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Canon • 
Dubiously CanonIn Hiveswap Friendship Simulator[]
Marsti Houtek appears as a befriendable character in Hiveswap Friendship Simulator: Volume 14 alongside Karako Pierot.
Volume 14[]
Marsti is a rustblood that spends most of her time cleaning up after people. In the events of Hiveswap Friendsim: Vol. 14, the player sees Marsti having a heated argument with a purpleblood, the purpleblood demanding that Marsti leave his graffiti alone. Instead of deferring like how a lowblood is supposed to, Marsti stares the highblood down.
Bad Endings[]
Marsti's first bad ending.
If the player chooses to intervene, the highblood rounds on the player and punches them.
Marsti's second bad ending.
Should the player choose to head uptown, the player ultimately decides that going to Zebruh's place isn't a particularly good idea. The player instead takes Marsti to Galekh's place, and she has little trouble tidying the place up. After the player's attempts to chat with her go awry, Marsti and the player are suddenly aware of a strange crunching noise. Mortified to discover Galekh's goat lusus snacking on the indigoblood's experimental novel, the player begins to panic when Galekh returns at that precise moment. Wordlessly, Marsti absconds through one of the windows, scampering down the hill speedily.
Good Ending[]
Marsti's good ending.
If the player chooses to mind their own business for once, Marsti streaks past the player, the furious purpleblood chasing after her. At the last possible moment, the player trips up the highblood and makes a run for it. Marsti nabs the player, ducking into an alleyway to hide for the time being. Talking to Marsti isn't as easy as the player hoped, for she seems to find the player quite bothersome and condescending at times. After helping Marsti clean the graffiti on the wall, the player casually inquires whether the rustblood has any plans for later. Should the player choose to head downtown to search for somewhere filthy for Marsti to clean up, the player runs into Folykl in an empty lot. The player's thoughtless words irk Marsti to no end, causing her to snap at the player to still their tongue. Once Marsti is done giving Folykl some helpful tips on how to manage her voidrot, the rustblood collects her cleaning equipment and walks off. The player trails after her and apologizes for being a bumbling idiot, saying that they just have a tendency of wanting to make things right. Marsti forgives the player as she's well acquainted with the feeling.
Personality and traits[]
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Marsti is an indifferent and apathetic janitor, not particularly concerned with anything or what people think of her. This shows in her way of speaking, which is often terse, impatient, and informal, even when she is not upset. She appears to have a hard time giving a damn about other people, and she blandly asks why the player feels the urge to hurl themselves into dangerous situations. She also snaps that she couldn't care less about other people's opinions of her, even though she has a tendency to become rather defensive when people question her motivation or occupation. Her snarky and cynical demeanour can be attributed to the fact that she's at the bottom of the Alternian social scale, since it means that she can never really amount to anything by virtue of the hemospectrum.
Marsti is also shown to be a private person, outright stating that she isn't about to tell her whole life story to some random alien on the street. When the player attempts to have a conversation with her, Marsti isn't impressed with the player's desire to socialize, claiming that they're doing a piss-poor job of being a lookout as they're too busy asking her invasive questions. Even in the few instances where she lets the player in on a bit of info, the details are minimal and brief.
Apart from that, Marsti is somewhat irritable and impatient. She finds the player's presence exasperating at best, their remarks and comments annoying and poorly-worded. When the player inadvertently implied that she's not enthusiastic about her current job, Marsti doubles down on her work just to prove that the player's wrong. She also thinks answering the player's numerous questions to be tedious in nature, for the player sometimes gets confused with troll terminology and cultural differences. Should the player keep making references to friends made in the past, Marsti grumbles that not all lowbloods are acquainted with one another, clearly getting frustrated with the player. As such, it can be inferred that she's slightly abrasive in terms of personality, though she does have a soft side to her.
Despite her gruff attitude, Marsti is still capable of caring for others. Upon meeting Folykl, Marsti quickly notes that the goldblood has voidrot and offers advice on how to manage her ailment better. Marsti displays a surprising amount of knowledge regarding biology and medicine, even though she's fully aware that there is minimal chance that she would be a medic off-planet. When Galekh's goat lusus tries to eat her glove, she merely scratches the goat behind the ears as a distraction so that she can gently extricate her hand, hinting that she's not one for constant confrontations.
While Marsti is indeed a neat freak, she only likes cleaning places that might prove to be a challenge for her. When the player offers her to clean an alleyway, she dismisses it as too easy. This is also the reason why she doesn't stick around in her hive and instead goes around town—she finds cleaning the same place numerous times an immense bore. She also mentions that her cleaning duties are all subject to her moods; should she feel like cleaning a certain something, she shall do so, dangers be damned.
Relationships[]
Folykl Darane[]
Marsti seems to get along fine with Folykl, even though the goldblood does not appreciate Marsti examining her. Even though Folykl proceeds to mock Marsti's knowledge regarding voidrot, the rustblood doesn't bristle at the insults tossed her way. Marsti proceeds to give Folykl some pointers on how to retain energy via keeping clean, and the player notes that while Folykl seems exasperated with Marsti's advice, she actually listens to every word.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Excluding groups such as Folykl Darane and Kuprum Maxlol or Barzum and Baizli Soleil, who have an established relationship with each other, Marsti and Karako are the only two trolls introduced in the same Troll Call update to also appear in the same volume of Hiveswap Friendsim.
- As neither Ardata Carmia, who appeared in Friendsim alongside Diemen Xicali, or Marvus Xoloto, who appeared alongside Fozzer Velyes, had their signs hidden at the time of their first Friendsim appearances, Marsti is the only rust blood to appear alongside a troll with a known sign.
