WITCH, hushguppy

WITCH, hushguppy Feb 1, 2013 19:18:55 GMT -5

Post by HUSHGUPPY on Feb 1, 2013 19:18:55 GMT -5

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★ D. O. B.: august 13

★ H E I G H T: 5 feet and 4 inches

★ W E I G H T: 130 lbs

★ A P P E A R A N C E: Hushguppy’s most common outfit is not unlike a boy’s school uniform. However, unlike most uniforms, Hushguppy’s is vibrantly colored. In general, Hushguppy dresses in colorful and cute clothing (including this outfit, this outfit, and this outfit.) Sky blue, pink, yellow, orange, and green are all of Hushguppy’s favorite colors; he can’t choose which color he likes the most, so he just says that they’re all his favorites. Hushguppy will occasionally wear his straw hat if the weather conditions are right.

This is a picture of Hushguppy’s Merman forme. He can take this partial form when using his transformation spell, but his full transformation takes the form of one of his betta fish familiars.[/style][STYLE=width: 400px; padding: 10px; font-family: Arial narrow; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: 525252; border-bottom: 3px solid #f9f9f9;]★ PERSONALITY[/style][STYLE=width: 400px; padding: 10px; background-color: d5d5d5; font-family: arial; color: 313131; font-size: 11px;]★ G E N E R A L: If Hushguppy had born into a more modern era, he probably would have been diagnosed with ADHD. The small blond-haired boy is energetic and quirky, often leading him to perform highly random actions for no apparent reason. He is also slightly socially awkward, but his naivety prevents him from noticing his own awkwardness. Hushguppy has a gift for making friends, for few people’s hearts can resist being melted by this boy’s flowery radiance and childlike innocence. He has the tendency to be a little perverted, although most people just shrug it off because they forget/don’t know how old Hushguppy really is. As a witch, Hushguppy acts like his usual self when battling DWMA students and/or teachers; he views the battles more like games than anything else. However, if someone manages to tick Hushguppy off and make him angry, then he turns into a completely different person. This “other side” of him is bloodthirsty and merciless, although he manages to maintain a sick sense of humor in this state. One can say that he becomes almost like a little devil playing with his prey before a meal.

★ L I K E S & D I S L I K E S:

♥ flowers
♥ swimming
♥ water
♥ aquatic animals
♥ anything cute and/or cuddly
♥ beaches
♥ sushi
♥ boobies
♥ pecs and abs
♥ sweet foods

✗ when he doesn’t get what he wants
✗ jerks and bullies
✗ being completely dry
✗ absence of water
✗ intense heat
✗ mustard
✗ tartar sauce
✗ highly salty foods
✗ weeds
✗ deserts

★ H O B B I E S & H A B I T S:

⋆ fishing
⋆ squirting people with his water pistol and causing mischief
⋆ gardening
⋆ building sand castles
⋆ hitting on pretty women and attractive men

⋆ using Aquatic Communicaton to get what he wants
⋆ turning into his “other self” when angry
⋆ forgetting that he can’t cook worth a damn
⋆ dancing and/or flailing randomly
⋆ uttering strange noises for no apparent reason

★ S E C R E T S & F E A R S:

⋆ He’s a council member of the witch queen
⋆ He used to be a slave

⋆ Pyrophobia
⋆ When Hushguppy doesn’t have control of the situation

★ A M B I T I O N S:

⋆ To win the witch queen’s praise
⋆ Making mortals suffer his own pain (so that they can “understand” him)
⋆ For things to always go Hushguppy’s way

Finn was born in Southampton County, Virginia, on August thirteenth in the year 1848...at least, that’s what the note attached to his basket said when an old slave woman came across the blond-haired babe left all alone on her doormat. With no clue who the child belonged to, the kindhearted woman had no choice but to take him in and raise Finn as her own child. The first time she held that baby boy in her arms, he stared up at her with wide purple eyes and grinned a big toothless grin. The graying black woman chuckled, amazed to find herself already growing attached to the little child. “Well now, ain’t you precious? So cute, I could jus’ eat you up quick, like a lil’ hushpuppy.” The woman, named Lenora Melon, nuzzled her nose against Finn’s. The little blonde baby giggled with delight, flailing his limbs around willy-nilly. “Ooh Law, look at you, floppin’ ‘round like a fish! A lil’ guppy’s what you is.” Pausing, Lenora grinned brightly, causing Finn to stop his flailing and stare at her sudden change of facial expression. “I know exactly what I’s gonna call you. From now on, you’ll be known as lil’ Hushguppy. What’chya think?” The baby boy, henceforth known as Hushguppy, giggled and flailed yet again in response.

Lenora, being sixty years old, had already raised her own children and had watched them grow up and then leave to go make their own families. Of course, as far as her slave owner was concerned, any children born of a slave were also property of the slave owner, so the Melon family still worked and lived on the same plantation. Lenora’s late husband, Ray, had passed away about a year ago, so at the moment she was without anyone to care for. That’s why she was so willing to take little Hushguppy in and raise him. “I might be sixty years old, but I ain’t dead yet!” She would reply to anyone who asked why she wanted to raise yet another child. “That honey-child needed a momma; what’s I s’posed to do, leave ‘im?”

Growing up as the only white slave boy on the plantation, and probably in the whole county, Hushguppy endured much bullying from the other slave children. Also, the blonde boy would get funny looks from townsfolk whenever Lenora took Hushguppy out on the town. One day, Hushguppy came flying outside of the house with a radiant smile on his face, flailing around with excitement like usual. “Momma, Momma, lookit me! I look like you, now!” Lenora, frowning with confusion, turned to Hushguppy and sighed at what she saw. The poor boy had covered his hair and skin with molasses from the kitchen in an attempt to make himself look like a black child. Shaking her head, Lenora took Hushguppy by the hand and kneeled in front of him so that she could look him in the eye.

Next, she said something that Hushguppy would never, ever forget. “Hushguppy, child, you don’t need to make no changes. You is your own self, and what a handsome lil’ boy you are,” She took out her handkerchief to wipe away the sticky mess on the boy’s face, and then smiled warmly. “I’ll love you no matter what. Promise me you’ll remember that, Hushguppy.”

“Yes Ma’am, I promise. Love you, too.”

Lenora tended to the flower garden on the plantation, a task that she had been performing for a very long time now. Hushguppy helped her every time, and through his momma Hushguppy learned how to properly care for flowers. “Jus’ like all things, flowers need love, too. And it’s our job to give it to ‘em.” Lenora would say, gently patting the earth around the flower she had just replanted. Hushguppy would watch with awe as his mother’s face lit up with happiness while she gardened. Hushguppy grew to love gardening just as much as Lenora did, and he had proven himself to have quite the green thumb as well.

It wasn’t until around age seven that Hushguppy’s powers were discovered. Lenora found him talking to a fish in the lake one day, and that’s when she knew that something about her child wasn’t quite human. After that day, things only got progressively worse. Lenora often found herself having short lapses in memory, all happening when she was around Hushguppy. Rumors of mermaid spottings in the lake started spreading, and for some reason Lenora knew it was Hushguppy. Lenora eventually worked up the courage to confront the little boy about these various occurrences, and to her dismay Hushguppy confirmed them all. Inhaling deeply, the old woman sighed and embraced her child. “I said I’ll love you no matter what you is, and I meant it, baby-child. You’s a blessin’ from God, and I ain’t gonna question why he decided to make you magic. It is what it is.”

For the next six years, Hushguppy grew up healthily right before Lenora’s wise old eyes. His powers became something normal for the two of them, and Hushguppy would often perform amazing magic tricks for his momma. Lenora did, though, make sure that Hushguppy knew not to show his powers to anyone else, or bad things might happen to them. As the good child he was, Hushguppy obediently kept his abilities to himself whenever other people were around. It was like this that the two of them lived a relatively peaceful life together, even eventually being freed by their slave owner and allowed to buy their own property. However, Hushguppy’s life was about to be turned upside-down February of 1861.

By this point in time, Lenora had just finished developing her property into a quaint little florist, a process that took quite some time to complete. The elderly woman even got her florist to become a popular shop amongst the townsfolk, and with the money she earned Lenora was able to care for herself, Hushguppy, and the flowers in her garden. One evening, Lenora gave Hushguppy some money to go into town and buy some flower seed, for a new breed of tulip was in the market today. Hushguppy, without a care in the world, kissed his mother on the cheek and then skipped outside with the money. The chill of the February air had no effect on the little ball of sunshine that was Hushguppy, his radiant smile never leaving his face during the entire tread to the town market.

Upon entering town, Hushguppy stumbled upon a scene of utter chaos. Buildings were burning, and the streets were strewn with dead bodies and the screams of terrified citizens. Looking upward with horror, Hushguppy found a confederate flag billowing in the smoke-filled wind. A look of realization dawned upon the young teenager’s face as his mind came to the obvious conclusion. “A revolt…” Hushguppy whispered to himself, his body freezing in panic for a few moments. Then, stricken with a sense of purpose, Hushguppy felt compelled all of a sudden to return home to his momma. Before he knew it, Hushguppy’s scrawny legs were wheeling beneath him as the child dashed towards his home; he had never run faster in his life.

Hushguppy screamed involuntarily upon witnessing the scene at the florist. The house was completely engulfed in flames, although they looked to be relatively new. In a blind rage, the small boy barreled through the front door, hissing as the crackling flames licked his skin with a scorching pain. “Momma!!” The blonde boy cried out, coughing from the smoke as he ventured further into the fiery tomb that the building had become. Rounding the corner into the kitchen, Hushguppy gasped. “MOMMA!!!” He called out, falling beside Lenora, who was sitting on the floor with her back leaned up against the wall. “Momma…” Hushguppy murmured, his eyes filling up with tears at the sight of the woman.

Lenora’s arms and legs were covered with boils from third-degree burns, and her face was even darker than usual due to the dirt from the smoke that had settled on her face. Coughing, the old woman turned to look at her son. “Oh, Hushguppy, there you is…” She said, her voice soft and barely audible over the crackling of the flames. Her eyes were void of the usual sparkle that they held, which frightened Hushguppy.

“Momma, y-you gonna be okay! I ain’t gonna let you die!” Hushguppy shouted defiantly, his voice quivering because he knew deep down that there was nothing that could be done. His body shook with grief as Hushguppy felt an onslaught of sobs approaching.

Lenora cupped Hushguppy’s cheek in her hand, wincing from the effort it took her to lift up her arm. “…Honey-child, don’ you cry ova me. Jesus done decided it’s my time to go to heaven.” Looking deep into her son’s purple eyes, Lenora managed to crack a smile.

“…Hushguppy?”

“Y-yes, Momma?

“…I love you, Punkin…and I always…will…”

“…M-Momma…?”

With her final breath, Lenora’s hand slipped off of Hushguppy’s face and fell to the floor with a thud. The old woman, having finally been freed from slavery and achieved her dream of owning a floral shop, was no longer a part of this world. “No…” Moaned Hushguppy, laying his head upon the breast of whom he considered to be the most amazing person in the entire universe; Lenora was Hushguppy’s everything. Realizing that he did not hear a heartbeat, the young teenage boy burst into tears, the water evaporating off of his cheeks due to the intensity of the fire’s heat.

Once the fire had had its fill of the house and only the burnt frame remained, Hushguppy took his momma’s body out back and buried her where the garden had once been. Something changed inside Hushguppy that day, something that would eventually drive him into complete madness. Hushguppy, his face cloaked in shadow, turned away from the florist’s burnt remains and began to walk toward the only other place he knew. The townsfolk never saw Hushguppy again, and he was eventually considered to have burned to ash in the fire.

Over the following month, townspeople began to disappear one by one. They would leave to go down by the lake, only to never return. People swiftly arrived at the solution that the lake must have been cursed. Eventually the lake became a place of taboo for the townsfolk, never visited and avoided in conversation. A legend was developed by residents of Southampton County that stayed strong over the next 150 years: it was known as “The Legend of the Mermaid.”

Unbeknownst to the townspeople, Hushguppy was their so-called "Mermaid of the Lake." If any human dared approach the lake, Hushguppy would have one of his witch familiars fire a Beta Bullet at the human, drenching them and allowing Hushguppy to use his Aquatic Communication spell on them. With this powerful spell of his, Hushguppy (out of malicious spite) forced the newly wet human to drown him or herself in the lake.

Come year 2011, the witch queen decided to visit this place of legend. While mortals feared and shunned the lake, she knew what—or in fact, who was behind the disappearances. Walking to the lake’s edge, she dipped her fingers into the shallows. Come to me, my pet…I shall be your new mother. She smirked as a response reached her after a few moments of silence.

…Momma?

Currently, Hushguppy resides in Death City, working as a florist employee. A council member of the witch queen, Hushguppy secretly relays information on the DWMA to the queen.

⋆ betta fish

★ M A N T R A:

⋆ "Alpha, beta, splendid betta splendens!"

★ S P E L L S:

⋆ Soul Protect: Hushguppy, like all other witches, possesses the ability to hide his soul from the prying eyes of other beings. Doing so has become a habit of Hushguppy’s, as he no longer even needs to think about activating his Soul Protect. Rather, Hushguppy sometimes catches himself using Soul Protect at unnecessary times. As a Witch Council Member, Hushguppy is quite experienced and can perform most spells without breaking his Soul Protect. Stronger spells, however, require Hushguppy’s full attention, and thus he must lower his Soul Protect to perform such spells effectively.
⋆ Transformation: Like most witches, Hushguppy can transform into one of his familiars; Hushguppy’s familiar is a pink and blue betta fish. Due to the small size of his familiars, Hushguppy only transforms into one of them when either a quick escape or infiltration is necessary, as his full transformation is not meant for combat. Thus, Hushguppy has developed somewhat of a partial transformation in which he becomes a merman. Hushguppy naturally prefers his partial transformation, as he can not only cast spells while in this forme like he can in his full transformation, but he can also more easily defend himself.
⋆ Aquatic Communication: Due to his familiar being an aquatic animal, Hushguppy has the ability to communicate with aquatic animals and other witches by means of water. If another witch is in contact with water within a fifty-foot radius of Hushguppy, then Hushguppy can use this spell on them. The effect is not unlike telepathy. However, if this spell is used on any other living creature than a witch, then Hushguppy will end up mind controlling them rather than communicating with them. To make use of this side-effect, Hushguppy always carries around a green water pistol which he uses to squirt humans or land animals with in order to control them temporarily. The wet victim will do Hushguppy’s bidding until they either complete the task they were given or become dry. Aquatic animals, on the other hand, can both communicate telepathically with Hushguppy and be controlled by him if he so wishes.
⋆ Betta Bullets: Hushguppy’s only offensive spell, Betta Bullets is a rather versatile attack. At a low level, Betta Bullets simply involves one of Hushguppy’s familiars squirting water into the target’s face, which can then allow for Hushguppy to use Aquatic Communication on the target. Hushguppy is often seen carrying around one of his familiars, who he named Coco, in a small fish bowl, and Coco sometimes fires a low-level Beta Bullet into an unsuspecting person’s face for his own amusement. At a higher level, Betta Bullets involves a school of betta fish familiars being summoned to rapid-fire needlelike streams of water through the air at the target. These streams of water can easily puncture skin and deliver fatal blows, and therefore are called Betta “Bullets.”

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★ C H A R A C T E R S: isis sayyid, guadalupe de la cruz
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