The Looney

Most often known as Looney, but often referred to as Mr. Blue Sky, The girl with kaleidoscope eyes, The wandering neophyte, and the lost raver, is a supposed ghost, spirit, or demon known to haunt Newport during dawn and dusk, and appear in the cities sleeping inhabitants. Many attempts have been made to prove Looney's existence, but most of the evidence amount to only a few anecdotal sightings and hushed rumours.

**Description**

Is described as 5'7" animated corpse wearing black clothes and having curly hair. Witnesses generally describe Looneys skin as being a bright blue, though there are reports of them having coal black, reddish orange, sea green, and violet. In a very few cases they are described as having a third eye in the centre of their for head. Looney's most notable and consistent feature is a pair of kaleidoscope glasses, which shine with patterns and fractals that reflect on the glasses surface.

Sightings of Looney are often accompanied by faces covered in shadow peering from dark corners, and brief sightings of snake like beings scurrying on the ground and up walls. A disappearing and reappearing factory is present in all sightings, either appearing as a section of the factory or a door way leading into it. So far, the factory has been known to manifest in forests, the boiler rooms of houses and offices, random doors in alleyways, and in the stairwells of parking lots. There are reports of witnesses who accessed the factory describe it as infinite, and having a dream like quality accompanied by visual effects similar to that of hallucinogens. Looney has been mentioned to call the factory, or a specific section of it, "The Dream Machine". A sigil is known to appear in the area after a sighting has taken place.

If asked, Looney will make deals and trade with individuals, offering pleasant dreams, knowledge, manifesting aspirations, and an ability to navigate the astral plain, in exchange for seemingly random tasks and objects. Below is a list of a few documented items of exchange include:

1. ***A kite in the shape of a jellyfish or butterfly** in exchange for knowledge of the stars. The next night the witness reported to have a dream where they floated through space in a wooden boat, meeting with personified constellations and conversing with them. Upon waking the witness had a full understanding of both eastern and western astrology, and could accurately predict personal events up to 3 years in the future.*
2. ***Two human eyes** in exchange for the ability to "see astral light". Upon agreeing with the terms the witness went blind, but has an extra sensory ability to "feel when people are close". The witness describes the phenomena as a kind of sixth sense.*
3. ***A strathmore sketchbook with a pen and ink** in exchange for a renowned level of artistic talent and infinite inspiration. The witness was able to provide the sketchbook and pen, but was unable to find ink. After the exchange the witness began to show signs of schizotypal personality disorder, eventually developing into schizo effective disorder, being almost entirely unable to distinguish fantasy from reality. In the first six months after the deal the witness wrote and published 2 books based off their experiences, but afterwards became too unstable to produce further work.*
4. ***A ritual marked in blood celebrating Hermes and Pan at The Statue of the Old Witch** in exchange for access to the world of Dagdagiron. Three weeks after the exchange there was a report of a "goatman" running through the woods at night.*
5. ***The creation of a stop motion short film** in exchange for "finding new love". The production of the short film spanned about 8 months, after which the witness committed to a relationship with they met through the process of making said film.*
6. ***A "cool" kaleidoscope** in exchange for nothing, Looney just wanted a new kaleidoscope.*
7. ***A used bullet** in exchange for covering up a murder the witness claimed to have committed. A few days later the witness was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. No evidence has been found that shows the witness to be guilty of murder, despite the witnesses detailed confession.*
8. ***To complete a ritual at The Factory** in exchange for something unknown, the witness never returned from their trip to the Factory.*
9. **The commission of an illustrated dream journal written over the next two months, which, upon completion, should be burned** *in exchange for access to the Akashic Records. Every night in dreams the witness would find themselves in a large library with a large book in its centre on a podium. The witness succeeded in writing the entire journal, but failed to burn it properly and after four months went missing. A large bubble of liquid was found embedded in the ceiling of the witness's home, above the witnesses bed. The liquid contained in the bubble was found to be a solution made mostly of water, body fluids, and small pieces of bone. Floating in the liquid was a heavily damaged notebook, which seemes to have been partially burnt.*
10. ***Jumping off The Old Bridge** in exchange for a "way to break the cycle". Looney initially chastised the witness, but after a brief argument gave their terms. Since the encounter, the witness has disappeared. Since the witnesses disappearance, a the sound of faint screaming can be heard near the old bridge, though the myth that it is the spirit of the witness has been debunked, as it was proven to be the wind blowing against a group of trees.*

Witnesses that don't uphold their end of the bargain report nightmares, feelings of being watched, seeing shadow people, and generally go missing within 5 months of the sighting having taken place.

Looney is known to have began appearing the same week as the disappearance of Comix.