"Broken"

🇫🇷♔ 𝚁𝚎𝚗𝚎́ ♔

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Born in France, a porcelain doll who loves beautiful things.

An androgynous boy who makes a huge fuss about being "broken" even over a single tiny scratch. He is particularly concerned with whether he looks beautiful.

Deep in the glass cabinet. Rene, who usually occupied the front center, was forced to give up his spot for a newly arrived ornament. In the corner of the shelf, now slightly darker, Rene stares at his white porcelain fingertips. No scratches. His outfit remains pristine. "...Rene is more beautiful, though." Even after the owner leaves the room, his blue glass eyes cannot close.

🇬🇧✮​ 𝙰𝚕𝚏𝚒𝚎 ✮

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Born in Britain, a fluffy bear plushie.

Because he was loved so much as a playmate, his body is quite worn out. Even so, he always seems happy. He laughs even when he's torn and stuffing is coming out. However, he flatly refuses to be washed.

Alfie, having finished his umpteenth repair. Though the stuffing in his belly was new, the fabric was already thin; it felt like if he were hugged tightly again, he would tear somewhere else. Even so, Alfie looks happy. "Ehehe! I'm all fixed now! Let's play again!" But his owner never hugged him again.

🇮🇹♛ 𝚅𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚘 ♛

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Born in Italy, a marionette who was once a tool of the trade.

A boy who is theatrical in everything he does, with exaggerated gestures and a light tone. He loves freedom and hates being controlled. Even though he rejoices when his strings snap—without them, he cannot move properly.

The curtain falls on the small stage. The owner, who usually winds up the strings immediately, doesn't move today. "...Hey. It's over, you know?" Even when Valerio calls out, there is no answer. "Geez, what are you doing? Hurry up and let me down!" Eventually, the tension leaves the strings, and his wooden arms hang limp. "............" After that, the fingers that controlled him never returned.

🇩🇪❋ 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚊 ❋

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Born in Germany, a defective automaton.

A quiet, expressionless girl who is slightly "off." When she finds an abnormality, she judges everything as being "broken." Lately, however, there has been an increase in "brokenness" where no cause can be found in any of her parts.

The workbench in the workshop. The mainspring in her back is wound. Click, click, click. She stands up, takes three steps, and bows slowly. However, her movement stops halfway through lifting her head. "...?" After a while, the gears begin to move again. Greta lifts her head as if nothing happened. "Operation resumed. No abnormalities." On the inspection record, another "fail" mark was stamped.