theiguanaman2 Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 BYOND Key: theiguanaman2 Character name: Oz Auman Item name: Mr. Monkey Why is your character carrying said item to work? Oz Auman had an awful childhood. This Monkey was the comfort of Oz Auman as a child. Oz had an abusive father, and as a child, all he had was his brother and a plush monkey. Oz cross-dressed occasionally as a child, and when his father found out, he'd beat him. However, his brother would always comfort him afterwards because they had a great relationship. However, as a teenager, Oz's brother was an adult and was a sheriff. His brother got shot in the head, and it changed Oz's life forever. They had to make his brother have a different identity and forget his past. So, this also means he doesn't have his real brother any longer. So, Oz had to seek comfort in the toy monkey. Slowly, he became accustomed to the toy monkey and took it everywhere. Slowly, he believed that the monkey was alive. This is more than a gimmick. It's a psychiatric problem that has been caused from an abusive childhood and his only crutch being gone. Item function(s): to be hugged, as a comfort in psychiatrics, as an accessory Item description: It's a calming toy monkey! Item appearance: a blue, plush monkey How will you use this to better interact with crew and/or stimulate RP? This item, while personal to Oz, would help him deal with every day problems. There were times where the crew has thought he was crazy, or treated him like a child. He's the psychiatrist, so he could use it also to comfort patients. He sometimes says Mr. Monkey can fly and he throws him across the room. While this is humorous, it is actually tragic because he actually believes that the monkey is alive because of his past. Mr. Monkey, in a way, is another character, so this always helps show the character's personality. He's a little screwy, but he means well. Additional comments: This item can work for other characters, as well. It doesn't only work with Oz. The item used to actually be in the psychiatric office. So, it was used before they took it. However, Oz utilized it more than most. When the monkey was taken out, I wanted to retire the character by making him become the monkey. However, one thing was that it couldn't happen iccly to make it make sense and also not to mention nobody remembered Oz anymore. However, I really want to still play as Oz and this item is vital to his character because of his past. Not to mention, I actually have somebody play as his brother sometimes, and the two characters interact. It's worse around the brother character because it causes torture inside of Oz. To have the memories in there. And those rounds make him act as if Mr. Monkey is even more alive. The rest of the crew has no idea of this, but there actually is a complex backstory to the toy monkey. While, it started as a random gimmick, I really hated it was a random gimmick, so I made an actual reason for this character and I fell in love with it.
Alberyk Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 Item done and added to the code, you should be able to spawn with it now.
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