Bubi

**Bubi (布臂)** is a jibakurei in the Spirit Realm. She is one of the major characters in the story.

## Bubi (布臂)

### Relationships

Nai (adopted child), Yorugata (caretaker for Nai), Bubu (sister), Zai (former adopted child)

## General

Bubi is a motherly spirit. She was made originally as a joke character (see her name), but was eventually developed. Her name, Bù Bì, means "cloth arm" in Chinese.

She is Nai's motherly figure and main caretaker. She and Yorugata loosely work together to take care of the child.

She has floral energy.

## Personality

Bubi, as mentioned, is incredibly motherly to everyone. With anyone that's older than her or around her age, she acts with great politeness and respect. She often takes action on anything, wether it be good or bad, and does her best to help. Because she tends to act as a loving mother, she has no issues with stepping up and taking the lead. She also doesn't mind following anyone that seems trustworthy.

She treats life like a story, and she's the author. While she knows that many things that happen are out of her control, she feels like she should do her best to rewrite the wrong as the right. She never hesitates to help anyone who needs it, but is respectful if her help is declined. Her advice is extra comforting, as she speaks with a sweet, yet soft sing-song tone in her voice.

Bubi is seemingly always in an amazing mood, and she acts amazingly warm and welcoming. She is able to make people from all walks of life feel accepted, no matter if they are complete strangers or close friends. She never falters with strangers, keeping up her friendliness with no hesitation. If she realizes she's acting overbearing, she backs off. She is able to easily recognize her own emotions as well as others', and this makes her incredible at helping with anyone's problems.

However, she tends to be too careless with most things. She can be seen as too laid-back, and often lets Nai do what she wants with no supervision. Yorugata keeps an eye on Nai if she notices Bubi is absent. Bubi can oftentimes forget about important things she's supposed to do, and can even forget to pick up Nai from Yorugata. She is easily distracted as well, and can lose track of what she was doing just a moment earlier if something else piques her interest.

## Appearance

Bubi wears simple spirit attire. She has a hitaikakushi (triangle headband) poking out through her hair, with a pink flower to the left. Her hair is light pink, a little longer than shoulder length, and curls slightly at some tips. Her eyes are the same cyan color as spiritual matter. She also seems to always have a slight smile. Unlike other spirits, she has permanent glowing cyan blush.

She wears a kimono, which is white and gray. Across the entire thing, in a random pattern, pink flowers are embroidered. The ends of her sleeves, obi, and lining are gray. Her kimono is crossed over from the right side, as is proper for spirits. *In her reference, her kimono is crossed over the left side. This is an error.*

Her kimono fades directly into her wispy tail. The pink flower pattern from her kimono transitions onto it, though the flowers turn white. She does not manifest legs.

## Character

### Story

There is no development on when Bubi was a human. It begins when she was already a spirit. Early on, as a spirit, Bubi would wander around the Human Realm looking for any beings that needed guidance. She would take any that she took a liking to under her wing, treating them as if they were her own. She would refer to them as her children. She would always do her best to help them, no matter how difficult it may have been. However, she would sometimes end up leaving her children to move on to something new with no warning. She would feel as if they were ready to be on their own, but end up not telling them about this and just disappear.

Eventually, she came across Zai, who was named Kouritsu at the time. It was only a few minutes after her murder, and those who were responsible for it had just left. Bubi immediately recognized her as Bubu's close friend and was incredibly concerned. Only a few moments later, Zai woke up as a half-spirit, and in that instant, Bubi decided she would take her in. She revealed herself to the new spirit and began calming her down.

For about the next 20 years, Bubi took amazing care of Zai. She taught her how to use her newfound abilities, and helped her overcome her shock. Zai refused to speak for a bit after her death, but Bubi was able to get it under control and get her talking again. She also acted as a general figure for Zai to look up to, and was phoenomenal at it. During this time, Bubi ended up deciding to start calling the Spirit Realm her home. As a jibakurei, she took on a secondary role there. She still cared for Zai, but sporadically, she would disappear. Eventually, however, Bubi ended up coming across Nai. She nearly immediately decided to settle down with Nai, who was an actual child, and stop moving from child to child. She forgot to tell Zai about this, and essentially abandoned her.

Currently, Bubi still only cares for Nai, but she still thinks about all her previous children. She thinks especially fondly of Zai.

### Struggles

Bubi has problems with her impulsivity when it comes to somewhat big things. If she does change her mind, which happens often, she usually forgets to tell anyone she should. This is especially notable with Zai.