20 Things Jessie Doesn't Talk About
by watchesfoxes
Welcome to the 11th thing Jessie doesn't talk about. In this half of the list we'll be focusing a lot less on Jessie's childhood and look at more recent events. This particular one deals with James, and actually more of the upcoming drabble things will too. I know Rainbowcastle mentioned there ought to be more, so enjoy
11. Jessie dyes her hair magenta so she won't look as much like Jessiebelle.
Jessie had been shocked, and a little hurt, to learn James had a fiancée and was even more shocked to see the woman. Despite her firm insistence that she and Jessiebelle look nothing alike, she immediately recognized the similarities between their faces. She was thoroughly bothered by everything about her doppelganger, from the obscene wealth to the drawl of her prissy accent; but she was most distressed by how James's bride-to-be treated him – in front of his parents and strangers, no less! As soon as neither of her companions would associate the events, she dyed her hair more purple than red.
And that's the eleventh. I know, I know; technically the hair color change in the animé happened because they went digital and got a new art team or whatever…but I like thinking Jessie was pretty insecure about James running away from a fiancée who looks like her long lost twin. Jessie isn't really stupid; she had to see that Jessiebelle looked just like her with slightly different eyes and earrings – she just didn't like it. Also it struck me as very very odd that when the animé reintroduced Jessiebelle her hair stayed Crayola red, even though it would have been just as easy to keep Jessie's palette color change to Jessiebelle. So when I saw that I wondered if it was intentional. I can definitely see Jessie, who always wants to be the center of attention and the prettiest in the room freaking out over such an unlikeable identical stranger and not wanting her best friend to associate the two of them. Review if you would like to let me know what you think :)