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 Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:20 pm
Cert Here
Name: Fred Varanus || Item: Bone Dragon Helm
Date of Arrival: April 23rd, 2010
This Journal is for Fred and Tas'prin or Olivia Varanus (Nikiana) only! If you wish to post in this thread, please seek their permission first. About Fred
A.K.A: --
Gender: Male
Stage: Kid
Guardian: Tas'prin and Olivia Varanus
Features:
+ Bone Head
+ Bony Wings
+ Bony Tail
+ Glowing Eyes
+ Grumpy Expression
Powers:
+ Creep factor
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:01 pm
Table of Contents
One - Switch's Post
Two - Table of Contents
Three - Rules
Four- Events
Five- About Fred
Six - About Tas'prin
Seven - About Olivia
Eight - Friends
Nine - Family Members
Ten - The House
Eleven - Photographs
Twelve - Possessions
Thirteen - Growth Requirements
Fourteen - Winning Entry
Fifteen- Credits
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:02 pm
Rules
1. Follow the Gaia ToS.
2. Follow all Curio Shop rules and guidelines.
3. Don't steal the artsies!
4. Only post here if you own a Curio, are dropping off a gift ICly, or work for The Curio Shop.
5. Just because Tas, Olivia and/or Fred does not like you ICly does not mean that Niki does not like you OOCly.
6. I will ignore all OOC posts made.
7. I hold the right to edit/change these rules as necessary.
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:05 pm
Events
4/23/10 - Grumpy Fred is here!
3/21/10 - Fred's item appears!
3/18/10 - Won Fred in the Guest Artist contest~
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:06 pm
About Fred
Name: Fred
Gender: Male
Age: Kid
Item: Bone Dragon Helm
Hair Color: What hair??
Eye color: Glowing white orbs...
Skin color: Black, that which isn't covered in boney plates.
Personality: Stubborn and persistent. Very hard headed (hehe!) and quite loyal. Tends to be rather grumpy for no real apparent reason. Silly boy....
Likes: Scaring people, speaking Draconic
Dislikes: Speaking English
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:07 pm
About Tas'prin
Name: Tas'prin Varanus
Gender: Male
Age: roughly 140 years
Species: Half-dragon (Brass)
Hair Color: He has no hair
Eye color: Brown
Skin color: Brass scales
Occupation: History professor
Personality: Tas is... a goofball. He acts like a child. Or perhaps a puppy. He's playful and almost always getting into trouble for chewing his wife's shoes up. He can't help it. He just loves shoes. Tas has a serious side, though he doesn't like having to be serious. Many students take his class because he makes it fun. Or as fun as history can be.
Appearance: Tas is tall, towering six and a half feet in height. Due to his dragon heritage, he has scales on his hands, running along the upper side of his arm to his shoulder and down his back and legs to his feet. He has a tail and his wings are like that of a brass dragon, which make it hard for him to wear clothing. He usually just wears a loincloth if he can get away with just that, though winters are not fun.
Likes: Chewing on shoes, Talking, Fire
Dislikes: Being told to shut up, Cold, Wet
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:08 pm
About Olivia
Name: Olivia Varanus
Gender: Female
Age: 98
Species: Vampire
Hair Color: Blond
Eye color: Reddish brown
Skin color: Ruddy with a hint of purple
Occupation: Unemployed
Personality: Olivia can be very jealous and has often worried about Tas teaching such young women. But he loves the talking aspect much more than anything else, so who is she to stop him? She is always reminding him to be careful about the blinds in the bedroom, where she sleeps during the day. And she seems to be always scolding him for chewing on her shoes.
Appearance: Short and plump, Olivia is not your standard vampire type. At least, not what's considered to be vampire anymore. Her complexion is a ruddy color, leaning towards a hue of purple. Her hair is blond and left long.
Likes: Nighttime, Blood
Dislikes: Normal food (she gains no nourishment from it). Tas destroying her shoes. Tas flirting with other women (he claims that it's not flirting but just talking).
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:09 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:11 pm
Family
Tas'prin: Daddy!! He's part dragon too!
Olivia: Mommy~ <3
Kobi: Brother. With big ears.
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:12 pm
Home
Walking into the Varanus home, the entryway is home to a large bookshelf, crammed full with books of all sizes.
The living room sports a large window and a nice fireplace where a fire tends to be burning no matter what time of year it is.
The kitchen is fully stocked and updated. Tas'prin and Olivia both love to cook.
Upstairs is Kobi's room, complete with a computer!
Next door is Fred's room.
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:13 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:14 pm
Possessions
Fred has no items... he's an item himself!
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:15 pm
Growth Requirements
.Item to Toddler.
- Acquiring RP
- 1 Journal/Solo RP
.Toddler to Kid.
- Growth Response
- 2 of 2 Playdates
- Learning their ABC's and 123's
- 1 Journal/Solo RP
- Solo RP: Individual Prompt
.Kid to Pre-teen.- Growth Response - 4 Playdates - 2 Journals (at least one by Curio) - 2 Solo RPs - Learning/Honing a Skill - Solo RP: Individual Prompt
.Pre-teen to Teen
- Growth Response
- 6 Playdates
- 4 Journal/Solo RPs
- Solo RP: Individual Prompt
.Teen to Young Adult.
- Growth Response
- 8 Playdates
- 6 Journal/Solo RPs
- Solo RP: Individual Prompt
.Young Adult to Adult.
- Growth Response
- 8 Playdates
- 6 Journal/Solo RPs
- Solo RP: Individual Prompt
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:17 pm
Winning Entry Quote:
Curio Name: Fred
Curio: Bone Dragon Helm
Guardian: Tas'prin and Olivia Varanus
Item Stage: Yes, please~
Starting Stage: Toddler
Gender: Male
Hair: None
Eyes: Black pits with small dots of light glowing within.
Skin: Black
Clothing Style: None
Personality: Stubborn and persistant. Very hard headed (hehe!) and quite loyal.
Special Traits: Is bony... literally! Covered in bone plating, very little of the true skintone can be seen. The helm is in the down position, covering his face except for the eyes. Arms and legs are heavily plated as well as torso. Bony wings protrude from his back.
Powers: Can read knucklebones very well? XD Uh...
Prompt: Prompt #2
Your Curio kid comes home with a flyer that advertises a contest to build the best, efficient robot for the home, with the chance of becoming patented and sold across Gaia. What sort of robot do you help them make? Do they make it on their own? Does it even work, or did they decide to use things that aren't very robot-y at all? Explain the outcome!
Prompt Response:
"Mommy! Mommy! LOOOK!!" Fred waved a paper in the air as he clomped his way through the living room. His father was right behind him, shutting the door carefully. Turning, he smiled as Olivia made her way into the room. The vampire quickly gave her husband a smile before turning her attention to the very excited child.
"What is it?" She took the paper, quickly reading over it. "'Make your own robot'?" She read, glancing down at the boy before her.
"Yeah! Isn't it cool??"
Olivia nodded slowly. "Do you have any ideas?"
"Tons! I wanna make a good robot! Like one that can find the prize in a box of cereal without having to eat it all first! Or one that cleans my room for me! Or-"
His mother laughed, patting the boy on his bony head. "Okay, okay. I get the idea. But you'll have to pick just one of those. Maybe you can get your daddy to help too."
The little flecks of light narrowed at that suggestiion. "No! I wanna do it myself! It'll be ALL MINE!" With that, he snatched the paper out of his mother's hand and ran down the hallway to his room.
With the door quickly shut behind him, Fred went to work. He grabbed a crayon and a piece of paper, drawing out various ideas for this wonderful robot that he was going to make. After several broken crayons and over a dozen discarded ideas, the boy finally found something he wanted to make. He looked around his bedroom, collecting a few items and putting them on his bed. But, he was going to need more! Much much more.
The boy made his way out of his room and down the hallway. His parents were watching TV, so he was good to get all the stuff he needed! First stop was the kitchen. He was going to need some snacks if he was going to be working hard on this robot! Next he was off to the laundry room, finding a basket to carry his supplies in. Then it was to the garage. His daddy had tools here. The garage was mostly empty. His parents didn't own a car, as Tas couldn't fit in any vehicle and no car was sun-proof for daytime driving.
Fred found a screwdriver as well as an empty box, a lightbulb, a flashlight, a trashbag, bug spray, an old fan, and a couple other items. His items now gathered, the youngster headed back to his room, dumping the items onto his bed to join the hangers, toy guitar, and string already on it.
The child worked hard for several hours, ignoring his parents when they knocked on his door to tell him dinner was ready. He didn't have time to eat dinner! He had to work on this robot! He didn't tell them that he had a snack. After all, he wasn't supposed to eat snacks before dinner. But they soon left him alone and he continued to work on his robot.
Tas'prin knocked on the child's door. "Fred... it's time to get ready for bed."
"I'm almost done, Daddy!" was the answer that came through the door.
"No, Fred. Now."
"Daddy! Just a bit longer!"
The half-dragon sighed. "Five minutes, then I expect to see you getting ready for bed!"
"Okay!"
Only a couple of minutes later and Fred's bedroom door slowly opened. He peered out, then shuffled down the hallway with something hidden behind his back. Both of his parents were in the living room and they glanced up as he came in. "I finished!" He announced, bringing the object out from behind his back. It looked.... well, like a mess. The box had the lightbulb fixed to the top while the fan faced away, the trashbag tied over it. The hangers had been rebent to hold the flashlight and toy guitar. 'Cleaner' was written on the side, both e's written backwards.
Half-dragon and vampire exchanged glances. "What, uh, does it do?" Tas asked.
"It cleans my room for me!"
"It does, huh. Well, I guess your room should be spotless then," Olivia commented.
"Well, uh..." Fred commented, his arms lowering the 'robot'. "It seems it doesn't work properly... I don't get it. It's just like I drew!"
Tas got up, scooping the bony boy into a hug. "Well, I think it looks great, regardless. But it's bedtime now."
"Awww..." Fred attempted to escape, but his father's strong arms were wrapped about him and the boy was easily led off to a doom of bedtime stories and tucking in.
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:19 pm
Credits
1. Original art of Fred belongs to The Curio Shop.
2. All graphics, content, and characters belong to Nikiana.
3. Art and photos belong to the artist noted.
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