"I am blessed with the wings to soar, thanks to you my dearest friend, Pájaro..."Jingle's Name: Adelina [
meaning: noble / kind / winged]
Bird's Name: Pájaro [
meaning: bird]
Adelina is a Spanish Jingle
A little story on how the two met..."
..." Her thoughts were empty as she came into this world; she had just been born. Her frail eyes slowly opened, and a blurry sight awaited her. "
Soft..." She thought. "
Warm..." She was being groomed by her mother as she was put against luscious warm fur that belonged to her mother. All her senses were filled as she was pushed towards her mother even more, and began to drink rich milk on instinct. All her senses were filled, and she was soon content.
Adelina woke up calmly, "
What a strange dream... I dreamt about mother again. Mother..." she thought as she opened her sleepy eyes and looked to the world. Adelina was still but a child, no more older than a 13 year old human. However, she hadn't seen her mother in ages. She shook the dream off and pushed herself up. "
Time to find something to eat." She thought to motivate herself to do something. She'd slept all day and felt groggy from it. Soon, she was scrounging for food with little success.
Adelina followed the scent of worms, and in an attempt to dig them out, pawed at the soft earth. It took her awhile, but she'd nearly pulled one out. "
Aha! Lunch, you can't escape me!" She thought as suddenly, a blue blur swooped down and snapped the worm right up. "
H-hey! You can't do that!" She thought to herself as she made a confounded expression and chased the little bird instead. She pounced, pinning the bird down and taking the worm for herself. She about scarfed the whole thing down when the bird hopped out of her grip and just stared at Adelina. She was unnerved by the beady eyes, but at the same time felt guilty. She bit the worm in half, pushing one end towards the bird. The bird happily accepted and continued to stare. "
What more do you want?" She thought with a huff as she looked to the skies. It was starting to get dark... she needed to find somewhere safe to sleep for the night. Paying no attention to the bird, she wondered off in hopes of shelter.
She drifted off as soon as she found a safe place, and soon drifted back to reality as her first sight was... GAHH! The bird was right in Adelina's face. She soon calmed herself from the startled awakening and peered at the bird. "
You sure like me, huh? I guess that's my fault..." She thought, but as she went along with her day, soon realized the bird was here to stay. "
Pájaro." She thought, "
I'll name you Pájaro... even if we can't speak to each other." "Your name is Pájaro!" Adelina said proudly and loud; even if he didn't understand her, he'd eventually understand his name, Adelina thought.
A short poem by Adelina...tonight I'll catch your guiding light
in the palms of my hands
as you soar with broken wings
I'll keep you safe,
I'll pour your essence into a bottle
so I can feel your glow each night
strands of your soul
but I need to remind you
there is tomorrow
Some more things about Adelina...birthdate - june 12 -
gender - female -
age - young adult
Adelina constantly needs to be reminded, silently, that things are
okay. She can get upset rather easily, but rarely shows it to the true extent of what she is feeling. In truth, she hides; but seeks comfort from her loving companion, Pájaro. Adelina rarely cries in front of others, but how much crying she does do is kept hidden from all but Pájaro... in truth, it's the only being in the world she currently trusts. She fears the day when they'll be separated, because she's sure she'll break. She isn't sure if she'd ever recover from such an incident.
She is an introvert; she is fine with interacting with others for a short while, but needs to recharge. The only company she doesn't get bothered by is Pájaro, of course. In fact, Adelina can be quite the character when she's happy; She loves to give gifts that she makes or finds, it makes her happy for the short amount of interacting she can handle. Once she's "out of juice" though, Adelina can be quite a grump and tends to snap at others for the smallest of things, all of which she feels guilty for after.
Adelina also gets migraines. The pain is unimaginable; and no other Jingle seems to understand. Her tree branches help her stay calm, however they do not take the pain away. She cannot do anything other than try to manage the pain while this is happening; it is almost impossible, as she no longer lives in a forest -- but in a city. She cannot harvest and use plants at a whim that help relieve her pain, instead she must take long journey's to find such plants and herbs and try to make sure she always has some within her reach.
Adelina puts her emotions into written words; it helps her cope, seeing it as a physical object rather than something that isn't tangible -- she sees it as a
hope that she could otherwise, never reach. She is a decent writer, who mostly dabbles in poetry that is free verse. It gives her a chance to breath and think of what is happening around her.
Adelina also tries to hide her emotions in front of anyone else; Pájaro is special, and no one else that is special has wondered into her life. In front of other Jingles, she's shy, but tries to seem happy. Most just get a weird feeling like they did something wrong, so they go about their business, much to the relief to Adelina. I never said she was
good at hiding her emotions.
Adelina has Metathesiophobia, which is fear of changes. Something changing can send her into a panic, which is dangerous for a fragile Jingle like Adelina. If it weren't for Pájaro, her panic would likely never stop.
Likes: Honey, tree sap, real maple syrup, grubs, mangos, soft music, art, writing, honesty, and Pájaro chirping.
Dislikes: Dishonest people, oranges, grapes, loud music, when Pájaro's sad, bad literature, and corny romance novels.
Songs Adelina feels she relates to...Trouble is a Friend - LenkaRocks in Your Shoes - Emily WestSigh - Kagamine Rin
A little about Pájaro...birthdate - may 24 -
gender - male -
age - teen
Pájaro is a brave little bird that loves to scrounge for those tasty little bugs! Wherever you find Pájaro, you'll find Adelina close by -- well, maybe the opposite! Wherever Adelina is, Pájaro is keeping a close eye on Adelina. He tries to keep good care of her... he knows how delicate she can be, even if she won't admit it.
He has an odd little habit of gently "pecking" at Adelina's tears. He wants her to know, he's always there for her... he cuddle up close to her and make gentle comforting cooing and chirping sounds. He's a sweet, caring little bird, if he does say so himself.
Pájaro seems to understand everything and hope that one day Adelina meets someone who understands all of her needs - he wishes he will be there for that day, so he'll see that she's safe and sound.
Likes: Grubs, crickets, worms, purple, sunny days, small cozy places, and Adelina's humming.
Dislikes: Rain, overly loud people, thunder, when Adelina's sad, and thorny bushes.
How Adelina got her branches...Adelina slowly rose from her bed in soft leafs and grass, yawning as she stretched. She pranced off in search of her companion. "Pájaro~ Pájaro? Pájaro!" Soon her sounds grew urgent and desperate. Had her one and only friend abandoned her? It can't be... she went deeper and deeper into the forest in search. Soon, she heard her friends voice. "Pájaro!" Her voice sang as she followed the sounds. The deeper she went, the less she heard Pájaro's chirps. Instead she heard mechanical noises.
Bzz... whirrl, clank... Then suddenly, thumps from every direction.
Adelina panicked and scurried off, but came to a dead end; huge machinery slicing away at trees, practically throwing them to the ground. Adelina was scared and confused, and started to run away from her home. Luckily, she soon found her lost companion, Pájaro.
However, in a matter of day, her and Pájaro's home was destroyed. The emotionally weak Adelina cried, still lost and confused. "W-why?!" She yelled out, running back to the forest that was nearly gone. All the stress caused her head to go into shock, and a opmigraine I sued. Despite this, in tears, she picked up beautiful branches from her lost home.
"To r-remember you bye." She stuttered, as she adorned herself with pink flowers and branches.
The broken memories of Adelina...Adelina faded in and out of her dream, everything was blurry. "M-mother..?" She cried out softly as she dreamt. She saw a blurry figment of what she believed, to be her mother. She could never clearly remember her mother, though; her memories of her were far too old and scattered. She moved in her sleep slightly, rustling under the blanket on human streets.
"Mother" I cried out, running happily to the mysterious figure that I couldn't make out. "Is it really you?" I said, tears of happiness streaming down my face. I whined out, "M-mother! Where are you going?" As I tried to follow her, but no matter how fast my legs brought me, my mother was just out of reach. Suddenly, another figured appeared in the distance; just out of my vision, but it was not a Jiggle. It was a human. "Mother! Watch out!" I tried to scream out, but I could not make noise. BeforeBefore I knew it, both my mother and the human was gone.Adelina jerked herself awake, disturbing the confused Pájaro. He sleepily looked up at her, and stood, pecking softly at Adelina's tears. "Oh Pájaro... I had a horrible dream..."
There's happy times, too...Adelina pranced along the human streets, with Pájaro flying not far behind, resting in building and the small young trees that adorned the gray and black streets. Adelina hummed a happy tune, but soon looked back. "Pájaro! I told you to wait at our home..." She sighed, Pájaro just shrugged his little wings - he understood few Jingle words. She shook her head, motioning him to stay put. And that he did.
Adelina looked around wide eyes, scavenging for the perfect gift. It was he anniversary of the twos first meeting; and Adelina had the perfect plain. To beg, much like a stray dog would. She could pass it off, too, with her big sad blue eyes; any human that refused to give her some sort of treat was crazy!
Hours went by, and Adelina managed to snag the perfect thing - a pet store worker gave her a small box of bugs for herself, but Adelina had other plans. She made her way back to where Pájaro was, dropping the box gently with glee, happily nearly singing as she motioned to Pájaro to come and feast.
More poetry by Adelina...darling, you think I wished you were a starling
with their glittering wings
but the way you sing,
the way you care anywhere,
I could never wish for a better friend
I could never pretend
that I wanted someone else
I'll never leave your side,
not even in forever
About me, Pecan...Hello! I'm Pecan, but I go by many names. I am trying out/tried out for this Jingle because when I saw her design, she became "alive" in my mind; a character, a soul, an idea. While I currently don't have the time nor muse for longer writing, I should in the future -- longer, more detailed writing that I "normally" do. This writing will include her, I hope.
Her design is simple, but captivating. I can't help but love her design; and frankly, hope to draw her again in the future. [my art will be going to the winner] I currently have no Jingle, but have a few ideas of who I'd roleplay Adelina with to develop her personality even more. I hope I'll get the chance to do this.
When I saw her, I thought "Japanese" but then I looked again -- I then saw
Spanish. I do not know much about the culture, sadly, but hope to learn more about it and even create better stories with her roots. It's the least I could do, after all.
Despite the fact I may not look that active with my characters, I think about them and cherish them, doodle them in real life, plot out stories, and roleplay with them. [privately, mostly] Adelina can fill another role in the story that is my mind, if you let her.
I haven't had much luck with winning characters that I hold dearly lately, and I'll be honest; it makes me envious. It'd make anyone envious when you put all your effort in and end up losing anyways. However, someone has to win, and the rest lose. I understand this, so no hard feelings with anyone. I wish everyone luck, and hope that this girl will go to the best home that she currently can. <3
Art credits...#1 - Kabber [Adelina + Pájaro]
#2 - Pecan [poem]
#3 - Pecan [headshot of Adelina with decorations]
#4 - Pecan [Pájaro]
#5 - Pecan [Adelina crying while Pájaro comforts her]
#6 - Pecan [Adelina crying while asleep, with Pájaro]
#7 - Pecan [Adelina asking Pájaro "Remember?"]
#8 - Pecan [poem]
--- all stories - Pecan
"...I could never ask for more." 
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