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906 Hops
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"Keep to the small." —Lafcadio Hearn
Theme song: "Woods of Mystery"
origin abnormal . nature vacuous . boundary hiking trail . size toy
species esk . collection ikkit's friends . designer witherlings
uncommon traits cropped tail, tail tip marking
rare traits none
nature features quaking aspen sprout, Japanese stiltgrass
mutations multiples (legs)
original form broken glass bottle
accessories broken glass bottle
enchantments cheerful aura
Design notes:
- reminder that there is a little plant growing inside of the bottle on his back
- he's got 6 leggies!
- around the size of a guinea pig (talking height mostly, and the bottle makes up at least half of that)
- Enchantment: cheerful aura
- these little golden orbs spread uplifting energy and joy!
Forest - hiking trail
Personality — Vacuous
head empty
No thoughts.
Fun fact: since he does not write or speak with words, no esk has ever been able to learn Hops's name. They simply began calling him "Hops" because of the way he tends to hop and skip around.
Silent communicator
Hops doesn't speak telepathically. Instead he communicates with emotion, projecting them from his mind in waves that can be picked up on by other esk in the vicinity. The more intense the emotion, the stronger the message.
He can, however, make tooting noises from his bottle (usually he does this to get someone's attention)
Simple
No extensive traits on personality - he's just a fun little guy, still trying to find his way in the world. Going from an inanimate object to a living, thinking spirit creature is quite the transition after all.
Stumble
Hops is still finding his way on his feet, especially since he has three pairs of them! (He has never had to walk on his own before) He's also a bit top-heavy due to the giant bottle on his back and can fall over sometimes.
As I'm writing this I'm imagining what happens when you place a turtle on its back. There may be one or more occasions where Hops gets truly stuck, flailing his legs around in the air until someone is able to help him out.
Stumped
He gets a peculiar look on his face when he's really thinking, which is always a rare treat because he doesn't do it often. Complex problems are exhausting and Hops would much rather busy himself with the colorful wonders of the forest.
Little wanderer, spirit dreamer
Hops knows little of dreams. He wanders, destination unknown, following the gentle tug of wherever his feet take him.
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lore
status: meandering
Hops is here and there. He might be wandering along the hiking trail one moment, the next he's attending a tea party with the other small folk, and other times he's off chasing fireflies. Hops does as he pleases. He doesn't put too much thought into what he wants to go, so he goes with whatever feels best.
relationship with self
At first when Hops was transformed, he was confused and disoriented. Having never been alive before, he was quickly overwhelmed by all of the sensations of life. Emotions and agency were foreign to him. He spent a long while lying there in the dirt, paralyzed with dismay and wanting nothing more than to be a bottle again.
One day a ladybug landed on his face and caught his attention. Hops watched it fly off and around, a bright red thing that stood out against the endless green of the forest. Hops had never seen one of these before. He got up and began to follow it, and soon he began to notice all manner of interesting little things. Butterflies, squirrels, plants growing out of tree stumps.
Walking through the forest on his own six legs, Hops realized the beauty of the world around him. All of this he had missed back when he was just a bottle, sightless and unfeeling. Now he felt curious, rejuvenated. He wanted more of this "alive."
(Story adapted from Hops's original backstory, written by Sedoris)
relationship with other esk
They're all interesting. Most don't talk to him, thinking him odd and out of sorts. Others coo at him and ask him to play games; he obliges them when there aren't too many rules. Somehow he must've become famous, because everyone seems to know his name. Which is odd because he didn't do anything.
2433 Pippin
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These two met by accident after Hops stumbled across Pippin's boundary. As it turns out, Hops's hiking trail leads right up to the tulip field and both esks live quite close to each other. They quickly became good friends and can often be seen cuddling up next to each other. (They're also partners in adventure)
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