[for the time being, Maki’s only special feature is that she has rather tiny red owl wings that fluff and flutter on her back. they were smaller yesterday, at least, and they seem to have grown a little today. she’s been doing her best to ignore them.

when the other girl speaks, her head snaps in her direction. was she talking to her?]

...

[after a moment, she finally pushes the curtain open. she’s wearing black leggings underneath for modesty, but the sweater looks long enough that it could be a dress, almost. she twists around to look over her shoulder, frowning a bit when she sees the wings, but then spots Rise and tries to act a bit more confident]

I’ve never worn something like this casually before. [she twirls a lock of her red hair] Though... I guess I’ve tried on costumes that were more revealing.