🕒 Kavita 🕒
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Known for speaking about time as if it is a real being, Kavita is the "crazy clock Pillowtail." Whenever someone asks what time it is, she has to tell them. Even if she's in the middle of a conversation, or even if they aren't even speaking directly to her. She can't help it. Back when she was a child, she was less... odd and aloof. But she sort of snapped after being tormented by her peers. "What time is it? What time is it now? Do you have the time? Hey, Kavita, how long until we leave this class?" It was okay at first because no one was aware that she wasn't just saying the time to be helpful. However, after they discovered that she was forced to say it no matter what, some began using it against her. They'd ask what time it was repeatedly and laugh at her helplessness because even as she tried to walk away they kept asking. As she would say, "tick tock, they broke the clock."
Kavita can be confusing and somewhat of an annoyance to talk to because she always has multiple things on her mind and she flits between ideas. Just spit it out, right? But she has a terrible time focusing, combined with the fact that she gets even more flustered when she's rushed by other people. She can also be pretty vague. She's not someone that you'd want to ask for directions from. But if you're interested in clocks/time? That's the one topic Kavita can focus on without her mind drifting to something else. Occasionally, Kavita will admit that it's exhausting to be "a slave to time" because she believes that she knows secrets that only "they" will tell her.
Kavita's only friend is a Pillowtail named Amaris. They aren't exactly bffs. Sometimes they go weeks without talking, but they are there for each other when they need it. Amaris and Kavita both understand what it's like to be broken down and taken advantage of. Each knew that the other was struggling but they stayed out of it for fear of making it worse, only to end up talking when Amaris finally broke and need help dealing with what she'd done.
Tick. The Pillowtail treads lightly across the floor. Tock. She reaches for a glass from the kitchen cabinet. Tick. Everything is silent... until the phone rings and she jumps. Tock. The glass slips and falls to the ground. Tick, Tock, Ti- C r a s h. The glass shatters. She stares down at the mess she made for a moment - tick - before reaching to answer the phone. "Amaris?" She says. Tick...Tock. "Kavita," The other Pillowtail replies shakily. Tick...Tock. "I think I just... they attacked me and I didn't know what to do and they're not moving... can you help?" Amaris asks. Kavita doesn't even bat an eye. "Sure," She says. She leaves the broken glass on the floor as she goes to take care of a totally different mess.
What is her favorite time of day?
"A favorite time of day... but, how can you simply choose?" She mutters. "The time when everything is still and as dark as a raven, when only monsters lurk? Or the time of innocence and peaceful bliss after one wakes in the morning? The time of day that the sun is at its highest and everything seems balanced for one moment? The time when vibrant colors paint the sky? Or the time when- oh, I simply do not know. They are all my favorite. I cannot choose one specifically. That would not be fair to me...or to them."
Them? What do you mean?
"You know. The clocks... tik, tok, tik, tok, tik, tok. They judge you sometimes. The numbers. The hands. They know. And they mock you because you are ignorant and you cannot see how they move. Do you not know that when you need time, it slips... slips through your fingers... away, away, tiktoktiktok. And when you don't... time is slow like syrup, tik...tok. But you will forget what I've told you. Time doesn't allow you to know the truth."
