Freak of Nature (Semi-Lit)

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Mod: Of The Falls
Mini-mods:
-Veins of Opal
-dmlp
We have a fan art page now!

Current Location:
Japan
The caravan rests in a field near the ocean.
The show has passed.

We're starting on a clean slate.
READ THE NEW RULES and post your character forms before RPing.

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Ғяɛακ σғ Иαтʋяɛ:

Photo Credit: Becky Lee

Your story is relatively the same to everyone else that ended up here:
You were born a freak of nature, ran away, and somehow ended up at this circus where you joined the freak show. The circus, known as Sideshow, travels all over the world, always staying under the governments' radars. After all, Sideshow isn't particularly legal. But it's home to you, more or less. And even if you wanted to leave, where would you go?
You're a freak. Nobody wants you.... do they?

The Wagons:

The caravan is a long train of wagons. There are plenty of these wagons for the freaks (the freaks may decorate/vandalize the insides of their wagon as they please) and then two more trailers behind them that hold the supplies. At the very end is the cage that holds the two albino lions (one male one female). There are two male peacocks that wander from wagon to wagon as they please. Taboo and Tumba, the two midget elephants of Sideshow, pull the caravan with astonishing ease. Normally, the caravan takes back roads and empty streets to avoid the speed demons of traffic.

Ringmaster

They say that people who are heartless once cared too much...
Image Credit: Vogelscheuche

Name:
Hardly anyone knows William Rosewood's name and only one privileged person actually gets to say it.
He goes by "Ringmaster" or if you wanna be a suck-up, call him "Master".

Age:
Ringmaster is an immortal who was born in Victorian era America.

Gender:
Male. But as much as he tries to play up the "manly man" image, his lean body is a bit too
dainty and fragile for such a reputation. Not to mention his effeminate love for chocolate...

Personality:
This man has two personalities. Ringmaster is off kilter, confident, creepy, bipolar, bad temper at times and seemingly heartless. His original personality, William, is meek, inquisitive and a gentleman to the very last. Ringmaster was originally created to take over for William and protect the weaker personality from the harsh pains of their immortal life.

History:
Before he was Ringmaster, he was married to a woman named Madelynn who died along with William's child during childbirth.

If you join the RP, let me catch you up on current events regarding Ringmaster:

Ringmaster is now engaged to Daniel Nightshade. (Here is a more updated pic of Daniel: x)

Ringmaster and Roslynn the hellhound are bound by a contract that mentally links them. They hold telepathic conversations and effect each other's moods and cravings. Under the contract, Roslynn's official name is "George" because Ringmaster is a stinker. (Here is a more updated pic of Roslynn: x)
Recently, a very bad man kidnapped Ringmaster and separated him from William so that the two personalities occupy their own separate bodies. William has green eyes, is pale, frail and shorter than Daniel. He has a scar on his chest that represents the state of his emotional heart. When his heart is broken, the scar rips and bleeds. Ringmaster, on the other hand, has no pulse or heart at all. Ringmaster has deep red eyes, is more tan, muscular in the way a swimmer is muscular (more lean), and is taller than Daniel. The two have been reunited once more. They share a body again.

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Rules:

The Basics: These rules always apply to any RP out there.
-Keep it all PG-13
-Violence and romance allowed
-No power playing
-No mary-sues/gary-sues

RP Rules: These rules are unique to this RP.
1. You MUST post 3 sentences minimum per post. It's a drag trying to reply to a bunch of single-sentence posts.
2. No mind controllers/mind readers. That is a form of powerplay.
3. No time controllers/fortune tellers. That doesn't really work in an RP.
4. If you need an RP partner, ask around for open characters. No one ever pays attention to lonely characters unless you take the initiative to give them someone to talk to.
5. Wait for your form to be accepted before RPing so that I can make sure it doesn't break any rules.

Frequently Asked Questions:
Where and how do I start?
A: You may start however you like. Perhaps your character has been there the whole time. Perhaps they just bump into Ringmaster. Perhaps they get run over by the caravan. I honestly don't care how you introduce your character.

Does my character have to meet Ringmaster to join Sideshow?
A: No. He doesn't care if you just pop up, just as long as you make him some money in the shows.

Form:
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[b]Power/Talent:[/b] (what makes them a freak)*
[b]Fear(s):[/b] *
[b]Bio:[/b] (optional)
[b]Personality:[/b] (optional)
[b]Other:[/b] (optional)

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My Characters:

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James Whitney
Image Credit: Horus Goddess
--street performer, observer, freak--

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Power/Talent: Jem is a dragon/human hybrid with green skin, dragon wings on his back and a dragon tail with a rather dangerously sharp barbed tip. Though he cannot breathe fire on his own, he's learned to mess with fire as the human "fire breathers" do at the normal circuses. At the start of the RP his wings were too small to carry his weight, but now they have grown and he is reluctantly entertaining the idea of attempting to fly.

Fear(s): Jem keeps to the caravan because he dislikes going out into public if it isn't to perform. He doesn't like being stared at if he's not even getting paid for such a humiliation. Due to events that transpired during the RP, he is now also quite slow to form emotional ties.

Bio: Jem was raised in Germany in a small town that mostly embraced his uniqueness. When he came of age, he decided to try out a life on the road. No one knows who or where Jem's biological parents are. Throughout the storyline of the RP, Jem found love and then lost it when the girl in question mysteriously disappeared. Ringmaster's constant cruelty was the proverbial salt in the wound to Jem and now he is hostile towards Ringmaster and more introverted than before.

Personality: At the start of the RP Jem was cheerful, eager to please and timid in the face of adversity. Now he his quietly pessimistic, wizened by the harsh realities of life on the road. Though he is not one to lash out or be rude, he is no longer an eager friend to all. Instead he is the quiet observer, quietly watching the new joiners with the grimly depressing knowledge that Sideshow will change them too.

Other: xxx


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Henri Fujiyoshi

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Power/Talent: For lack of a better term, Henri is a weretiger.
This is a genetic inheritance that gets easier to control with age and practice. When he is relaxed, he can easily stay in his human form. When he is agitated, scared, or excited, his body takes on the half human half tiger form. With practice and effort, his kind can complete the transformation into a full-blown animal. In Henri's case, that would be a golden tiger.

As a human, Henri has an interesting sense of smell which is influenced by his tiger side. It's up for debate about whether or not his tendency to sniff around is due to slightly heightened senses, or merely an overly curious nose. Henri's vision is also quite good, but nothing out of the normal human range.

Fears: Henri is afraid of hunters, uncomfortable around cages, and very suspicious of fire/bright lights.

Bio: Henri was born in Japan but raised in Australia. At age 17 his parents decided to move back to Japan for unknown reasons, but were promptly betrayed by a close friend and killed by those who hunt "abnormalities" like them. Henri just barely escaped, spent some time in hiding, and then came upon Sideshow which became his safe haven.

Personality: Henri is still shaken by his parents death, so he sometimes isn't "all there" in the conversation. He is very influenced by his tiger side, which loves to roughhouse and play (which sometimes leads to accidentally smashing things in the process). He has a tiger-sized appetite and a strong sense of family ties. If he likes you, you could be in for a big tiger hug, but he might just as soon whip out the feline sass.

Other: xxx

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Though Ringmaster's memories were back along with Daniel's beloved husky, Maelstrom's strong arm of just punishment had dealt some irreparable damage to his brain. Some days he would wake as 19th century William and panic when he couldn't remember where he was or why there was a man next to him in bed, though these lapses of memory rarely ever lasted much longer than a minute. Some days after a particularly stressful show he would become muddled and wander off to somewhere secluded until Daniel came to retrieve him. These handicaps were frustrating to say the least, but Ringmaster felt surprisingly secure despite all of it. He trusted Daniel to remain stubborn in his insistence to stay with him, which made Ringmaster feel safer than he'd felt in decades.

Today was another sunny day in the outskirts of Sydney. The tent was set and the crowd was gathering for the show. At the moment Ringmaster was giving his favorite punching bag a hard time. "James Whitney, your hair is much too long!" His gloved hand held fast to the long pink braid despite Jem's struggles and protests.

"I like eet long," he whined as he tried to wriggle away. "I like how eet looks!"

"It's down to your thighs, you stupid thing! Quit being so vain and let me cut it!"

"Nonononononononoooo--" *SNIP* "OOF!" Jem's weight had been pulling on his hair when Ringmaster whipped out the scissors and made the cut. He fell forward onto the dry grass before him, a dust cloud raising around him from the impact.

He looked to Ringmaster who stood triumphant above him. "There. That's better! If your girlfriend were still here she would've done the same thing, you know!"

This remark earned a hiss from Jem, who suddenly tensed and bared his teeth at Ringmaster. Jem's missing girlfriend was a touchy subject to him and Ringmaster had just crossed the line.

"...AAAAAAAAHHHHHH, DANIELDANIELDANIELDANIELDANIELDANIELDANIELLLLLLL!!!" Ringmaster sprinted full speed towards his wagon, arms flailing wildly as Jem followed in pursuit on all fours, eyes aflame with animalistic fury.

[Veins Of Opal]

Daniel Nightshade

Gender
Male

Age
23

Power/Talent
He can regenerate. Like, say, if he cuts off his hand, it will reform. But there's a limit. If he's physically exhausted, he won't be able to do anything. No regeneration. Which, basically, means death for Daniel. If he were to not regenerate at some point, he'd most likely become quite terrified.

Lost this ability, now has become a vampire.

Fear(s):
His father, ambulances, paramedics, and hospitals.

Bio
Daniel was born in Russia, with the involuntary ability to regenerate lost limbs and mend his own wounded flesh. When he was seven, he was helping his mother cook, and got severely burned. Well, of course, the skin regenerated. It scared his mother, though she tried to keep it a secret. She didn't want to lose her son. Eventually, his mother grew sick, and simply began to not care. His father started abusing him, after his mother died from an unknown illness. At age fourteen, he went out to late night raves and parties. He started doing drugs and drinking, as well as shameful one-night stands. At age fifteen, he attempted suicide by downing his father's pills. In turn, they did nothing to him, and he ended up vomiting them out. Another year later and he attempted suicide again. It was a failure, as usual. Then, he met a girl named Emily. She helped him get over his drug addiction, and was his close friend. But after three years, she just disappeared. This hurt Daniel quite a bit, and sent him back into depression. On New Year's day, he tried to kill himself with a gun. He wasn't sure how long he was out, but he woke up, unharmed. So, he stumbled into the streets, a bit delirious and covered in blood. Someone must have called the police, because soon enough they were there, with ambulance and paramedics. Daniel was contained and sent off to a Psychiatric Ward. After two years, he was released from the Ward, but he certainly wasn't in a better mindset. He left the Ward, and ended up joining a Freakshow.

Personality
Daniel can be kind sometimes, but he can be quite cocky sometimes. He isn't necessarily unkind, though. He may irritate people occasionally! He is an intuitive listener, and quite capable of understanding difficulties. He isn't the best in certain situations, and can sometimes give in to temptations. He had done his best to drop his alcoholism, as well. He puts up a wall of faked vanity to hide his many insecurities, and it is quite a convincing vanity, as well. Though there are moments when he lets his faked vanity drop.

Other
Body Type: Ectomorphic/Mesomorphic
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 176 lbs
Complexion: Pale peach
Hair: Coal black
Eyes: Right eye is sky blue, left eye is gold.
Handedness: Right handed.
Scars: None.
Relationship Status: In a relationship with Ringmaster.
Mannerisms: If he gets upset, he has a tendency to get frantic and occasionally pace. And when bored, he twirls his hair
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Vicente Valtieri

Gender
Male

Age
151

Power/Talent
He's a vampire, and he's an assassin. He comes and go, but isn't a part of the Freak Show.

Fear(s):
The sunlight, of course.

Bio
Born June 6th, 1862, he was born poor, but he did good work. He became friends with a young boy named Andarius, who was apprenticed under his father, a blacksmith. Their friendship bloomed, and they taught eachother much. Whenever Vicente was struck with vamprism at the age of 25, and so, he looks as if he is that age. Andarius grew old, and lived to be 101. Vicente didn't age, and thus, outlived his best friend, who had never shunned him for his affliction, unlike many others. He gave Vicente an amulet on his deathbed, to remember him by. So, Vicente always wears this pendant.

Personality
Vicente can be optimistic, and he can be cheerful. He won't lie and say he doesn't enjoy his profession, because he does. He's just much more subtle about it than his counterpart, Lucien. However, he won't kill unless he has to. If he goes too long without feeding, he will get a bit more vicious than he can usually be. He's also a total bookworm.

Other
Art does not belong to me, and the character belongs to the company Bethesda, from the video game "Oblivion".
Body Type: Mesomorphic, leanly muscled, fit.
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 155 lbs
Complexion: Very pale.
Hair: Light brown.
Eyes: Crimson.
Handedness: He's ambidextrous.
Scars: He has a scar by his hip, a scar going over his right shoulder, and two pinprick scars on his neck, from when he was bitten. They are barely noticeable.
Relationship Status: It's complicated.
Mannerisms: Nothing really notable.
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual

Lucien Lachance

Gender
Male

Age
26

Power/Talent
He's just an assassin, and comes and goes. He isn't a part of the Freak Show.

Fear(s):
Losing the one person that actually seems to care about him, a girl named Tessa.

Bio
Lucien was born an orphan, and made fast friends with a girl named Allison. He soon fell in love with this girl, but one day, found that her father and hurt her, and murdered her. He was furious at this news, and in turn, brutally and viciously murdered her father. This then gave him a place within the Dark Brotherhood, a Brotherhood of assassins. He then got a contract to kill a girl named Tessa, a hacker. Upon seeing her, however, she looked and behaved so alike Allison, that he couldn't bring himself to kill her. So, instead, or kind of abducted her and brought her to his abandoned Fort, where he and Vicente resided. He fell in love with her quickly, but, so did Vicente. So, he's waging a little war with his fellow assassin for the heart of this girl.

Personality
He is brash, suave, violent, aggressive, quite the plethora of things! He can be very violent in a fight, and he quite enjoys inflicting pain upon others. He enjoys his profession very much so. He can be a very aggressive person, and he is very prideful.

Other
Art does not belong to me, and the character belongs to the company Bethesda, from the video game "Oblivion".
Body Type: Mesomorphic
Height: 6'0
Weight: 172 lbs
Complexion: Light olive
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Syruppy-brown
Handedness: Right handed.
Scars: He has a scar on his left shoulder from a bullet wound, a thick scar on his right ribcage from a knife, multiple little scars on his arms, legs, torso. All gained during his training, and in his profession.
Relationship Status: It's complicated.
Mannerisms: He is prone to having violent outbursts if angered, and obviously has no qualms with getting in a bloody fight.
Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

Rembrandt Gelborne

Gender
Male

Age
1034

Power/Talent
He is a dragon, able to switch between that form and his humanoid form. He also possess very strong magics, such as healing magics, and elemental.

Fear(s):
Failing those important to him.

Bio
Rembrandt was born long ago, in a castle hidden in the forests. Born from a sorceress and her husband, they had not expected him to take after his father's race. His father was Aryaun Gelborne, born a dragon that held the ability to take on a human-esque form, possessing strong magics. It was apparent from the newborn's sharply pointed ears, and eyes, what he was. This did not change anything, however, and Rem grew up in a loving home. He and his father outlived his mother, due to their much longer lifespans. The death of Aryaun's wife drew the elder into a primal anger, lashing out at his son with his dagger, sinking the blade deep into the opening between his ribs. Aryaun watched in horror as his son fell from the blade, clutching a thin hand over the gaping wound, betrayed eyes staring at his father in horror. This is when Aryaun fled, abandoning his injured son in the castle he had been born, and leaving for the mountains in his true form. Rembrandt doctored his wound, and stayed in the castle until his health was restored. And it was there he spent years upon years, reading books to pass the time, every now and then taking the challenge to delve into his heritage to see what there was to learn. There are times, however, that he leaves the seclusion and safety of the old castle, venturing out into the world to grab a glimpse of the wonders that it holds.

Personality
Kind-hearted and altruistic, Rembrandt tends to put others needs before his own. He knows very few people, but he is quick to make friends. He can be quiet at first, but upon conversing with him, the many colours of his personality begin to show through. He is by no means shy, he merely keeps to himself most of the time, unless he feels he his needed by another. There is hardly anything that will even anger him, for he knows how important it is to keep a handle on his emotions, as he learned from the experience with his father. Rembrandt is loyal to those he cares for, and will do what he must to make sure they remain safe.

Other
Body Type: Ectomorphic
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 171
Complexion: Fair/Pale/Light
Hair: Blue {Iridescent in light}
Eyes: Fiery orange irises with slit pupils, blue scleras.
Handedness: Right handed.
Scars: A short, jagged scar, on the upper left of his ribcage.
Relationship Status: Single
Mannerisms: When nervous, he tends to ramble.
Sexual Orientation: Homoromantic Asexual

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Username:
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Picture:

Name:
Locota
Gender:
Female
Age:
18, but when she shifts into any creature form she never ages. That's why she spends most of her time as an animal.
Power/Talent:
Locota is a shape shifter and she can shift into anything real or fake. She enjoys to take form of a white stag the most. Not just a regular white deer but one that all the hunters want, the one from all the stories. Also she likes to shift into dragons, a fire horse, a horse, and even a unicorn and Pegasus. She can also talk like a human and communicates like a human when she's in animal form. Which I guess is why she is considered a freak.
Fear(s):
She fears of being hunted down when she shifts. She loves to shift but the idea of being hunted and killed by humans... her own kind scares her to death. Also the idea of not being able to turn back to human once she shifts. Then the idea of being used against her will for her power, being forced to do something. She doesn't mind doing stuff for the Show only because she knows she can leave, but if she was forced to stay and do things that's different.
Personality:
It will develop throughout the role play
Other:
White stag form
Dragon form
Horse form
Fire horse form
Unicorn Pegasus form

Flaws:
She can only shift into three animals a day. So one day she can change into a deer, dragon, and unicorn. That's it for that day but she can change in and out of the animals as many times a she wants as long as they are the same three animals.

( I might make another Character later on but for now it'll just be Locota)

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Art by anosagi here on Chicken Smoothie
Original reference

Design and the last two pictures both by LunarEden/LunarAdopts on DA. I bought her. Don't use for your own purposes please.
Username:
•pastel stitchings•
Character Name:
Emilia Lu Nyx
Nicknames:
Emi, Em, Vixen
Gender:
Female
Age:
18
Species:
Pixie Fox Shifter (more details in her history)
Abilities/Powers:
Shifting into a fox-like creature and minor magic
Clubs:
None yet.
History:
Emilia is the result of a female pixie and male fox kemonomini falling in love. She was born in a forest in China. Emilia was loved by her parents and had a good childhood deep in the forest up until the age of five. A fire had started in their small cabin. They had taught their young daughter the basics of survival in case of a situation like that. After that, Emilia was alone to travel.
The tears in her wings were a result from the fire. They had been burned. They still work, but they often hurt too much to use them.
She had gotten into Japan by sneaking onto a boat going there. She has been looking for a way back into China, but ended up finding the circus instead recently.
Personality:
Emilia is a very quiet girl, rarely shouting (unless very angered of course), and not really talking that much unless among people she likes. Her speech is pretty choppy at times because she had spent years pretty much completely silent and so how she talks might not flow as well as others'. She also can not read or write very well.
Despite Emilia's lack of book-smarts, she has an endless supply of street-smarts. Or, more like forest-smarts. She knows how to survive on her own and can access a situation pretty quickly. For her, failure is never an option, because from living in the forest if she failed at something she could die from it. So, if she knows she can not win or absolutely can not do something, she will not do it. Emilia is like an extreme perfectionist and is very stubborn about it. When she does make mistakes she tends to become defensive about it and upset.
Despite all of that, Emilia is still a pretty sweet girl. She likes socializing with others, but is shy because of her years of solitude. But, when she opens up Emilia can be very nice and kind of fun really. She enjoys going on adventures and is affectionate towards her friends, often hugging them. Emilia is not flirty. She is actually very innocent when it comes to relationships. Although when she does manage to get in one (which has not yet happened), she is very loyal towards that person.
Pets:
None
Family:
Parents are dead.
Siblings:
Nope. Only child.
Orientation:
Pansexual
Crush:
Nope
BF/GF:
Open
Other:
Nope.

Original design by Shotze on DA. I bought her, so she is mine. Don't steal!
Bonus picture by .Beck here on CS.
Character name:
Furattā (Fur-ah-tah)(means "flutter" in Japanese)
Gender:
Female
Age:
6-9
Species:
Can turn into a bunch of butterflies that look like the one on her eye, but they glow. The bunny toy seems to be connected to her. She can't be too far away from it without freaking out and getting sick.
Personality (optional):
Furattā is a rather awkward girl at first. She tends to shy away from others and is painfully quiet at times when she first meets somebody. She also keeps her emotions to herself when it comes to new people. Her emotions are only shown to people she warms up to, which happens pretty quickly since she likes to make friends.
When Furattā warms up to somebody, she is suddenly pretty bubbly. When she makes new friends she wants to take then to cool places she has found and takes then on little adventures. Furattā can also become affectionate, often hugging people she knows well enough...or thinks she knows well enough. She might come off as clingy, but she's just very loyal really. She still doesn't talk that much, but at least she starts letting her emotions out.
Beneath her quiet, shyness is a surprisingly sassy young lady with a, at times, quick temper. If she is in a particularly bad mood she can be set off by little things. Later one, she might realize that she was wrong to get so mad and try to make up for it. But, if not, Furattā can hold a grudge for a pretty long time and will stubbornly not talk to that specific person to avoid arguments...and because she just doesn't like them. She also gets upset pretty easily, so it's best to keep that in mind. She'll often give little looks to show her displeasure. Also, she hates it when people point out how small she is. She knows.
So, overall Furattā is a sweet young lady once you get to know her. She'll take you on little adventures and be very loyal to you. But, she can have a quick temper is overly-sensitive at times. ​
History (optional):
Furattā was not born to anybody. Instead, she was created by nature. It does not seem like she has any great purpose. Furattā is just sort of...there.
Anyways, Furattā was raised by the animals of the forest. Her bunny toy (in the picture) has always been with her. It is like her guardian. It can speak to her mentally and nobody else. The bunny's expression also changes when nobody is watching. Furattā also seems to be linked to it, so if she gets too far away from it she becomes sick and started freaking out.
Furattā's bunny toy may be her guardian, but that does not mean it's a good one. It often suggests risky, mischievous things for her to do (ex. messing with the bear), which often lead to Furattā getting into some kind of trouble. It may also become jealous of any friends she makes and might try to discourage Furattā from being friends with them. It's sort of a control freak really. Despite it all though, Furattā still considers the toy her friend, but feels hate for it from time to time.
The girl has never left the forest. Her bunny toy told her about the monsters out there. But, Furattā still longed to see what was beyond the trees. She recently has left the safety of her forest and has joined the circus.
Crush:
"No way!"
Boyfriend/Girlfriend:
"Yucky!"
Spouse:
"EWWW"
Other:
...

[Veins Of Opal]

Daniel was sitting on the porch of Ringmaster's cabin, his head tilted back as he dozed in the afternoon sun of the Outback. His hair had grown out once again, and was nearly to his hips once more. He refused to cut it again, however. He had decided he looked absolutely horrendous with a shaven head. So, Daniel slept soundly, with his hair pulled into a tight bun. He was shirtless, as usual, wearing khaki shorts and going barefoot. He had his white husky sprawled in his lap watching the world around them. She had gotten much better from when she had been lost, and she was no longer skin and bones. She was back to her old self. Daniel was doing better, as well. He hadn't touched a drop of alcohol in a good month! Now that was an achievement for him!
Daniel's head snapped up and he jumped slightly, unsettling Delilah as he looked around for whomever was calling his name. It was Ringmaster, who was being pursued by a very furious green-skinned hybrid boy. Daniel gave an exasperated sigh, getting to his feet. "If you deserve the beating, I'm not helping you." Daniel called to his partner as he stood and hopped down from the porch, the contours of his lean muscle outlined by the sunlight and the shadows. He folded his arms across his chest, cocking an eyebrow.

((I'm gonna make my new character's form, and then I'll post for others. ))