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Tofu

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vampires don't wear garden hats

Familiar

Nutcracker

Energy: 50/50

Personal Style

Apparel

Skin

Scene

Physical Attributes

Battle Stats

Measurements

Length

3.77 m

Wingspan

2.48 m

Weight

7282.12 kg

Genetics

Maize
Slime

Maize
Sludge

Maize
Scales

Hatchday

Feb 01, 2023
(1 year)

Breed

Adult
Snapper

Eye Type

Ice
Unusual

Level 20 Snapper

EXP: 63141 / 111687

STR

AGI

DEF

QCK

INT

VIT

MND

Lineage

Parents

Offspring

none

Biography

Tofu

Some gremlins are born and made.

Has a skin condition (which, alright, the doctors said is technically more of a blood condition but anyone who hears that immediately concludes...) The condition means any exposed skin burns in sunlight. Which the treatment for is bloodletting—as in removing blood from him, not the other way around.

So his skin is incredibly pasty because he always keeps it covered. And his eyes are extra sensitive to light; sunspots and white patches from glare take a long time to fade from his vision so he takes care to avoid direct lighting sources, reflections, refractions...

Since he dresses to cover as much skin as possible that means he gets hot, so he wears only dark colors. Yes that sounds counterintuitive but Sunbeam Ruins inhabitants also swear this, black cloth absorbs heat but doesn't let it pass through like white does, so the surface layers of his clothes get hot but he doesn't under them.

So yes he's an awkward turtle that skulks around in the dark who people always look at funny and make up stupid stories about. He picked the dumbest hat he could find to wear so he only looks weird instead of creepy.

Has an anxiety problem. Which isn't really a medical thing, just him. Hesitates at thresholds into any private or already-occupied spaces because what if he's intruding, or not welcome? Likewise group activities and even meals—even if he's interested, he can't bring himself to just join. He can circle a bit, maybe venture a question or nod when someone glances over, shuffle away before it gets unbearably awkward, maybe drift back if he really is interested... until someone already part of the group says "Wanna?"

(And then he can be perfectly content to ignore and be ignored by everyone present while he does his own part in the activity, because he's invited.)

Wound up in charge of the lair food stores because food goes bad but it shouldn't be wasted, so it's necessary to rotate everything to make sure it gets used while still good, and also make sure there's enough to feed so many dragons but not too much to get eaten while fresh unless it can be preserved but then there's only so much storage space so... He made a system he checks it every day.

He started doing it because it's important and has to be done but no one actually appointed him, and it's a big position to just take for himself... he fretted about that until Hodgepodge found out it worried him and told him it's his job. (Yes he is aware his anxiety is a problem.)

Has a counting thing (which is also just him). It matters how many of something there is so it can be divided evenly so he counts everything when dividing food into portions.

Order is soothing. He does a lot of food preparation but even if it's something meant to be served immediately there's no dumping it onto plates, each food type goes neatly and carefully into its place in a box. With dividers to keep them separate; you can't mix things before eating that will just make a soggy single-flavored congealed mess.

Sameness is soothing too. He's fine making the same meal boxes over and over and over again, although variety is good so he's fine with making this many boxes with rice, octopus, nori and mirin; this many boxes with noodles, tofu, daikon and soy sauce; this many boxes with rice, pork, daikon and mirin; this many boxes with with noodles, pork, nori, and soy sauce...

(He made a soup once. It was extremely stressful ensuring all the different ingredients in different quantities in the same pot at once cooked at the right rates, and then getting all the portions distributed evenly down to number of noodles in the bowls. He does not make soup anymore, go somewhere else for that.)

Has recommended coping methods for his anxiety problem, which he uses because they help even if from the outside they maybe look a little dumb. Sometimes dragons make fun of him while he's using them. (He has coping methods for that, too, which he uses...)

He has explicit permission to cope with that kind of insensitive behavior by biting or squashing offenders but he doesn't want that, he doesn't want violence or being made fun of. Lairmates who do like violence are happy to take offense on his behalf so they can dish out punishment but he doesn't want that either. It just escalates the situation!

(Prospect came up with and deals out a palatable solution. She finds out, takes the bland, burnt or otherwise off food that results and Expects the offender to eat it all under threat of being Disappointed In You. Because this is what happens when you upset the cook so he's not focused on cooking, and the direct cause gets the direct result. It only takes once for each dragon to learn better.)

Puddleglum is the only one who gets it, but every time he talks to her he comes away with his anxiety so much worse (the coping method for such an easily avoidable known trigger is "don't," so... he doesn't, much.)

Remy tried to give Tofu a pillow. Tofu asked why. Remy said pillows make things better.

...Tofu took the pillow.

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