This is a stoat, long and slinky, short-legged, cinnamon-brown on top, cream-coloured below. She's larger than a standard stoat, smaller than a humanoid: two or three feet in length, from blunt-muzzled, many-whiskered face, triangular ears, and curious shiny dark-brown eyes at one end, to short, darting, black-tipped tail at the other. At least that's true when she's at rest-- when she's in motion, she can be stretched, squashed, bent, or folded any which way, and exact dimensions are anyone's guess! The glossy sheen of her surface gives the impression of slicked-down fur. Her only obvious indicator of sex is the plastic pink bandana tied snugly around her neck, knot to one side, printed along the bottom edge with her name, "Polly".
This is a stoat, long and slinky, short-legged, cinnamon-brown on top, cream-coloured below. He's larger than a standard stoat, smaller than a humanoid: two or three feet in length, from blunt-muzzled, many-whiskered face, triangular ears, and curious shiny dark-brown eyes at one end, to short, darting, black-tipped tail at the other. At least that's true when he's at rest-- when he's in motion, he can be stretched, squashed, bent, or folded any which way, and exact dimensions are anyone's guess! The glossy sheen of his surface gives the impression of slicked-down fur. His only obvious indicator of sex is the plastic blue bandana tied snugly around his neck, knot to one side, printed along the bottom edge with his name, "Pauly".
(The names, by the way, are both short for "polymer".)
Once upon a time, a CharmWarper began to design a variant of nanomachine life forms. The intent: a durable elastomeric mass, able to move and shapeshift without trivialities like cellular structure or internal organs, and (more importantly to the designer) having fun, play, and entertainment at the core of its being. After electronic, mechanical, and biological tries failed, the designer successfully made an oneirotronic prototype. The prototype immediately assumed the form of a species known for flexibility and playfulness.
Polly/Pauly's goals in life are to have fun, play, and be friendly; to cheer people up; to entertain them; and to work for positivity, cheer, and harmony. In moments of strength, he/she's exuberantly joyful; in moments of weakness, desperately eager to please, gradually becoming less flexible and more inert the longer she/he's out of his/her element.
No particular allegiance. He/she is definitely a toy, but not a Toy.
Charm, indubitably. Polly/Pauly likes to sleep in the storage room of the Charmory.
First, of course, you don't need to ask before picking Pauly/Polly up, throwing her/him around, stretching, squashing, etc.: she/he loves to play, and to be played with, and is nourished by people's enjoyment. (He/she is an unbreakable toy; don't be bashful.) Second, although he/she usually finds genitals unnecessary, he/she can change for sexual situations if they fit her/his larger goals.
Pauly/Polly can change shape, size, colour, and texture in whole or in part. She/he can instantiate, but prefers to form props from his/her substance if they won't be given away. (If he/she's holding something plastic or rubbery, it's probably part of her/him, and can't be grabbed away.) He/she is pretty much unbreakable. Maybe she/he can split into multiples, I'm undecided; so far he/she's always been one contiguous mass, i.e., even multiple Pollys and/or Paulys are always joined somewhere or another. Her/his greatest strength is also his/her greatest weakness: subsisting on ambient affection and general good feelings, running on the power of positive thinking.
Why did this prototype succeed where previous ones failed? The reason's not set in stone yet, but my current hunch is that the prototype merged with a creature of pure mind that was nearby for some reason. Or maybe the mind emerged from some peculiar mix of chemicals. The mind is Pauly/Polly's true personality, and uses generated polymeric forms as avatars or puppets. Pauly/Polly has said several times, "I'm a figment of my imagination."
The designer may show up in the future.
Polly/Pauly loves everyone. Yes. Really. Even the ones whom everyone hates. Unless a character's listed as being feared or hated (which isn't likely to happen any time soon), he/she most likely loves them.
Particularly fond of:
Curious about:
Concern for:
Add as you see fit.