Yang Shuang

"Wait, since when do *you* like conspiracies? I thought you hated those."
⇻ Shuang, to Starlette after being asked for conspiracy theories,

**Yang Shuang** is the younger sister to Shunbai, Atlach's aunt, and the former sister-in-law of Hydrangea. Shuang is also a close friend of Starlette, who visits her at the Grinded Rooster Bean.

Shuang acts as minor character for *Glitzing Stars* with no official appearance yet; although, she is frequently mentioned and has spoken dialogue.

## Appearance

Shuang is a young adult woman with a light skin tone and light violet eyes, which are in the shape of circular sectors. While she sports a similar appearance to Shunbai, there are slight variations. She boasts a slightly wider figure, her irises are much paler, and her hair is longer and brighter compared to her sister's, but still is the same navy blue. The hair's appearance is also relatively curly and is kept in a low ponytail; most similarly, Shuang has a long strand of hair that sticks out, its main difference being it curls inwards.

Shuang dons a black turtleneck shirt, accompanied by a pair of dark blue denim shorts. She wears black flats that have two straps by the ankles, along with light gray gloves.

### Design

Artwork of Shuang shows her shirt, shoes, eyes, and hair being shaded in. She does not have an Intramural or Folk Stown design made yet.

## Personality

Shuang is a rather closed off but friendly (to an extent) person. A heavy contrast to her friends, she doesn't mind tagging along whenever she wants, even if she's dragged into them (occasionally).

Shuang is rather reserved and keeps to herself; she is shown to not favor interacting with other people, with giving short responses or not responding at all. She often keeps a straightforward attitude, focusing on matters at hand or of important significance.

Shuang is also quite pessimistic, usually looking down on the stuff around, or audibly saying that she dislikes something. This pessimism is also contrasted with her love of dark chocolates, to the point of arguing for them, as told by Hydrangea. She is also stated somewhat lazy, usually if something revolves around household chores, to which Shuang gets out of doing by having Hydrangea around.

Her most notable trait includes her fascination regarding conspiracy theories, likely a nod to how Shunbai takes interest in folklore. During Chapter 10, Shuang lists out multiple hypotheticals behind the lockdown's reinstatement, despite them originating from social media.

## Abilities

### Skillset

* **Luck** - Shuang is stated to pose excessive amounts of luckiness, opposing her sister. She's stated to have a high probability of winning at something, either in the form of bets or party games.

## Trivia

* Shuang's given name would mean double willow, clear willow, or frost willow.
	+ Shuàng (双) meaning "two, double;" shuǎng (爽) meaning "refreshing, clear, straightforward," or shuāng (霜) meaning "frost." And yáng (杨) meaning "willow," "aspen," or "poplar."
* Shuang, Shunbai, and Atlach are shown to like eggs.
	+ Shuang is shown to have preference for fried eggs, while Shunbai prefers boiled eggs, and Atlach likes them scrambled.
* Shuang was previously named Shuangxi, meaning "double happiness," but was later changed to just Shuang.
	+ The phrase "double happiness" is a form of calligraphy used to symbolize marriages; ironically, Shuang is not married in the series.
* Lyth and Shuang are the only characters stated to be questioning their sexuality.
* Her name is based on the Shoggoth from *At the Mountains of Madness* by H.P. Lovecraft.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Shuang's Refsheet Page
2. ↑ Post on DeviantArt (7/17/2022)
3. ↑ Refsheet - Important notes
4. ↑ General Velvet's website: Municipality of Pulsar
5. ↑ Refsheet - Likes section
6. ↑ Yang Shunbai's Refsheet Page
7. ↑ Atlach Swan's Refsheet Page
8. ↑ Refsheet - Trivia