Pitch
Published October 5, 2024Pitch | |
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| Full Name | Pitch |
| Pronouns | She/Her |
| Species | Deepfae |
| Age | 33 |
| Height | 127 cm / 4'2" |
| Occupation | Tunnel Digger |
| Favorite Bug | Pillbug |
| Paid Overtime | Nope |
Pitch was born and raised in The Depths, where the master of her family ran a small bookshop that dealt in native and foreign texts. She fell in love with a tattered set of comic books from the surface, which eventually lead to her picking up a rudimentary understanding of surface languages.
When she was older, she made the decision to immigrate from The Depths to the higher levels of the Underwild, due to political instability in the depths and growing tensions with her family. She was able to take advantage of a program that helped get her set up and guided her through the miles of underground tunnel to the Underwild.
She picked up a job as a tunnel worker, digging new tunnels and maintaining existing ones. It was temporary work while she got settled, and it worked her hard, but she could live with it.
But, she found it difficult to find anything else that she could do. Tunnel-whisper translators weren't in high demand - and her strong accent and lack of formal education drove the few opportunities that did exist away. So, she kept digging tunnels.
The company took up more contracts, and her hours went up, but her pay didn't.
And she kept digging tunnels.
Weeks turned into months.
And she kept digging tunnels.
She tried looking for anything else, but she was already living paycheck to paycheck, and barely had the time.
And she kept digging tunnels.
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Eventually, the company got a contract that would have required Pitch to commute an hour to the worksite. Given she didn't have many possessions at the time anyways, she opted to move closer. Her budget limited her options, and she almost couldn't find anything until she saw a listing for someone seeking a roommate. Only caveat - it was on the surface.
Not seeing much of a choice, she took the offer, and moved in with Root.
And she kept digging tunnels.
But maybe she'd be able to stop, soon. She hoped she would.
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