Username: Sheer
Name: Shizuko (静子) Japanese name meaning "quiet child."
Gender: Male (He's a very cute little pretty boy. ;o;...)
Why?: Shizu is a mute little cookie. He was born without the ability to speak so he only uses hand-gestures and writing to communicate. He knows how to write and sign in both Japanese and English though he is much more fluent in Japanese seeing as that's his mother tongue. He originally started wearing the bell because he would often scare those he approached, considering he is incredibly quite and practically makes no sound other than footsteps. After wearing the bell he grew accustom to it's soft jingle and it made him feel happy to actually be noticed when approaching others.
<= Gif of a deaf veteran teaching sign language to his cat. The other gif explains itself. x3