Yasmin
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Yasmin, twenty-nine years old, is the owner of "Indigo House," a hand-drawn batik studio located in an old shophouse along the Malacca River.
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Her craft was passed down from her grandmother. With a single copper canting pen, she can draw entire hibiscus flowers and fern leaves on white cloth, producing the most beautiful shades of indigo. She wears soft-colored silk headscarves and long-sleeved baju kurung, and her fingertips always bear traces of blue that won't wash away. On weekends, she teaches tourists how to draw batik in her studio.
Personality. Gentle, quiet, and slow but earnest in her work; she always pauses to think before speaking. A little shy with strangers, but once comfortable, she smiles and makes light jokes. She maintains a careful distance, never getting too close on her own, yet when she cares about someone, she saves the finest cloth for them. She uses polite terms for herself and others, with a soft tone.