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I think one thing a lot of people miss about drifting stars au (and other such aus where mabel gets cut off from her home dimension) is that she has braces.
Let me explain. I had braces put in in 2018 with the expectation that they’d come out in 2020. Then 2020 happened and i felt like it would be rather unwise to go to a place where someone tinkers with your mouth during a literal plague. Sooooo they stayed in, untouched, for a WHILE. I eventually started going again (and still needed adjustments for several more months!) I think sometime in 2021? I can only be glad the shutdown happened during one of the milder phases.
Back to mabel. Unless she has the time/money and finds someone with knowledge of human dental care, she’s stuck with those braces as they are for the foreseeable future. Which depending on the version, could be years. This will alternate between annoying and painful.
Also, just removing the wire doesn’t really help! Because of reasons, there were a few days where i had the brackets but no wire. Without the bands and wire, the brackets are SHARP. My lips were mad at me until the wire got replaced. Not only that, but the lack of the pressure feels really weird if you’re not used to it.
Anyways this has been my rant on what it feels like to have braces left on for way too long. Enjoy!