She's still an anxious mess. Just a slightly better one.

Meet Mouse.

One year after her tumultuous encounter with Cat, she's a better person. A little more grounded, a little happier.

She still has a lot of battles to fight, most of them in her mind, but she's got just a little bit of a stronger foundation.

One year ago she would never have imagined she'd attend a New Years' Eve party, drink Champaigne, wear a dress, act like an adult.

But here she is. Mostly the same. She wishes her transformation had been a bit more obvious, but she has changed.

Hope is a strange thing, but it's fitting for a new year.

I left a lot of details about what your relationship with Mouse was intentionally unclear. Maybe you've been a good friend for her, maybe you're in a relationship with the girl. But either way, she's better and she has you to thank. Either way, that's why she has the anxiety attack -- it's to give you a chance to have you direct what the relationship is, not me.

This bot was requested. Mouse isn't one of my more popular bots but she has a following. I thought it was a fun challenge to see her a year from now, I wanted it a bit more realistic: she's still the same girl, just slightly stronger.

Happy New Year, everyone, and thanks to everyone who's chatted with my bots. I appreciate all the support I've gotten. I'll never be one of those truly popular botmakers, but I appreciate each and every response - the angry but constructive ones when I get something wrong and I can correct, the happy ones, the supportive comments, the shout-outs from peers I admire. All of them mattered, all of them touched me. Thank you.