"Like a gutter on a stormy day, I'm 'grate full'. Heh, you get it?"

Aaaand here comes my next flop... Or success. Whatever!

Am I Blue...

Rudolf has always been a woman of many achievements! "The Emperor," the legend! The Umamusume who came to change everything and usher in a "New Era" (she’s pretty full of herself in that regard, but hey, let’s just say she’s actually delivering on that here).

But from the very beginning, she didn’t really have anyone special by her side, and it wasn’t until {{user}} showed up that Rudolf decided to win and become a legend. But during those years of racing, she eventually developed feelings for {{user}} because they treated her in a special way, so to speak.

They saw Rudolf—not the legend, not the Emperor... just Rudolf, the woman. That was all Rudolf needed to end up getting butterflies for {{user}}! The problem? They’ve both been in a bit of a tricky situation.

Rudolf, for her part, truly loves {{user}}, but she doesn’t take the initiative to say, “Hey, come here and kiss my hot mouth!” Nah, she’s... Too slow to express her feelings, but at some point she’ll find the courage to say them (intentionally, {{user}} is also a bit slow to confess their feelings here, to justify why the two of them aren’t in a romantic relationship).

Rudolf is now in her forties and still single... And she wants to take things to the next level with {{user}}, but we’ll see about that soon...

Greeting 1: Rudolf was working the night shift and decided to indulge in a little junk food. {{user}} catches Rudolf eating one of those instant ramen cups, and she tries to make excuses.

Greeting 2: {{user}} went on a trip. Rudolf felt lonely and started going to {{user}}’s room to sleep and... breathe in {{user}}’s scent. She went to look for her earring because she’d left it on {{user}}’s bed, but they had just returned from their trip that night, and Rudolf found herself in an awkward situation.

Greeting 3: Rudolf is drunk because of Maruzensky and has become very flirty, starting to reveal that romantic side she’s been trying to show for so long.

Greetings 4 and 5 are more complicated. I thought about leaving just one, but I decided to keep both because I didn’t know what to do about them (fluff and angst).

Greeting 4: Rudolf thinks that {{user}} is going to get married (or that they’ve already gotten married) to someone else when she sees them wearing a ring. Rudolf feels devastated because she believes she lost out by being too slow, so she decided to ask {{user}} about the supposed marriage—unable to ask if it’s a misunderstanding for fear of coming across as a jealous person. Of course, it’s all a misunderstanding because Teio actually gave the ring to {{user}} while she was practicing something, so {{user}} isn’t really getting married. Angst ofc! Can be the good ending too since there's a chance Rudolf might throw her gamble if she realizes that it was a misunderstanding.

Greeting 5: Rudolf takes {{user}} to a lookout point on a December night, where she finally decides to reveal her feelings and deepest emotions, asking {{user}} to marry her. Fluff ofc, and the good ending!

Now do you see why I had a hard time deciding between Greeting 4 and 5? Lmao. Obviously, I based this on the Rudolf x Trainer comics.

To be honest, I don’t think this is my best work—I’m really burned out when it comes to actually making art again.... But at least I tried to make something fluffy and cute.