Cresida Sorge

Cresida Sorge is a lesser character in the Auctus Universe. She is the boss and most notable employee of Cresida's Cuts, a lesser-known barber's shop in a small mall. She is also a sister of Victoria Sorge and a close friend of Ivana. She is especially notable for her highly informal attitude, her tendency towards British vocabulary, and her exceptionally long pregnancy.

## Personality

The main first impression of those meeting Cresida is "informal." She takes to chatting with the customers of her little barber's shop, and often on subjects almost leaning towards lewdness. Even with new customers, she can sometimes step into awkward territory without realizing it. She treats her job more as a source of entertainment and satisfaction than as a source of money, which could explain her tendency towards conversing with clientele. She prefers one-night stands over extensive attachment, and will often go clubbing in search of prospective men to take to bed. She used to be a consistent smoker and drinker, but promptly quit at the start of her pregnancy. Though she still keeps a glass bottle of an unspecified alcoholic beverage on the desk of her workplace and takes to shifting its position when nervous, she never drinks from it, revealing a considerable amount of willpower in spite of her frequently griping about needing to drink or smoke. She may have trouble keeping track of the passage of time on large scales, as she barely even remembers what month she got pregnant or how long women are generally pregnant for. An ironic touch, given her exceptionally lengthy pregnancy.

## Story

Little is known about Cresida prior to her pregnancy. Her British vocabulary and red hair suggest she originally comes from an Irish or Scottish family or lived at least some of her life in Great Britain. She moved to her current home country sometime before or during her high school years, as that was where she met and befriended Ivana Zento. At some point after graduating she opened Cresida's Cuts, a hair salon in a small mall mainly catering towards privately-owned businesses. Being friends with Cresida meant Ivana was frequently convinced to go clubbing and hook up with men. These collaborative excursions came to a complete standstill in early 2014, with the last one happening when Ivana was five weeks into her first pregnancy. Cresida continued to go clubbing without Ivana, eventually becoming pregnant with triplets about a month later.

Cresida miraculously made it to nine months while carrying multiples. Even more miraculously, she even went overdue. Then her pregnancy went from miraculous to purely bizarre as she remained pregnant months after her original due date. Her sister Victoria eagerly began researching the pregnancy. It can likely be contributed to their descendant, a mysterious Fertility Priestess, though Victoria doesn't appear to have revealed this to her sister yet. Aside from any balance issues caused by her constantly growing triplets, Cresida's unusually long pregnancy remains completely healthy, and she continues to run her barbers' shop in spite of the hindrances that come with its size. As of her most recent appearance, Cresida has been pregnant with triplets for a year and a half.