Rat

"'They hide their eyes, sleep a lot, and never eat eggs, because in their world they hatched from one.'" "- Red's Tale, Book Three, p. 886"

Appearance
"Thin as a rail, eyes like two black puddles, hair dyed black and plastered down with spray. A much-too-short black leather jacket, pale lips."undefined "Her straight, glistening black hair diagonally bisects Rat's face, falling over her left eye. If not for those bags you'd see that her eyebrows meet in the middle, forming one continuous line."undefined ... She wears four mirrored badges around her neck that she uses to avoid looking at people, her father in particular.

Notable Relationships

 * Ginger
 * Blind
 * Red
 * Sphinx
 * Humpback
 * Catwoman
 * Mermaid

Before the House
Rat has a poor relationship with her verbally abusive father, who visits her in the House weekly.

In The House
Rat is the House's Principal Flyer, and regularly sneaks out, sometimes for months at a time, to acquire goods from the Outsides. She takes requests from other students, anything from coffee and cigarettes to fake IDs and helping Black steal a bus. She shares a dorm with Ginger, Catwoman and Mermaid, Rat and the former two earning it the nickname "The Dreadful Dorm". Most of the girls are nervous of Rat and try to keep out of her way, but she and Ginger seem to be friends (Rat brings her a ring back from the Outsides as a gift).

(To be added: Interactions with Red, Sphinx, Blind)

On the Other Side
Rat makes an appearance during the Longest Night as Saära, a vampire-like figure who lures prey into the swamp by singing. This scene is the first where we see Blind and Rat interact, and Blind trades his blood to hear more of Saära's songs.

(To be added: epilogue info)

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