I don't know, but it's either something cultural or it's covering something on her face. I included it because I didn't have a specific reason to omit it.

"highly ethnic" :)

I'm not really sure how correct that is, and it might not be the best way to put it, but I really don't know of another way to say it. It's basically just what I was taught refers to people with highly distinct features common to a relatively isolated population. It's as opposed to homogenized faces common to americans and other populations of mixed ancestry where you can hardly tell where someone's family is from just by looking at them. My own background going back just 5 generations includes at least 5 different countries and possibly multiple continents, so no one can tell where my family is from just by looking.

I can't, the cartoon panel has been interrupted by tanuki. I'm afraid it's....over.

C-c-c-c-c-combo breaker

I'm honored to be missed. Cuuute. I didn't know I was inside a chimney, no wonder I've been wheezing! Were you a little bored last night?