Muffle Fluffle

Muffle Fluffle is one of the protagonists in Collpased Horizons. She is Elbyss' Vessel, in charge of representing the continent. She has a close relationship to the Hyrean Kingdom, specially with Meghan and the Stylist.

## Origin

### Pre-Shockwave

Muffle's origins are currently unknown. Not much is known about her past other than that she is a member of the Dupont, a mysterious family originated from Elbyss.

Muffle is first introduced in the Skeptics Era. Although her Influence was much lower, and as a result rarely appeared, she was still important to the overall events that played out then. However, she played a much larger role in Golden Bridge, getting closer to Mentsy and the Hyrean Kingdom in general. From there, due to her sociable nature, she was able to establish a diplomatic relationship between the Horizons, along with Saki.

### Post-Shockwave

After the events from Shockwave, the doll adopted a more caring dynamic with Meghan, famously stitching her badly injured right eye and helping her recover. It is debated she became a highly influential figure in Endo Horizon due to this.

## Physical Appearance

Muffle has the ability to shapeshift at will, but only between two forms: her female and male forms. She switches between them as she judges to be appropriate in the social circunstamces she finds herself in, but she is tipically seen in and referred to as her female form.

### Female form

Her female form is relatively small (specially when compared to other Actors), her skin has two distinguishable halves, her eyes have heart-shaped pupils and her hairdo is *somewhat* similar to the Chanel hairstyle, half being dyed in a dark tone of red.

## Personality

Muffle has an extremely sociable and charismatic personality, being a powerful figure to have recently appeared as an intermediator of the Horizons' relationships, not only between the Horizons themselves, but specially them to Outers. Some of her most noticeable traits are her relative easy-going and romantic nature, which contribute to her excellent networking capabilities. She has become one of the most well-known faces from Endo Horizon despite her Elbyssian background, which is typically associated with an ominous reputation among Endos and Exos alike.

However, that seems to come with a cost: Muffle seems to lack a stable sense of identity, as further implied by her form switching, and can be driven over the edge when confronted with some kinds of social rejection (be it perceived or real rejection). This leads her to have somewhat of a co-dependent and manipulative personality (thanks to her hypnotic powers and contagious Crimson Essence), something that's known to cause instability in Endo Horizon under stressful situations. This may be tied back to her Elbyss naturality, but this has yet to be further researched. Teal Essence activity seems to increase in approx. 150% when under stress, up to 300% in extreme situations, meaning Muffle's quite prone to dominant-factor switching (when an Actor's Essences are unstable and situationally switch their dominance). This isn't really common among other Endos, so it might be another hint to support her Elbyss origins.

## Relationships

As stated before, Muffle demonstrates excellence in forming connections and networking. She can regularly be seen interacting with others in social settings, be it at parties, gatherings, events and the like. She is specially popular in Mushi, where she seems most compatible with its citizens, where social events are very frequent and Mushians tend to be open for new people partaking into their interests.

When it comes to closer relationships, Muffle is surprisingly selective regarding the people she chooses to get close to. Meghan, Stylist and Saki are good examples of this.

## Music

Although Muffle is primarily a relationships person, she also has a musical role in C.H. from time to time. She plays the bass in some songs and writes a few songs herself too, notably about hers or Meghan's romances. Notable songs written by her include bats, Fireplace and stay. She also co-wrote All for You and Holds You Endearing with Meghan. Muffle is also featured in addict, though she was not directly involved in its production.