| “ | Rum… I’m… Rum. |
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— Rum to Emilico, Chapter 18
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Rum (ラム Ramu?) is one of the side protagonists in the Shadows House series. She was a "Living Doll" who worked as a maid in the house and acted as Shirley's "Face". Currently, she works as a "Faceless Doll" for the mansion.
Appearance[]
Rum is a young girl with tan skin, short, curly dark hair, and dark gray down-turned eyes. She wears a maid dress reminiscent of the Victorian style, with dark sleeves and a white apron and skirt. She has two blue bows in her hair and one around her left index finger.
Before entering the House, she wore a white dress, white socks and black shoes, as well as two hairpins.
Personality[]
Rum is a very timid and lonely girl. Not only does she not kiss her master goodnight, but she also gave herself her own name. She's very insecure and has a habit of talking to her finger to calm herself down. In the past, she was surprisingly playful.
Early life[]
Shirley used to attend school in Mirrorside Village along with Patrick, Louise, and John. Judging by comments from the headmaster, she was a top student, but very shy and quiet. She didn't really interact with people and kept to herself.
On the day before selection, she stopped near the clothier's workshop. John noticed Shirley dropped her circus ticket and came to return it. She told him, she didn't want to attend she selection because of her fear of being a burden, but John reasured her and changed her mind about it.
The 4 of them went to the circus where they met a nameless orphan girl (Emilico). They decided to help her get into the selection with her using a fake name - "Kate". She stayed over at Shirley's house, and reassured her about going to the mansion, helping her bring a little piece of home with her in a form of a ribbon from her toy rabbit Rummy.
Next morning, John, Louise and Patrick came to Shirley's house, where they helped "Kate" get ready. While boys tried to style "Kate's" hair, Shirley helped her get dressed.
After selection, Shirley, along with others, was brainwashed via coffee and brought into the House, where she was approached by a morph.
Plot[]
Phantom Incident Arc[]
There was an emergency and all the Living Dolls came together. Barbie ordered them to defeat the phantom, but she was scared. A soot crawled up to her. Barbie called all of the Living Dolls for an announcement. Barbie said one of them was lazy to clean and said it caused the Phantom Incident. She was strict to the 3 new Living Dolls Rum, Shaun and Emilico. Barbie called Emilico a "Sunshine", Rum a "Good for Nothing", and Shaun a "Black Sheep". Barbie ordered them to go under a night patrol. The three of them patrolled for 5 nights and became close friends. On the last night, Rum ran away when she saw a robe figure that she thought was a Phantom. Emilico, Shaun, and Master Robe search the house to find her. When they found her, they also discovered the source of the Phantom Incident.
The Debut Arc[]
Introduction Arc[]
The 5 children came to the mansion. They drank coffee and vowed to serve the mansion as "Living Dolls". Emilico greeted Rum while she was cleaning but was embarrassed and restless.
Phantom Incident Arc[]
There was an emergency and all the Living Dolls came together. Barbie ordered them to defeat the phantom, but she was scared. A soot crawled up to her. Barbie called all the Living Dolls for an announcement. Barbie said one of them was lazy to clean and said it caused the Phantom Incident. She was strict to the 3 new Living Dolls Rum, Shaun and Emilico. Barbie called Emilico a "Sunshine", Rum a "Good for Nothing", and Shaun a "Black Sheep". Barbie ordered them to go under a night patrol. They patrolled for 5 nights and became best friends. On the last night, they lost Rum because she ran away when she saw the Veiled Doll who she thought was the phantom. Rum runs to a dark place and Rummy talks to her. When she shouted, Emilico and Shaun saw her immediately. They also see the phantom and defeated it. The case was resolved and they celebrate. Emilico gave Shaun and Rum the bread that the shadow nobles ate.
The Debut Arc[]
Kidnapping Arc[]
Relationships[]
Shirley[]
Shirley is Rum's Shadow Master. Before the Debut, Rum had never interacted with her master, unable to give her a goodnight kiss. During the Debut, Shirley was unable to keep her human form, eventually returning into a Morph. After the Debut, Rum was demoted to a "Faceless Doll", except that Shirley didn't actually die. Rum lets Shirley enter her mouth when she is about to drink the "coffee" so that Rum would not get brainwashed. They can talk with each other through their hearts when Shirley transforms herself into a ribbon tied around Rum's finger.
Rummy[]
She talks to the bow on her finger as if its a real person. She claims it gives her courage. The bow originally comes from a doll her mother made. Since Rum couldn't bring the doll itself to the selection, Emilico suggested that she take the bow of the doll and tie it around Rum's finger.
Emilico[]
Rum and Emilico get along very well. Emilico protects Rum when she is oppressed. They met during the night patrol with Shaun. They considered each other as friends and wanted to meet again alongside Shaun after the Debut.
Shaun[]
Rum and Shaun get along pretty well. They met during the night patrol with Emilico. They considered each other as friends and wanted to meet again alongside Emilico after the Debut.
Belle Twins[]
Belles refused to help Rum when she was berated by Barbie. According to Rum herself, they were always mean to her, bullying and belittling her.
Etymology[]
- Rum comes from the hindu deity "Rama" or from West-Germanic "Ram".
- Rama is the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu, one of the three supreme divinities of the hinduism. The meaning of Rama is "pleasing".
- Ram means the "male variant of sheep", from West-Germanic origin.
Trivia[]
- Prior to the official English localization of the manga and the English subtitles of the anime adaptation, she was referred as Ram in fan translations.
- Rum can memorize maps and do mental calculations with ease.
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