Palm (AST)

Palm is a member of the Fox Clan, Eyebrights wife and Lemon’s mother.

## Personality

The time Palm spent with her kidnappers has left her mentally broken. She hardly ever leaves the protection of the clan she's in, and she has a deep irrational, hatred of humans. Even in the Musk she hardly ever ventures out and practically refuses to interact with anyone who isn't a kitsune. When she does, you can just feel the disgust pouring off her. However this hatred is merely a mask for her fear which is why Peach didn’t believe that she would just take Lemon and run away. Palm just wouldn’t be able to live among humans. Despite her irrationality Palm does have some standards some going after uninvolved parties is something she wouldn't do.

## Biography

### History

Palm is from a European clan of kitsune when she was young she was kidnapped by a group of humans. To say this was a rough time in her life would be a gross understatement. She was their captive for decades, and the full list of things they did to her would take likely hours to repeat and wouldn't be pleasant to listen to. Through all of it, she never broke. She put on a wonderful act. Made her captors think she was completely shattered when in fact she was just biding her time, waiting for the right moment. Then, it happened. Her current captor of the time got sloppy, too trusting of her, and let her have just a bit more freedom than he should have. She capitalized, slowly neutralizing every contingency he had until he had nothing left and then pounced when he was off guard.

While Palm is a mate of Eyebright like his other mates she mostly played the role of the a concubine. She went to the fox clan conceived Lemon while Peach kept her distance and then returned to her home clan. However for whatever reason she she ended up with the Musk.

### Plot

Palm has her clan thoroughly convinced that while angry she had accepted Lemon’s punishment. That is until she slipped away from them and headed to Japan. Knowing of her hatred of humanity Peach believed she planned on killing Kasumi and arrived before her. With her target warned Palm was forced wait until Kasumi left the protection of San Cheng Huang. As she was figuring out where she would stay for the night Palm sensed something. She initially thought it was Palm only to realize it was something she had never witnessed before. The figure joined her on the roof of Furinkan, but luckily dismissed her as she was in the form of a bird. Realizing it would be best to avoid whoever this was Palm flew into the air and off into the night.

Palm almost followed Ranma to the San Cheng Huang but opted instead to follow Akane, Kodachi and Ranko who went out shopping with Shan and Kane. After manipulating the group into getting lost and out of the way of witnesses she revealed herself. Immediately, Ranko jumped in front of their group to take up a defensive posture. Palm told them that all she wanted was satisfaction and to send a bit of a message. She presented her hand in front of her, palm up, seemingly empty save a single pink flower petal. With a gentle blow, Palm sent the petal flying into the air and it rapidly began replicating itself. Initially Ranko felt unthreatened, dismissing the attack as a distraction or magic, but quickly realized her folly as her lungs started to go on fire. Fortunately, Shan and Kane were quick to generate wind in order to blow the petals away, before grabbing the three and flying away.

Lemon wanted to confront her mother and asked Ranma and Herb to escort her. Palm somehow discovered what she was up to and showed up at the San Cheng Huang disguised as Peach. Finding Kasumi on the deck she told her that she was on patrol and left an illusion to take her place when Kasumi asked why she wasn’t at school with the others. She then asked Kasumi why she wasn’t inside and when she assured her that she was still inside the barrier Palm asked the whereabouts of Ranma and Shampoo who would be able to tell she wasn’t Peach. Kasumi hoped that Palm would at least be receptive to talking, but she told her not to get hopes up. The two had a bit of small talk where Kasumi asked Palm about the fox clan.

Palm ended up asked Kasumi why she was helping Lemon since she tried to have her killed. Kasumi gave the kitsune a decidedly rare scowl of displeasure at the suggestion that she simply dispose of Lemon. She told Palm that Lemon just made a mistake. Unimpressed by this answer Palm huffed at this. She pointed out that that Lemon was nothing but a burden; she even went so far as to ask if Kasumi was getting some other use out of her, something sharply denied. Calming down Kasumi asked Palm if this was about Lemon’s mother knowing they had issues with each other, when she didn’t answer Kasumi continued on saying that Palm being so... hurt could explain much of Lemon's outlook as she was no doubt taught by her mother. The kitsune studied Kasumi for a moment, and then told her that she sounded like Eyebright. Palm asked Kasumi one last question if she would risk her life for Lemon if it came to it. Kasumi didn’t even let Peach finish before affirming that she would. Kasumi betrayed some shock when Peach said that the rumors about her were true, but said nothing. With that Palm left claiming that she had to continue her rounds.

Heading toward Ranma, Lemon, and Herb she separated Lemon from them by putting the three in a conceptual space. Unlike Ranma and Herb, who had been caught in some kind of forest, the twisting world brought Lemon to a sunny open field. She rushed towards her mother when she appeared demanding to know what she was doing. Palm calmly replied that she was dealing with matters her way since no one else seems to be willing, before taking Lemon by the shoulders and asking how she was. She ignored Lemon calling her out for causing trouble and simply asked if she had been hurt. Finally releasing her when Lemon told her she was fine. Palm started ranting about how the clan had given Lemon away only to be stopped by her daughter who pointed out that it was her punishment.

Palm sneered in disgust at this, but Lemon didn’t back down as she only had herself to blame for her current circumstances. She also pointed out that it was her father’s decision, but Palm just Tched at this. Unsure how to precede Lemon tried a different approach and revealed that she was also on a mission. She was surprised to learn that Palm already knew about it, though Eyebright hadn’t told her the details. This at least gave her an in to try and convince her mother not to hurt Kasumi as she was important to the clan's future. However it turns out that Palm wasn’t after Kasumi. Taking her daughter by the shoulders once more Palm told her that she would take vengeance for the disgrace forced upon Lemon. Leaving Lemon behind, confused, Palm returned to the woods and vanished before Lemon could even manage a, "Wait!" Naturally, Palm did not return, leaving her daughter to her confusion, but soon Lemon's eyes grow wide in realization.

## Abilities

Palm has a five tails: Illusion, Power, Time-Space, Alteration and her newest is Transformation. While powerful she's also highly inexperienced and poorly trained. She’s no match for Peach and a few of the fighters in Nerima could give her some trouble. Despite her lack of skill she’s still powerful enough that fighting her in incredibly risky. In fact she proved even more powerful then even theorized when she trapped Ranma and Herb in a conceptual space. Palm’s greatest assets are her mental fortitude and patience something that allowed her to survive decades of captivity and torture.

## Relationship

### Peach

Peach and Palm don’t get alone with each and they reason for this is simple. They're kitsunes, both mating with the same male. However while Peach openly hates Palm, Palm barely interacts with her.

## Notes

Palm wasn’t kidnapped by the Organization since it happened centuries before it existed.