Characters/Induction-Coil

Description

Energetic. Sly. Mercurial. A young coyote, in so many words, with eyes open wide for opportunities and a shy smile usually on his muzzle. He looks to be only in mid to late teens, slim and perhaps a bit shorter than average. His personal style is stuck somewhere between 'raver' and 'tribal'; the traditional gear of the spark shaman. Ears and eyebrows are pierced with metal wire of diverse alloys and dark-colored beads, and even a few bits of electronics as accents and decoration. Similar adornment is worked into his tail and longish tan headfur, including some bits of metal worked to look like feathers. The most striking detail, though, may be his fur; in many arcs across his body, his dusty gray fur gives way to a steady electric-blue glow, tribal patterns made of optical fibers... or perhaps something a bit more esoteric. His eyes are blue-green, and sometimes even seem to have a faint glow themselves.

Covering some of that fur is shirt and pants, but his clothing isn't very conventional either. The pants are fairly traditional raver fare; smooth black fabric with an excess of silvery piping, pockets, and attachments. They do have a few diagonal slits in the sides, showing off the arclight underneath. The shirt, though, is more complex: short-sleeved and hanging open in front, it features an animated design; on a deep indigo background, a viewpoint moving through a complex pattern of bright cyan lines, a three- dimensional representation that seems to be somewhere between circuit schematic and arcane sigil. He's accessorized, too, eclectically. Beads and wire and metal and electronics make up several bracelets around his writs, and anklets around his bare paws. A long strip of black leather hangs around his neck, holding a small leather bag, filled with who-knows-what. Finally, a pair of welding goggles are set on his forehead, black rubber with round dark blue lenses.

Life

'Indi' is a young Gridshaman tribechild?, a spark shaman still pretty fresh from his rite of passage. He's from Downwarp, and the way of Spark (the path of shiny things and colorful lights and fast music) hadn't been followed by anyone in his tribe for quite a few generations. So, being a bit hidebound, the tribe has 'encuraged' him to explore further, gaining a better understanding of his new path, and coincidentally getting him out of their hair.

Home

Downwarp is definitely still his style, regardless of the disagreements with his tribe. He lives in the Terraces area of the [Rookery], close to [Torque]

Magic?

As a spark shaman, he has a certain amount of 'magic' ability. It operates along shamanic lines, rather than hermetic; he needs to get into the right ecstatic mindset to show off his abilities. His preferred method for this is music, either listening or performing, ideally with dancing as well. As to his particular abilities, Indi has been known to say "Spark likes me;" he's quite adept and controlling and even generating electricity, with nothing but his own body and mind.

Relationships

• Indi has grown very close to Torque, the two of them spending quite a bit of time very close together.
• Trilogee, Nikolai, and Torque have all recently come to consider themselves gridshamans. Inid has gotten to know them all fairly well through this, and vice versa, and the group might even be considered a small informal tribe.
• Untitled, Roque (and more, certainly), are friendly folks he knows by name and enjoys talking or cuddling with.
• He met Shinsei and Ojou (as well as Torque), doing a project in Downwarp. He quite enjoys hanging out with them and finding more interesting things to do.
• He's run into Jeremy a few times. Unfortunately, something unpleasant seems to happen to the fox whenever Indi is around. The coyote is bothered by this, since he seems to like Jeremy and wants to get to know him better.
• William creeps Indi out. Indi is currently trying to figure out if this is just because William goes around creeping everyone out, or if he's focused on the coyote for some reason.
• Besax is also creepy, and definitely focused on Indi. Besax 'gave' Indi a knife recently, which the coyote accepted because he thought it would make Besax leave Jeremy alone.

Current Plots

Downwarp Revival

Comments

"We are hippy rave tribe puppies, okay?" -- Godge (stoned)

"He's got a cute butt." -- Kayle