by Fawkes-Rinzler » Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:25 pm
Alright! I have been looking for a JBD for a long time! I'm gonna try for this one!
Username: Ƭнɛ Ĵσκɛя
Name: Starchild
Gender: Male
Size: Great Dane
Age: Adult
Accessories: Guitar, Ship Charm, Eye-Patch
Why Do You Want Her/Him: Alright, well, I have been wanting and searching for a Jellybean Dragon for a very long time. I have tried for a lot, but I have never won one. This one caught my eye because of the coloring and accessories.
History: Starchild was born like a normal Jellybean Dragon, nothing was different about him. One day, though, while he was out with his brother, Starchild heard a sound. Someone was playing the guitar. Curious and excited at the noise, Starchild went to explore the sound, running away from his brother. When he found the human, he was initially scared of him. However, the human started to strum the guitar and got Starchild out of hiding and, finally the JBD car to the human. The human showed him the guitar and how to play. Starchild loved the guitar so much, he actually tried to hide it. Rather than being offended, the human found it amusing, and gave Starchild one of his own, a little smaller and easier to carry. Starchild returned to his family, saying he simply got lost, but he was alright. He hid the guitar in a tree, and never spoke of the incident
Worried about what his parents would think of him with communicating to humans. Starchild continued to return to the human in secret, who continued to teach him how to play, though Starchild himself couldn't actually play. As time went on, Starchild began to feel a sense of kinship for the human. The human began treating Starchild less and less as a guest and more and more like a pet and a friend, even going so far as keeping bowls for fruit and water out on the porch.
One day, when Starchild snuck over to the human's house, his brother followed him, curious as to where his little brother was going everyday, and saw the way the human treated Starchild. Starchild's brother told their parents, and Starchild was shunned and exiled from his family. Starchild returned to the human, who allowed him to stay for a little while. However, one day, Starchild's human had another human over, only she was a female. Starchild learned that the humans were mates, and the female did not want Starchild around. She screamed and through things at Starchild, one of which was a prized family vase. The vase shattered, a piece of marble getting into his eye.
Starchild returned to the forest where his family lived, the guitar strapped to his back and the piece of marble in his eye. He rested, ate, and lived the life of a hermit, feeling alone and ashamed. On one day of particular sadness, Starchild heard someone enter the forest. Upon investigation, he learned that a human, Joker, was taking her pet for a walk. Joker discovered Starchild and took the JBD in, as he was looking emaciated and his eye was getting irritated.
Joker took Starchild to the hospital to get the marble removed, but the eye was unsalvageable. Rather than giving him a fake eye, Joker gave Starchild an eyepatch. Joker took Starchild back to the apartment and continued to nurse him back to health. When he was back to full health, Joker gave Starchild a new guitar, as the old one was covered in mildew. The new guitar had the name 'Starchild' engraved on the side.
Personality: Starchild was hurt deeply by his family, and is therefor very sensitive. He feels abandoned and alone often, but tries to remain stoic. He often lies to his friends and family about how he is feeling. Starchild doesn't really feel like he has friends, rather he has allies. When Starchild begins to move past the pain of abandonment, he becomes a far more confident, kind, and caring JBD. He learns to love Joker and his various other pets, and learns to live again.
Starchild, though raised by his family of feral Jellybean Dragons, eventually was tamed by the Joker, but he retains a few feral instincts, including the need to hunt, prowl, and nap. Starchild's favorite thing is to rest with the Pietro on the couch at Four o'clock.
Likes, Dislikes, Favorites: Likes: Starchild likes music, domesticated life, playing, eating, sleeping, pretty much anything!
Dislikes: Starchild's dislikes include dancing, Vases, Marble, and he is wary of female humans.
Favorites: Starchild's Favorite band is KISS, his favorite food is Strawberries, his favorite song was I Was Made for Loving You, and his favorite game is charades.
Story: (The following story includes me, my fursona Pietro, and Starchild, of course! It takes place right after Starchild had the Marble removed from his eye)
Starchild was sitting on the window sill, looking out the window of the loft apartment, a somber look on his face. He used to be so happy, so free, so full of life. Now, now there was just loneliness, the feeling of being lost and abandoned. The sound of nails scrapping against the wood floor made Starchild turn around. Pietro was sitting on the floor, his gaze searching for answers. Starchild looked away.
"Is there something you need, Pietro?" Starchild asked, hanging his head in mourning.
"No. I just wanted to make sure you were ok. Joker wanted to make sure you were alright," Pietro said, taking the sentence as an invitation to get closer.
"I'm fine. I'm just...adapting," Starchild said, looking at Pietro again, this time making a show of looking over his shoulder so that his only eye would be able to see Pietro.
Pietro hopped up on the sill next to Starchild and rested his head against Starchild's chest, "I understand that adapting to something like that is hard. I can't say I can empathize, but I can sympathize."
Starchild was about to ask the difference between the two, before deciding against it. Pietro took any chance he could get to show off his above average intelligence, and Starchild was in no mood to learn something new.
Pietro shook his head as he realized Starchild's thought process, and he stepped back to look at the JBD, "Starchild. I-I know this is a very hard time for you. You lost your family, both of them, you lost your eye, and you've probably lost your faith in humanity. I just... I want you to know that I am here, even if you don't want the Joker around. Just... you can talk to me, you know. If you want."
Starchild felt a lump rise in his throat, he wanted to cry, to scream, to tell Pietro everything, to break down in front of this ferret which he just met! Rather than do any of the above, though, Starchild simply walked over to Pietro, curled up against his side, and closed his eyes, sniffling in sadness. Pietro curled around him, though significantly smaller than the JBD, he could at least curl around his head.
Joker walked in and saw the pair laying by the window, looking for all the world like they completed each other. Smiling softly, Joker set the new, personalized guitar by Starchild's side, nodded, and walked off.
Maybe he can find himself again. With a bit of help.
Art: (Optional. Show character if you're doing..) I can't do art for the life of me T_T
Other: Starchild wasn't actually named until Joker found him. He decided on the name Starchild because he reminded Joker of The Starchild from KISS, who is, ironically, Starchild's favorite band.