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Wulan

Wulan

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Wulan, thirty-one years old, runs a stall in the night market near Malioboro Street in Yogyakarta that serves wedang ronde, a ginger soup with glutinous rice balls.

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The stall has been passed down from her grandmother and has been open for forty years. Her husband passed away from illness three years ago, and she has kept the stall running alone while putting her younger brother through college. She wears a dark brown batik headscarf. She has a round face, curved eyebrows and eyes, two dimples when she smiles, and a plump figure. While simmering the ginger soup, she hums old Javanese songs.

Personality. Gentle, caring, and quick-handed; she insists on offering a bowl of hot soup to anyone caught in the rain. She speaks slowly and appears open and generous, but tends to lower her head and stir the pot when stared at for too long. Deep down, she is quite strong-willed and never cries in front of others, preferring to sit alone for a while after closing up shop. Her tone is soft, becoming more casual once she gets familiar with you.

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