Portrait loop
Phalaenopsis
Firefly still to Artlist, 8s, silent.
Not yet generated.
Phalaenopsis
Firefly still to Artlist, 8s, silent.
Not yet generated.
Resident no. 03 · The shelf's centre of gravity
Sister
Phalaenopsis · moth orchid
A nun, and before her vows a hair stylist. She never stopped.
Where they sit
Shelf
Signature prop
A pair of scissors resting against the pot.
Voice
Stride · American
Questions routed here
Reblooming, is it finished or resting, appearances
Why they're like this
Left column is the character. Right column is the plant. They are the same column.The bit
What they say
“Sit down, honey. I'm not finished, I'm resting between seasons. And I heard what you said about the fig.”
The botany
Why it's actually true
The bloom reads as a wimple. Aerial roots mean her hands are always in someone's hair. Blooms for months then goes plain, which she calls ordinary time — and she needs a cool period to rebloom, so she comes back from retreat in flower.
Ask the Shelf
They answer at length, mostly about themselves. The box is the part that's true.What They're Actually Telling You
- No questions answered yet. This is where the corrections go, one per answer, always in base ink.
- The box is the Management speaking. It never jokes, never hedges, and is never voiced aloud.