ABOUT THE FATHER
Full Name ● ● ●
Ian Teya Primrose
Nicknames ● ● ●
Usually it’s just plain Ian, or a quick shout of “Primrose!” if he’s being stupid again. Fans of very furry creatures have also deemed him “OMGFUZZY”, “KAWAII”, “KEEEEEEEEEEWT”, and other such things.
Species ● ● ●
We humans call them “Fursonas”. Ian prefers the term “Museling”; he just happens to be of the furry kind. Ian is, for all intents and purposes, an amalgamation of many mammals, usually those with fur.
Height ● ● ●
5 feet, 6 inches. Secretly he wishes there was a mili-inches measurement so he could aspire to having 7 of those.
Age ● ● ●
It’s hard to tell really. He’s supposedly around the mid twenties, but sometimes you have to wonder if he’s just a five year old trapped in an adult’s body.
Personality ● ● ●
You want entertainment? Look here. Ian is not afraid of looking foolish or idiotic in front of other people, and it’s his lack of humility that ends up getting him in trouble – or in a position that could be called dangerous or risky. He’s just not one who thinks through a lot of things – in fact, the only thing he seems to actually pause and give thought to would be actual people. The Furson enjoys watching the various species about Gaia and intends to not only compile them all in one big encyclopedia, but also to one day write a novel with the inspiration this will no doubt brew.
Being a Fursona, he’s used to getting attention and being petted/touched; naturally, he has a cat’s inclination to enjoy basking under a simple touch, so at times he invades invisible social bubbles in his quest for comfort. Mind, Ian has a good heart and doesn’t usually intend for awkwardness. He’s just a guy that goes with his imagination rather than with head or heart – appropriate for someone who was born through the mind of one very bored human.
He’s great with kids. Not so much with serious adults? Ian’s always trying to lighten the situation up and looks to find that silver lining.
The big problem with him is if his “muse” (essentially the “spirit” humans have) goes into a phase of low activity, which is equivalent to him having a depression. And when that happens, boy does it hit hard. Like they say: the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Or rather the higher you are, the worse the fall in this case: like being extremely happy before plummeting to lethargy. Baaad mood-whiplash. Thankfully these don’t tend to happen as much as they used to.
Strengths/Abilities ● ● ●
» Shifting
As previously mentioned, Ian is made of many different animals and thus can rely on their individual strengths. He is capable of shifting their predominance aesthetically as well, though nothing drastic: hands/arms, feet/legs, tail, and ears are subject to morph to suit his needs. The only thing that can’t switch would be his wings, mainly because . . . well, they’re too big to switch around as easily as his other limbs. It’s possible for Ian to be a full whatever-animal-he-has-in-his-repertoire, but it takes actual concentration to hold to a singular idea, if that makes sense, and once that concentration lets up he goes back to being a “mix-breed”.
» Flight?
Sort of. He’s still more inclined to stay on land frankly, but if needed he can flap those puppies and go airborne for a few minutes at a time right now – it’s almost more closely related to gliding than anything else. At the moment he can carry only one child on his back at the same time; maybe if he exercises those flight muscles more, he’d actually get decent . . . Or probably not. He’s not made of bird material, you know. Just bats and flying squirrels and God knows what else.
» Imitation
Hand in hand (paw in paw?) with the shifting comes the ability to realistically mimic various cries of animals. Great for parties! 8D; With his attune hearing, Ina is also able to mimic the voices of others he’s around constantly, though unless they’re part animal you’ll probably get a gargled up version of the actual thing.
» Flexibility
Not literally flexibility, but in the sense that he’s not very rigid in things. Ian can go with the flow and is well-versed in thinking on his feet. Need to conjure up a game using only a stick, twine, and a star-shaped ball? He’ll figure out an obscure way to turn it into a lacrosse-soccer hybrid. Or something. owo
» Translator
Can’t figure out what your pet tiger-bear’s been trying to tell you while bringing dead otter-sized carcasses into the living room? Having problems with your weird three-tailed demon-dog always getting angry about something you can’t fathom? Have a puny pug that think’s it’s positively the bee’s knees while it pees on your lovely furniture? If it’s furry, it’s his forte~
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