" I will be like the rest of my family. I have no talent, but I will perform."Jorimou wants something simple, he's always wanted the same thing. To find acceptance and respect, not only in his peers, but in his family as well. He knows his family loves him, but due to his currently undiagnosed mental issues, he can't help but feel anxiety when he just isn't up to par with the rest of his family. He wanted to both prove himself as brave to his mother, Maya, and prove that he can be majestic glowing child to Azalea. The best of both worlds was the desired effect, if that made any sense. In all honesty, being up to par with his sister would be the final goal if he didn't see it as selfish. He knew he was the lesser sibling, the outcast, but he at least wanted to be somewhat close to the value of his family.
"The devil calls to me from the ground, but I bait him as I'm levitated by a silver string."Jori was a foolish child, though he saw himself as thinking far ahead. He knew that sword swallowing wasn't beautiful enough to impress, but on the other end, ribbon dancing was hardly something that would impress Maya with a sense of danger. After thought, Jori decided on an act that could kill him if he didn't do it right. He would hang from ribbons, far above the floor, and then he would fall, dancing with the ribbons in new fashions before he tied himself up, allowing himself to fall and having the tied up portions of his body hold him up as his face almost hit the floor. Majestic, Dangerous, and something that Jori himself could learn to love. This would be how he could grow to be just like the rest of his family, finally be up to their standards in the circus. Maybe he wouldn't feel like such an outcast once he practiced enough.
"One practice, two practices, turned to seventy eight and more. I practiced as much as I could without my family noticing. At first, it was difficult because of how often I would fall. It wouldn't kill me, since I didn't make the ropes too high until I got better, but It sometimes would bruise my face, and I'd have to hide from my parents so they wouldn't ask about it. My paws would get rope burn from the ropes, and then eventually get burned even more by the ribbons I was supposed to use in the big leagues.
I had to hide from the rest of the circus too, I wasn't supposed to be using other's equipment when I wasn't a part of their act, but I did try to steal some things for my own use when they were gone. I replaced the ribbons with something similar, so that they couldn't feel a weight change. But none of that was important, Performing was the goal."
Extra 1; Jorimou's Items; [299/300]
Decorative Knife; A knife given to him as encouragement to do something death defying for his act, overall- it's been unused and mostly is found on Jori's person. He doesn't want anyone to see it, and absolutely doesn't want anyone to touch it. The knife has a glowing engraving with his name on it.
Flower Headband; A gift to encourage him to always let himself be just as beautiful as he wants to be, and to impress others as well as he can. He wears it almost constantly, as it helps distract for his long, dark hair. He hates it when people focus on his hair, and he prefers when they focus on the headband.
"How to Ribbon Dance in the Air Without Dying" by Ainsley Bourderve; A book that he found on his own, and was given to him after asking a more experienced performer about the object. The book is a small hardcover with a picture of two Ribbon Dancers on the front. Inside, the pages give detailed recollections on poses and actions done by ribbon dancers that keep them from getting severely injured, as well as other pages that give even more detailed information on what happens if these things go wrong. Jori keeps it with him constantly, and reads it as often as he can, making him seem like a bit of an insomniac to those who don't know what he does at night.
Exotic Tambourine; Originally given to him after his sister got interested in Exotic dance, being encouraged to be a sort of lackey in his sister's act. He keeps it with him, but not on his person due to it's noise. He doesn't want to be like his sister, but their shared addition of ribbons could bring them closer. That'd be nice.
Extra 2; Other Universes; [297/300]
Cultist Universe; Jorimou moves away from his parents after studying for years and finding a way to be enrolled into a very high-standards college. Because of his glowing features, the kalons at the college, who have never seen a glowing kalon before, assume he's some sort of higher power. This gets out of hand when a student named Darrius, who is an obsessive cultist who worships gods from space, assumes that Jorimou is one of the gods that he's read about and worshiped for years. While this sounds humorous, by the time they graduate from college, Jorimou is also convinced that he is a higher power. This could also be considered Jorimou's "Evil Timeline"
Mentality Break Universe; Taking place in a hospital, Jorimou is a patient who was brought in due to his assorted personality disorders that cause him to be unable to function correctly. He becomes friends with one of the doctors, and is able to do a lot more than one usually would in the hospital. He becomes a helper to the doctors, and a friend to his peers. He's one of the only kalons in this Universe who is completely calm throughout the entire reveal that the hospital is actually an elaborate death trap for both the staff and the patients.
Medieval Universe; Living with a group of friends, he's an adventurer who's got his mind set on finding gold and treasures. However, he's not the brawn of the operation. He's got books by the stack that he's obtained over the years, and while gold is his primary goal, becoming an apprentice wizard has always been an aspiration of his. With his nomadic journey to gold, he also hopes to find knowledge he can use to become the wizard he always dreamed of being.
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