Curiosity

C U R I O S I T Y
he / they ∞ bi pan
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Gemini 	Gemini
 	
Background Information	Background Information
Creator 	radar
Photographer 	treedeo
Attribute 	friendliness, determination
Element 	pyrite
Animal 	king snake
Color 	dark teal, midnight blue, light blue
Song 	
Character Information 	Character Information
Nicknames 	chickadee (melody), curo (angelonia)
Age 	35 (hy)
Gender 	questioning
Orientation 	biromantic pansexual
Occupation 	lawyer, angelo's accountant
Tribe 	nightwing
Relatives 	melody (mother, deceased), flint (father, deceased), aperture (older brother), memento (older sister), angelonia (adopted older brother)
Allies 	family, court officials, clients
Enemies 	criminals
Likes 	eavesdropping, friendly conversations, family, summer, money, tea, pie, autumn
Dislikes 	coffee, feeling tired, sadness, liars, cheaters, & frauds, disappointing others, taxes, difficult people, stubbornness, butterscotch
Abilities 	normal nightwing abilities, mindreading
Weapons 	talons, fire, lawsuits
Lovers 	none yet
A P P E A R A N C E
curiosity's appearance is rather complicated, with layers upon layers of colors to make galactic patterns across his body. the base layer consists of midnight blue main scales and a dull teal underbelly. on top of this is a layer of lighter blues, with the scales closest to his forelegs a brighter blue than the rest. this color is also present on his shoulders but appears to disappear upon reaching the lower half of his body.
their head is a midnight blue, a bit bluer and lighter than the initial coating, with a rather ashy black quickly painted across the top of their head and snout. curiosity's eyes are a darkish green and are considerably large and round like the full moon. small, silver, teardrop-shaped scales are seen in the corner of their eyes, representing the fact that they're a mind-reader. and compared to other mind-readers, these scales are larger and more noticeable than normal.
the short, straight horns protruding from the back of his head is similar in color to his underbelly, a dull teal. the short spines going down his back are charcoal black, not too light, but not too dark either.
the nightwing's underbelly consists of not just dull teal, but shades of blues as well. being splattered in here and there for extra color. the blue is especially prominent around his stomach area, though it quickly retreats back into obscurity upon contact with his tail. ashy black, not unlike the color atop their head, is also seen as flat scales on the front of their legs and wings. it does appear as though lighter colors show through when the black crawls up their wings.
the undersides of his wings consist of dark teals, midnight blues, and navy with a soft blue entering the frame at the central point of the wings. additionally, it also appears in the second segment of the membranes. like all nightwings, small stars scatter the undersides and seem to flicker with a very dim, almost nonexistent, light. dull, blue grey clings to the backside of his legs, with an added green to his hindlegs. this color stretches from the bottom of his paws to his elbows / knee area.
curiosity's build is short-ish and graceful with a certain healthy plumpness to him. in addition to that, he stands very straight and official looking most of the time, though he does relax with his posture at home. this contrasts with his brother, angelonia, whose unkempt, unprofessional looking, and lanky. he has a rather short tail, wings, and snout.
the nightwing's accessories include a brown and neat tuxedo with a white undershirt and blue and red diagonally striped tie. two, black plug earrings are seen in each of his ears with the one closest to the tip of his ears being bigger than the one farther away. when reading, he wears royal purple, plastic-rimmed, floral patterned reading glasses.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
 
affectionate, friendly, and caring. at least that's how he tries to appear to others. this is really shown through the very fact that he's one of the few people who is still willing to put up with angelonia, his older brother. if fact, one could consider curiosity his brother's caretaker, though he'd never think of himself that way. for the most part, the nightwing acts and speaks in a very casual manner and is in general a laid back individual. 
though, due to the nature of his job, curiosity can put on a serious and very professional face when he has to. thanks to their ability to read minds, is much more patient and understanding towards others. which is perhaps the reason he's so easy to work with.
when out in public or generally when outside of work, curiosity is rather nosy, especially when bored. they tend to use their mind reading ability to eavesdrop on other peoples' conversations when they're relaxing in the lobby of a café or waiting for their food. this is due to pure boredom and very little else. occasionally they creep their way into angelonia's mind when the two are at home, but the rainwing usually catches on quickly to what he's doing.
when they're caught red-handed eavesdropping on someone's mind, they tend to act embarrassed, looking away and smiling in a very flustered manner. it isn't hard to catch them in the act of reading someone's mind, as they have a tendency to stare in the general direction of the person they're reading the mind of. or just plain stare off into space when they're using this ability.
he's very dependable and efficient, which is the reason angelonia uses them as his personal errand boy since he himself is so reclusive. though the only "errands" angelonia assigns to curiosity are getting the groceries. their good knowledge of finances also allows them to act as their brother's accountant. though they really just took up the job for angelonia's sake because they aren't quite sure if his brother can handle doing his own finances without having a nervous breakdown.
curiosity hates disappointing people and often feels guilty after the fact, whether it be his fault or not. this is especially the case when it comes to his relatives as he always saw himself as a mild disappointment to his parents. all because he didn't get the right moonborn ability. he's not proud of being a mind reader and really wishes he was a seer from the beginning. at least then he could've helped out his parents. but fate had other plans for him, and he tries to look on the bright side and use his ability to its fullest potential.
he has a need to help his loved ones and is always concerned about their mental health. more so than his own most of the time. often if his relatives express any sort of struggle with day to day activities or are generally feeling off, he'll suggest therapy to them. that's really the only thing he can think of that can help them. though he will also act fiercely supportive towards them or do whatever he thinks would be best for them.
he hates seeing people suffer from their mental health issues and really wants to make a difference in their lives, to change them for the better. and he seems to be rather determined to make that happen.
the thing the nightwing hates the most is not being able to help others when they're clearly suffering through something. this is particularly relevant to angelonia's mental health and addiction issues, which curiosity is determined to help the rainwing cope with. the only real problem they're facing is angelonia's stubbornness to not go to therapy or aa meetings, aka the things they recommended him to go to to help him cope.
it's gotten to the point where the nightwing has to force him to go to these things, only for the rainwing to purposefully not participate in them. they feel guilt over forcing him to go to these things he clearly doesn't want to go to, but it feels like if they don't push him to go he'll be miserable forever.
A B I L I T I E S
it's pretty obvious that curiosity is more than just the typical nightwing, the teardrop scales in the corner of both of their eyes is a dead giveaway. indeed, they have the ability to read other peoples' minds, as long as they're not wearing or have any sort of protection against like (i.e enchanted objects or skyfire accessories). he's been taught well on how to hone this ability.
they put this ability they got from the moons to good use, using it to detect if someone is lying while on trial and report it to the judge, the nightwing queen herself. or, rarely, the queen of the rainwings. other than that, curiosity occasionally uses it to eavesdrop on conversations when they get bored. additionally abilities he received from his tribe would be night vision and the ability to breathe fire.
other odd skills curiosity has picked up are excellent calligraphy, having a good enough understanding of finances to pay angelo's taxes and other expenses, as well as being very good at tying knots and ties. though the nightwing isn't too good at untying things and often just uses a knife to undo them.
B A C K S T O R Y
 
*grew up in a small house in a nightwing town called rainsmokes, parents weren't wealthy and worked hard to make ends meet.
*was the only one to be lucky enough to hatch under a single full moon, much to the excitement of their parents who were hoping they'd get a seer, but they got a mind reader instead.
*will never forget the quick look of disappointment on both of his parents' faces when they first saw the silver teardrop scales next to his eyes.
*parents didn't quite know what to do, they couldn't really afford a tutor to teach him how to use his powers nor could they afford any sort of skyfire accessory.
* tried to become the seer they wanted be predicting random events. this was just a fruitless attempt to make his parents feel better.
*never did, but its the thought that counts.
*studied financing, criminology, and political science and became a lawyer. though he did eventually also become angelo's accountant. this is mainly because angelo himself was WAY too money-anxious to do his own finances and curiosity didn't want him to have a heart attack or die from stress.
*became angelo's roommate when it became clear to them that the rainwing couldn't take care of himself and also could really use the companionship of someone else. also they got free housing in exchange for getting his groceries and doing his finances.
R E L A T I O N S
please roleplay beforehand
A N G E L O N I A
brother ∞ very positive
they're his errand boy, often getting groceries for him and doing his taxes. they try their best to comfort him and for the most part it seems to help. they were the one to first suggest to him to try therapy, but it doesn't seem to be working out for him, much to their dismay. the two sometimes binge watch bad sitcoms and crime shows together. though most of the "watching" is just them insulting them.
they despise both of angelo's bad habits (smoking and drinking) that he's gotten himself into to for "self-medication purposes." most of the time, they purposely forget to buy these things when they're put on the shopping list (and, if they do, it's always the weakest things they can find so he doesn't suffer or get injured from withdrawal), much to the rainwing's frustration. his stubbornness to not go to therapy, rehab, or aa meetings is starting to get on their nerves and they're getting frustrated by his refusal to healthily deal with his mental health and addiction issues.
they've tried forcing him to go to these, but his insistence on not going is incredibly powerful.
the nightwing cares deeply for their brother and wishes he would take the necessary steps to help himself feel better rather than just wallowing in misery all the time, clinging onto a false hope. they really do hope the rainwing will feel better one day and, until then, they'll support him all the way there. he's already made some attempts to get better so they're helping to keep that up.
M E L O D Y
mother ∞ mixed
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F L I N T
father ∞ mostly positive
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M E M E N T O
sister ∞ positive
hasn't seen her for a while due to her work making her travel constantly, but they are fond of her, finding her wit to be funny and just inspiring. doesn't really know where her creativity comes from, but it's just incredible. during family reunions, memento goes on and on about her line of work, something that has piqued their interest.
they also like listening to the nightwing's most absurd workplace stories that she's experienced.
A P E R T U R E
brother ∞ mixed
admires him greatly and tries their best to keep in touch with him. unfortunately, aperture doesn't want to talk to angelo, who is usually accompanying them when they wish to communicate with him. finds him to be too harsh on angelo and as of the last interaction with him (in which angelo also came), believes he went WAY too far by cussing out (that's the best way to describe what he did) the rainwing and saying something completely unforgivable.
does believe he has a point when it comes to angelo's mooching habits, but still can't justify the horrendous things the nightwing said to him. they'll never forget angelo's reaction to being cussed out when the two got home... the thoughts running through the rainwing's head... or lack there of.
curiosity cares about aperture and is genuinely invested in what he has to say about his work as both an science teacher and astrophysicist. and he is really kind and empathetic toward curiosity, though the empathy is really just pity in disguise for having to "babysit" (as aperture puts it) angelo. can find his hatred of angelo to be a bit unjustified and finds how badly he affected the rainwing's mental health to be... saddening to say the least.
N O S T A L G I A
former tutor ∞ neutral / positive
helped them a lot throughout middle school with their mindreading powers. great teacher, who was intimidating at first, but after getting to know him, was very generous and mindful. always felt kind of bad every time he snuck them money just before they left each of their tutoring sessions.
T R I V I A
 
* moral alignment is neutral good.
*love languages are words of affirmation, acts of service, gift-giving, and quality time.
*right handed.
*always acts more melancholy during full moons.
*loves the sound of the ukulele, but doesn't know how to play one himself.
*if he sees someone reading a book on public transit, he'll sit near them to listen to their internal narration of the book. calls these his "audiobooks," and he finds it very enjoyable.
* he's found that his mind-reading has helped him feel more... connected with other people. though he never tells of any of the thoughts he reads.
*likes the sound of fluorescent lights because he's weird. plays them at night while he sleeps. 
**if one were to read his mind, this is probably what it'll sound like.
*still is impressed by getting two oddly specific "predictions" from when he was a dragonet correct to this day.
*terrible internal compass, needs the assistance of a gps in order to find anything outside of town. also can't read traditional paper maps, they give him a headache.
*allergic to fur, specifically from cats, and pollen.
G A L L E R Y
please use reference; base by joy ang
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Category:Non-binary
Category:NightWings
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Category:Work in Progress
Category:Content (Verglas the IceWing)
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