Ching

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Ching is the embodiment of indigo. He’s calm, collected, and a bit of a nerd. Generally, he’s easy to get along with, but like his lovebird Caela, he is known to be a bit of a habitual liar. Although they are generally white lies, this causes issues with his friends and he is generally untrusted to those who know him. However, he is generally kept around for his adept skill in magic. In his preferred host, he is a completely different person. He is quirky and cutesy… but extremely deceitful. He appears to love making friends, and is great at doing so. However, whether it’s something deep down inside himself, his host, or an unlikely combination of the two, a switch has been flipped that brings out morbid sanguinary in him.

## Bio

### Host

"Heya, I'm Ching, I'm fun and spunky, and I've always got a few jokes up my sleeves to pull a good laugh out of you. I'll bet you've never seen magic like I can do it, either, so if my jokes don't get you, don't worry-- my other sleeve has a good deck of cards, owo."

## Personality

### Likes

* Tricks
* Acting
* Games
* Laughter

## More

### Magic

Ching dabbles in many fields of magic, and gains a foothold in musical magic that is passed on from his host.

### Out of Host

Initially, Ching may come across as stoic, laid-back and chill. His mouth does not emote the same as most other mimes, and his general expression is always that of disinterest. However, he’s very friendly and agreeable to those who get to know him.

He finds the quirks of living to be fun and amusing, and adapts quick to the customs of humanity. He’s got a general knack for adaptability over all. As such, he is quick to make friends with the living and gain their trust.

But he’s also a notorious liar. Most of his mime friends know this, but his new friends in the physical realm do not. He doesn’t really lie to get away with things, though. It’s more habitual than anything.

He’ll just casually lie about his friends, his own experiences, anything he deems insignificant enough to not really have much of an impact. Like, he wouldn’t lie about imminent danger, or vital aspects of a plan. It’s enough though for a lot of the mimes to not trust him about much of anything.

He is generally well meaning otherwise, though. He is reliable when put to a task, great at reading a room and can be good at de-escalating tension with humor or his chill demeanor, and isn’t really tied to one side of conflict often– so he helps wherever he can, not just for who he thinks is right or wrong.

### In Host

Not a lot seems to be carried over from his true self, aside from the liar liar pants on fire bit. He is even worse with his lying habit in-host, but because he’s so much more fun and silly, and an even better wordsmith, it all flies under the radar.

He’s a lot more expressive, more caring, and giddy about everything he does. He often gets so flushed with excitement that he clams up, excuses himself, and ends up in little giggle fits. It kind of ends up being rather adorable.

When there’s nothing to do or engage in though, he easily becomes understimulated. He gets quiet, brooding, and can’t sit in one spot for long– unless he has something to occupy himself with of course. It tends to be at night that he falls into these ruts, which is why he is either found watching people sleep, or wandering aimlessly until something piques his interest.

His host makes him considerably more obsessive, and these obsessions are generally in line with his interests. Out of host he can be somewhat morbid without realising it, and so in-host, he tends to fixates on much darker things. It is entirely masked by his happy-go-lucky attitude, though. Much like his lying, this flies under the radar as well.

He’s silly and funny, until he's a weird little creep. It fluctuates all the time, in a cocktail of conflicting host-to-controller minds, as well as the general rhythm of plant people, where they have most of their positive energy at high noon, and go into low mood when the sun goes down.

## Relationships

### Caela

Ching and Caela come down as close friends, and upon meeting quickly fall in love. The infatuation wears off after a while, though, and they end up having more problems than they do things in common. One of the last straws for Caela is Ching’s obsession with his newfound host, something she just cannot support.

### Oxaclock

Ching and Oxaclock are also close friends, and because of Oxaclock’s support of his host (among many other things), he then becomes infatuated with Oxy in turn. A true couple? Neither of them admit it. A healthy relationship? Probably also not. But there’s definitely something there. Whatever it is, it’s very new and exciting for them.

### Rede

Rede and Ching are friends. They both have a morbid sense of humor and like to find increasingly subtle ways to push each other’s buttons. Like a frenemy sort of vibe with them. When you can’t find Rede by Chickenstab’s side, the next best place to look for him is wherever Ching is. Ching likes to have a lot of connections with people but he’d still consider Rede one of his closer friends, and hangs out with him often.

## Trivia

* Ching’s host played the saxophone, and it carries over well.

## References

1. ↑ https://creaturefeaster.tumblr.com/post/695789185631748096/so-how-many-of-your-characters-are-proficient-in#:~:text=Ching%20dabbles%20in%20many%20fields%20of%20magic%2C%20and%20gains%20a%20foothold%20in%20musical%20magic%20that%20is%20passed%20on%20from%20his%20host.
2. ↑ https://creaturefeaster.tumblr.com/post/712069039460106240/could-the-ching-fans-get-a-rundown-of-his
3. ↑ https://creaturefeaster.tumblr.com/post/711614364573122560/i-see-a-lot-of-art-of-oxaclock-with-ching-but-i#:~:text=Ching%20and%20Caela,just%20cannot%20support.
4. ↑ https://creaturefeaster.tumblr.com/post/711614364573122560/i-see-a-lot-of-art-of-oxaclock-with-ching-but-i#:~:text=Ching%20and%20Oxaclock,exciting%20for%20them.
5. ↑ https://creaturefeaster.tumblr.com/post/701876562021269504/rede-and-ching-r-such-a-funny-duo-to-medo-they
6. ↑ https://creaturefeaster.tumblr.com/post/693535243277352960/do-any-of-your-silly-little-characters-play-any#:~:text=Ching%E2%80%99s%20host%20played%20the%20saxophone%2C%20and%20it%20carries%20over%20well.