Preverbal Barista · collection #358

Preverbal Barista #358

Original collection portrait #358 of 666. Preverbal Barista #358 lives in the night-shift bakery counter. Mornings start when the kettle does; they stand until the first sip, then sit like a treaty. Drink of record: Flat white, heart or nothing. Caffeine 5/10. Same illustrated kitchen as the named cast — same cups, same disasters, slightly different fur. They are not a mint. They are a regular.

Favorite drink

Flat white, heart or nothing

Personality

Preverbal until the first sip, then a different species. Keeps opinions in the mug and treaties on the fridge.

Dangerous after

a reusable cup that does not quite dock

• #358 of 666
• preverbal
• barista
• passport stamps of cafés
• talks to houseplants