Iro and Iris

Iro and Iris are the parents of Miss Brown, Miss Green, Miss Red, and Miss Yellow.

## Iro and Iris

### Relationships

Miss Brown (parent)Miss Green (parent)

Miss Red (parent)

Miss Yellow (parent)

Fetus (grandparent)

Cletus (grandparent)

The Green Boonies (great-grandparent)

The Red Boonies (great-grandparent)

The Yellow Boonies (great-grandparent)

Bun Bun (parents-in-law)

Chovelina the She Devil (parents-in-law)

Emoji de la Manzana (parents-in-law)

Piñelado Ardiendo (soul parent)

Emo Gurl (soul parent)

### Existential Status

Alive

Iro and Iris were born in Niji, Democratic Republic of Chromatina (DRC) They are actually siblings because there is no incest taboo in the DRC. Iro is four years older than Iris. Iro and Iris were both very similar in appearance and gender expression. In the DRC, there are four genders: femme (rusu), masc (pinoro), fluid (toroko), and white (abada). Rusu is a feminine-aligned gender (used by any biological sex). Pinoro is a masculine-aligned gender (used by any biological sex). Toroko is a fluctuating gender. Abada is agender. In the DRC, certain relationships are seen as more auspicious than other ones due to a gender balance. For instance, pairings could be the same gender (ex. rusu and rusu) or contrasting (toroko and abada, rusu and pinoro). Any other combination is seen as imbalanced and destined to fail as a relationship. Since both of Iro and Iris were abada (agender), their relationship was encouraged and seen in a positive light. After graduating from art school, Iro and Iris got married.

### The Invasion of Niji

The moviestars of DRC are able to bypass the biological risk of incest with the help of bagic, boonie magic. The DRC has had a very close relationship with boonies. Although the two species did not intermarry, they helped each other in reciprocal ways (moviestars provided shelter and food, boonies provided bagic to heal and create favorable environmental conditions). However, tensions began to rise when boonies from Pixistan encroached onto DRC boonie territory. One of the native tribes of the DRC was the Baboonba (boonies of the rainbow), which tried at first to negotiate land division with the Pixistani boonies, the Oogloonga and the Googamalonga. The negotiation quickly turned sour and the Oogloonga and the Googamalonga attacked. The Baboonba fortunately had bagic on their side and cast wicked spells on the Pixistani boonies. It seemed like the Baboonba were going to win before the Oogloonga and Googamalonga revealed their weapons: spear launchers and machine guns. These weapons outpaced bagic spells, and the Baboonba were quickly defeated. The village of Niji was held hostage by the Oogloonga and the Googamalonga. The two tribes enslaved the villagers and the Baboonba, forcing them to mine for metals. The Oogloonga and Googamalonga both practiced polygamy and took in several boonies as wives. Throughout this occupation, Iro and Iris were working with some other Baboonba boonies to plan a riot. The moviestars and boonies had been constructing several Ugly Sticks, a weapon akin to a club that can cause loud explosions upon anything it hits. They also made giant vats of napalm by mixing boonie honey with other potion ingredients.

The Googamalonga kept watch a night because of their keen eyesight. The Baboonba were able to subdue them by splashing them with the napalm, which stuck them to the ground and also suffocated them. The Baboonba and the moviestars then began to hit the Oogloonga with the Ugly Sticks. The Baboonba had also dressed themselves to look like the Googamalonga, so the Oogloonga fell for the trick. The Oogloonga and the Googamalonga then began fighting each other, and the Baboonba used their bagic to create illusions so that the two tribes were led away from Niji. Iro and Iris celebrated. Iro and Iris then went on to have quadruplets to celebrate this battle. They names of their children were Verdia (Green), Akai (Red), Amalilo (Yellow), and Kaffi (Brown). DRC moviestars do not have last names. A child's parents' names act as a last name (ex. Verdia Iro-Iris).

Iro and Iris's happiness for the birth of their children was quickly cut short when Pixistani soldiers stormed the village. The Oogloonga and the Googamalonga were intended to take over Niji and contain the village until the soldiers could come later to run it (this is because the majority of soldiers were fighting in the disputed territory between the DRC and Pixistan). But seeing how the Oogloonga and the Googamalonga had failed, the soldiers fulfilled their duty instead. Iro and Iris were only able to grab three of their children before their home collapsed. They ran into the MSP Forest along with many other Baboonba boonies and moviestars.

### Mikikuru, the Path of Pain

About 60% of the population of Niji had died when Pixi's army attacked their village, leaving the last 40% to wander through the MSP Forest to get to the next village, Hua. They could not take their typical route because it was surely being patrolled by soldiers. The remaining survivors struggled to survive. Many have died of exhaustion or thirst. They could not afford to rest long because wild animals sometimes attacked them. One night, a bonster known as the Curongo (means "Storm Cloud", this creature looks like a black lizard the size of a tiger) ran by and snatched a baby boonie. The mama boonie began to cry hysterically, attracting more Curongos. The moviestars and boonies scattered in all directions. Iro and Iris had fled with family of boonies known as the Tooba, consisting of Haboon (mama boonie), Oyakiboon (papa boonie), and Boonjira (pubescent boonie). The Tooba said that they were originally from Hua and that since they traveled to and fro so often they were familiar with the way there. Sure enough, the two families were able to make it to the outskirts of Hua. To their horror, they had found that Pixi soldiers had already conquered the area and were yelling orders at the moviestars and boonies. Iro and Iris did not know what they were saying (they spoke Robuye and Orapga, not Pixistani), but Oyakiboon was able to translate because he had served in the DRC Army against Pixistan. He explained to the rest that the soldiers were saying "Surrender now, and you can live a new life in Pixistan. Otherwise, you will be killed." Moviestars and boonies that refused were executed by firing squad. The ones that surrendered were shuttled into large trucks and driven away. Knowing this information, Iro and Iris made a difficult decision. They had no food or water with them, and Iris had sustained severe injuries. Their babies were malnourished. Iro and Iris willingly turned themselves in to Pixi's soldiers. The Tooba were outraged, saying that they were betraying their country. The Tooba retreated back into the forest. Iro and Iris never saw them ever again.

The M&M Family were translocated to East Pixistan in the suburbs surrounding Movie City. Iro and Iris were able to raise their children in relative peace. Pixistan had provided them with food, medical, and shelter. As much as they despised the nation, they wanted a better life for their children. In order to make sure that their children would fit into Pixistan society, Iro and Iris did not speak to their children in their native tongues of Robuye and Orapga. They also gave them Pixistani names (Miss Red, Miss Green, and Miss Yellow).

## After Miss Red's death

Iro and Iris were devastated. Iris cried at Miss Red's grave every day for a month. Iro took a leave of absence to look after Iris. Iro and Iris then made the decision to properly educate Miss Green about bagic so that she would not make the same mistake as Miss Red. Boonies of Pixistani could not practice bagic. And since boonology studies only focused on boonies of Pixistan, the notion of bagic seemed absurd. Miss Green had done her PhD thesis on boonie mating habits, so when Iro and Iris tried to explain bagic to her she was immediately skeptical. Iro and Iris contacted a refugee from DRC to perform bagic for Miss Green by creating illusions, casting defense spells, and curing ailments. Convinced, Miss Green entered the underground bagic society in Pixistan to study bagic more closely.

## After Miss Green's death

Iris became clinically depressed and was forced to be institutionalized when the MSP Police found her lying in the street. Iro coped by drinking boonie beer and doing boonie salt. Bun Bun encouraged Iro to seek help for his addiction at Emo Gurl's emo church. There, he attended one of the programs ran by the emo church called Healing the Fallen Angel. He was able to overcome his addiction and had become sober. Iris was eventually discharged from the psychiatric ward and was deeply traumatized by her treatment there. She attended several therapy appointments at the emo church and gradually recovered.

## After Miss Yellow's death

Chovelina the She Devil, Bun Bun, and Emoji de la Manzana had to restrain Iris from hanging herself from a tree in the MSP Forest. Meanwhile, Iro had relapsed and had to be hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. Emo Gurl and the clergy of the emo church did intensive therapy with Iris and helped Iro with day-to-day needs after he was discharged from the hospital. Iris had become so severely traumatized that she would enter catatonic states nearly five times a day. Iro was diagnosed with PTSD and MDD and began using medication to manage. Both Iro and Iris had become unemployed. The widows plus Emo Gurl and her church looked after Iro and Iris.

## Miss Brown's Return

Piñelado Ardiendo had finally returned from his perilous journey to reunite Miss Brown with her family. Iro and Iris became inconsolable, embracing her and weeping at her feet. But Miss Brown was confused. She did not recognize her parents and neither did she understand what they were saying since she could only speak Booniese. Miss Brown ended up having a panic attack that resulted in her being hospitalized. From then, she was also sent to the psychiatric ward to treat her PTSD, MDD, and other trauma-induced mental illnesses. She was also taught how to speak Pixistani.

As time passed and Miss Brown recovered from her traumatic life, she rekindled her relationship with Iro and Iris.

## Fun Facts

* Iro and Iris were well-known for their mosaic paintings that depicted traditions from DRC culture.
* They loved to craft and could make several different things such as baskets, blankets, silverware, cups, mini sculptures, paintings, pots, and much more.
* They had designed a drone with the help of Emoji de la Manzana to search for the Tooba family. They could not find them, but they did find five oddly shaped stones placed in a straight line.
* Iro and Iris constructed a memorial statue of their children, the other moviestars and boonies of Niji, and the Tooba family by their house. In order to not draw suspicion from Pixi Star, they keep the statue in their basement.
* They visit the graves of their children on their birthday. They place a green gladiolus, red poppy, and a sunflower on each gravestone.
* They took up their jobs as craftspeople again.