Character sheet from Hijinks

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Name :: Hijinks

Alignment :: Neutral

Profession :: Scavenger

Age :: 12

Gender :: Female

Species :: Pegasus

Personalilty :: Hijinks loves to have fun, often leaving behind a trail of chaos and destruction in her wake and brushing off the consequences as “causalities of fun”. Her 'pranks' seem to range from harmless pranks to acts of arson. Despite her destructive antics, she doesn't personally hold any malice in her heart, and any tricks she pulls are mainly done for fun. She is crazy but not the murderous kind, at least not intentionally. She refers to herself as 'Me' because it makes conversations interesting. Hijinks, having a lonely childhood, has picked up a habit of talking to herself and speaking to inanimate objects. Her favourite imaginary friend, whom she consults regularly for advice, is her joybuzzer Zappy. Hijinks usually debates with zappy on whether to make the 'fun' or 'boring' choice, and the joy buzzer typically wins in these arguments. These imaginary friends are only substitutes for real friends however, and she expresses her loneliness on rare occasions. It is also evident that she is terrified of having her friends leave her, which explains her reluctance to make real friends. She is convinced that her imaginary friends will never leave her and that they are the only friends she needs. She still likes interacting with other ponies and even griffons, she just won't consider anypony else a friend. Hijinks also shows a keen interest in explosives. What better way to catch the attention of everypony with a large explosion? Despite most of her creations being unstable, she is quite proficient at it. Despite her craziness, she understands the dangers of what she is doing and will take precautions to make sure she doesn't blow herself up. It's about the only thing she can take seriously.

History :: Hijinks was born in Fillydelphia during the war. Her mother, Indigo, was a unicorn and an esteemed inventor before the war, focused her talent on adapting ground appliances and devices to work in the sky cities. Hijink's father was a pegasus guard, ironically named Harmless. At an early age, Hijinks was found to have a lot of stored pegasus magic, and she managed to figure out how to fly while only 3 years old. Hijink's childhood was a lonely one however, as her father was out fighting in the war and her mother was too busy working. The only attention she seemed to get from her mother was when she being home schooled. Indigo was one of the few survivors during the Trottingham bombing, and feared constantly that the same thing might happen in Filyydelphia, which is why she insisted on having Hijinks home schooled. Hijinks would desperately try to catch the attention of her mother by playing pranks on her and causing a mess. But with each attempt, her mother would just turn her away. With no friends, Hijinks made some imaginary friends instead, often giving a voice to inanimate objects such as hats or books. When she was 6 years of age, Hijinks was allowed to go outside and play with the other foals. But no matter how hard she tried she could not find a place to fit in. The other foals called her weird and refused to let her play with them. Her pranks and tricks, while funny to some, caused the parents to restrict her from playing with their foals, afraid that she would be a bad influence on their child. So even during this time, Hijinks was alone with her imaginary friends. When she was old enough, her mother decided to teach her how to create things. Much to her mother's despair, Hijinks decided to pick up demolition. Despite her initial fears, Indigo decided to teach Hijinks the basics of explosives, and she became quite proficient at it. However, as the war continued, Hijink's mother received word that her husband was killed in one of the skirmishes. Following this, her mother became depressed and refused to leave the house. Hijinks tried to cheer her up with pranks, parties and games but she never smiled nor laughed once. When the battle of Fillydelphia began, Hijinks and her mother went into hiding, hoping no griffon would find them. With their new occupiers, hijinks was a lot more restricted, but she managed to make a game out of it, playing pranks on the guards and escaping without being noticed. One day however, the griffons decided to pay them a 'visit'. Both were dragged to a private location and beaten senselessly. Hijinks couldn't help but cry. The griffons, now laughing at the misery of Hijinks and her mother, decided to further torture them by mangling the flank of the filly, so she could never find her true talent. They also thought it would be nice to have a couple of spare Pegasus wings around. Hijinks wailed in pair and despair Indigo begged them stop, pleading for mercy. The griffons laughed, their grins filled with malice. Hijinks watched as the griffons pulled out a blade, and slit her mothers throat. Hijinks was silent. The griffons laughed loudly and joked about her death, discussing which parts they should eat first. While they were distracted, Hijinks managed to escape. The griffons dismayed that they let their prey get away, followed her back to her house. As they opened the door, they expected a weak and crying filly. What they ran into instead was a crudely made puppet of Hijinks stuffed with explosives. Two loud shrieks echoed their way through the usually quiet streets of Filyydelphia that night. Hijinks laughed maliciously as she heard the deafening explosion that followed it. The rest of the guard, attracted by the sound, arrived on the scene to find a large crater where the house used to be. Nopony knew what exactly happened that night, or who the culprit was, the owner of the house was found dead in an alleyway with a smile on her face. Hijinks has recently been spotted in Manehatten, ready to spread her unique form of chaos.