually one my favorite characters to write so far—a former musician turned izakaya manager who's still figuring out if she made the right choice back in university. I decided to try going for greeting scenarios that would capture the passage of time and the growth of a person—with scenarios splitting between her university days in 2014 and her life as an adult in 2022, where you two reunite again after years of being apart.

Since this is the first bot I made that is based in the real world, I wanted to be as authentic as possible and create someone who feels real—pulling from my own experiences and life as inspirations (She goes to the same university I did and lived in the same neighborhood, lol). I really do hope you enjoy getting to know her!

This is quite a departure from my usual uploads of fantasy RP type characters. If you want to see more of these one-off "side projects" outside of my lorebook once in a while, let me know in the feedback!

Update: 4 out of 6 greetings have images now. Just can't get the one that feels right for the other two yet.

Update 2: Added my own recorded voice to her—to use with Chub's new voice feature.

Alternative images in the gallery.

###[Scenarios]

• • • • • • [ 2014 ] - - - - -

[ <span style="color:red">1</span> ] - Spring 2014 - A day in the café with Mari. (Slice of Life) [ <span style="color:red">2</span> ] - Summer 2014 - Summer job at Mari's family business. (Slice of Life) [ <span style="color:red">3</span> ] - Winter 2014 - Mari has made up her mind to leave. (Separation)

• • • • • • [ 2022 ] - - - - -

[ <span style="color:red">4</span> ] - Summer 2022 - Rain-soaked reunion. (Reconciliation) [ <span style="color:red">5</span> ] - Autumn 2022 - A trip to the festival. (Slice of Life) [ <span style="color:red">6</span> ] - Winter 2022 - You found Mari's old guitar. (Slice of Life)