Insect

*"She never stops flapping her wings, which produce irritating static noises."*

-Faust's Notebook

## Appearance

Insect Homoculi resemble honey bees, with a corbicula around their neck and long, thin wings. The resemblance is complete with the characteristic large abdomen adorned with a stinger.

## Letter History

### Tier I

* Hello Father,

I am sorry that I am not yet at my full potential. I have wings, but I cannot fly. I will try to train myself and reach my potential. I hope that I will soon be a success in your eyes.

* Hello Father,

I can do it! I can fly and reach the sky. I was practicing near a cliff, and forced myself to jump off. I was so happy, but then I saw corpses. They resemble some of my missing sisters. What happened, Daddy?

* Hello Father,

Now I know what is going on. I know why we have to work so hard. I know what happened to my sisters. And the most important thing is I understand and I am ready for what is coming. Never forget me.

### Tier 2

* Hello Daddy,

My wings finished growing today! They are still weak, but I was able to fly up onto a wall. From there I could look into many windows. I saw one villager cooking, and another sharpening knives. It is fun to look in on people!

* Hello Daddy,

I was strengthening my wings today, flying onto different walls when I spotted something strange. Two people were in bed even though it was still daytime. I thought they were fighting, but then they seemed happy. What were they doing, Daddy?

* Hello Daddy,

My wings were finally strong enough to fly home today, and when I arrived I saw a little girl through the window of our house. I have never seen her before. Who is she, Daddy? Why was she sleeping during the day? Is she sick? Is she why you need so much help?

### Tier 3

* Hello Daddy,

I was able to get my wings to flap today! It was only slowly, and I cannot fly yet, but I am excited. Until then I am exploring around the house. Did you know that I can climb the walls and the trees? It is so much fun!

* Hello Daddy,

My wings are still weak, but I learned a new trick today. I can climb not only walls, but ceilings too! While hanging upside down I can see things differently. I even saw the knife lady leave her house and feed some dogs in the slum.

* Hello Daddy,

I can fly now, but I enjoy hanging upside down so I mostly look down on people. Did you know that few villagers ever look up? I saw the knife lady feeding the dogs again. She told them they were good problem solvers, but when she saw me she yelled and ran away. Such a strange lady!

## Death

She realizes that she is going to be killed. Anticipating it, her instincts make her fly around randomly. Faust simply sprays insect poison into her room, and she slowly weakens and dies.

## Personality

Like most of the other Joy Homunculi, Insect seems unfazed upon finding out what Faust intends for her and her sisters. She enjoys developing her abilities of climbing and flying with her newly-grown wings, and shows curiosity upon spotting Faust's true daughter in her room. She seems to find the villagers interesting, being curious rather than offended when they run from her upon noticing her spying on them while climbing.

Despite her remarks that she is ready for what Faust has planned for her, Insect cannot resist her animalistic instincts when the time comes, and reacts with panic. This implies that even the emotional energy of the homunculi is not all-powerful, and there is some humanity to them after all, as they are able to not only show sentience, but defy their base natures (Insect's being Joy,) and react accordingly to danger.