Rag

*"Her smile hides the fact that she is as sad as a crumpled rag."*

-Faust's Notebook

## Appearance

Rag holds the appearance of a common scarecrow, her facial features shaped out of stitching. Her hair is messy and uncut, while the rest of her head is covered by a hat. The rest of Rag's body is made of wood. Her clothes are are possibly old and used, she has a pocket on her stomach.

## Letter History

### Tier I

* Dear Dad,

Thank you for treating me with care. It seems that all sorts of bugs want to live in my body. To make matters worse, I can understand them and they never stop talking. I hope you do not hate me for all of this.

* Dear Dad,

I am beginning to think that it is not that bad to have these bugs living in my body. I have even started naming them. My favorite one is Bugsy. He is very cute and loves to eat his food inside the ragged parts of my body.

* Dear Dad,

The bugs told me what happened to my sisters. I cannot believe that you did that. After all this time, and all the hard work we have done for you. Please do not treat me the same way. It is okay if you want to remove the bugs.

### Tier 2

* Hello Father,

I am so worried that my body will fall apart. I have holes everywhere and my edges are so frayed. What if my I catch my arm on a sharp corner and my entire body unravels? I think I should stay at home, Father!

* Hello Father,

There are many insects living in me! They must have jumped on me while I was walking to town. I am afraid they will eat all of my loose threads and I will come apart. I cannot go outside anymore or I will fall to pieces!

* Hello Father,

The insects have started to whisper to me. They say that I am not in danger from them, that they only seek safety in my many holes. They say that you are the danger, Father. But that cannot be, can it? After braving the outside and working hard for you, you would never hurt me, right?

### Tier 3

* Hello Daddy,

Why is my body so full of holes? I am afraid that something is wrong with me. It cannot be healthy to have so many holes! What if I have some kind of illness, Daddy? What if I am slowly dying?

* Hello Daddy,

I tried to ask some villagers about sicknesses, because you would not believe I am ill. But they did not want to talk to me about it. Do they know something, Daddy? Are holes a sign of something contagious? Am I dying, Daddy?

* Hello Daddy,

My sister told me that I am afraid of the wrong thing. She said that I should not fear dying of disease. She said that you will kill me before an illness does. Is it because of the bugs in my rags? I can tell them to leave. You will not get sick!

## Death

Her rag body attracts many beetles. Now wanting to take the chance of any insects spreading to other rooms of the house, he takes a torch and burns her to ashes.

## Personality

Rag is very naive, seemingly not understanding her existence even when her sisters attempt to explain to her that she is not human. She believes the bugs in her body and holes where her straw insides have fallen out to be symptoms or signs of some unknown illness, and begs Faust for help in curing it. Despite seeing the bugs as a bad sign regarding her health, she seems able to communicate with them and tells Faust that they warned her about his intentions.