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Version: Book 6

Juice Box

Overview​

Juice Box is a Changeling NPC who works as a prostitute in Hump Town on Floor 5 — a cover for her real role within the changeling community. Unusually self-aware for an NPC, she actively protects changeling children and cares for the orphaned gnome child Bonnie. She falls in love with the crawler Louis Santiago 2 and leads the changeling children through the gate to Floor 6 at the end of Book 4.

First Appearance​

Book 4, Chapter 6 (mentioned); Chapter 15 (active)

Description​

  • Race: Changeling
  • Class: Ratkin Brood Mother Attendant / Mouser Dame
  • Stated Level 17 (true skill level assessed as considerably higher)
  • Sister of Henrik, the Changeling Principal who led the infiltration of Hump Town
  • Unusually self-aware for an NPC; is aware that she is an NPC
  • Works as a prostitute in Hump Town as cover for her real role protecting changeling children
  • Cares for the orphaned gnome child Bonnie after Commandant Kane's death

Role in the Story So Far​

Juice Box operates in Hump Town on Floor 5 as a central figure in the changeling community's survival network. She protects changeling children and took Bonnie into her care at the Hump Town orphanage after Bonnie's father Commandant Kane was killed. She made a deal with Carl to bring the changeling children through the gate to Floor 6 in exchange for safe passage. By the end of Book 4 she and Louis Santiago 2 had fallen in love; she led the changeling group through the gate to Floor 6, with Louis joining Katia's splinter team alongside her.

Known Relationships​

  • Louis Santiago 2 — romantic interest; they fall in love during Floor 5
  • Bonnie — ward; takes Bonnie into her care
  • Carl — ally (deal); agrees to move changelings to Floor 6 in exchange for safe passage

Appearances​

  • Book 4, Chapters 6, 15–34