"small gray"


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zombie pelt • poppies • whistling mask • mini spell
human face • wavy black hair to his knees • tiny and brittle antlers • tan skin • brown eye • gray fur
pictogram
full body reference

given the names of Cotton and Guard
male sex, no concept of gender
age unknown
#27
smells of wet, stifled flesh

type II psychosocial short stature • symptoms of being a feral child
nonverbal • lacks social skills • able to cry and make small noises • tolerant to extreme temperatures and pain



bears the gentleness and curiosity of a child. touches and inspects everything he can. enjoys being around others but oftentimes is aloof. cries often when feeling joyful or confused. has self-destructive tendencies when feeling negative emotions. enjoys dancing and leaping about. doesn't understand other's personal space or belongings but doesn't like when his space and belongings are violated. hoards and sometimes steals items.
lost the left side of his face from a massive bacterial infection. wears a rounded mask over it to protect from reinfection.


Fan works:
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Thanks to 11dollarbills, Ravynn, and Ocean for the CSS and help!
I claim total responsibility for this character's actions and depictions, which should always be taken as in-character unless otherwise specified. Again, please contact me at if needed.



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He's so cute

He's so cute >->
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Slightly afraid of the shivering and tension she had felt on his skin when she was cleaning him, switching to relaxation and control, she wondered if he was alright when she sat down. He seemed to answer her question with a slight humming sound, and his eyes brightened a bit. No, he could not speak... and maybe he could not understand her. He seemed to spin happily before turning and searching in the mud.

Her ears rose slightly, hearing someone else and feeling a pair of eyes on them. She laughed a little at their comment. "A swimmer?" she replied with curiosity. Glancing at the water, she noticed a few visible fish. And one that appeared to be slipping away from the other stranger. She smiled a bit and shook her head- they were referring to the creatures in the water, the fish... right? She was not quite sure, and wondered why these two were going after them. She remained seated and glanced over the grey furred and slightly muddy figure of the mute one, wondering if they needed help searching.
Sabel, Sam

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@Waning Just as the little

@Waning
Just as the little guy was getting comfortable, the other one spoke and he looked at them with a look best described as awestruck. His attention ping-ponged between them and the fish, back and forth, back and forth until he felt the beginnings of a headache and had to stop. The soft noise of a pair of lips opening came from behind his mask and then: "Ih-ee eeemurr..?"
The phrase "silly swimmer" had struck him somehow and intrigued him enough to try and say it himself. It had been a long time since he had tried speaking--or at least mimicking whatever was said to him--simply because he found himself sometimes bored and restless in the company of others, and many of them spoke in ways that were very boring to listen to.

@cloud
hehe, thank you >u> and oh! would you like to have our roleplays merge together?
cloudandis's picture

Sure! besides, it might make

Sure! besides, it might make things easier on you c: Your welcome!
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Seeing him looking slightly confused and distressed as they both spoke, she felt a little bad about it and her ears lowered, the doe looking down a little. He seemed to stop looking between them before his voice came out, very softly trying to form something. her ears perked a little, trying to determine what it was. Ih-ee eeemurr...? Was he saying he heard them, or trying to repeat something? it sounded similar to the phrase that the other kept repeating. Her tail rose up slightly from the mud, the thick fur lining it at the end feeling rather heavy. She brought it foreward to let the cool mud "refresh" her hooves. Tilting her head, her eyes softened and she frowned a bit, giving them a look as if to ask 'what' or 'hm?'
Sabel, Sam

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"Yes, Silly Swimmer!" Cualli

"Yes, Silly Swimmer!" Cualli replied happily, his gaze flicking from the dying fry, to the doe, to the little masked fawn. Though, they settled on the doe after a moment or two, staring at her with their big gray eyes.

"My name's Cualli! What's your's?"
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Looking at the fish that lay

Looking at the fish that lay gasping and drying out in the mud, its gills heaving with pain, Sabel's ears lowered a bit and she looked back up to the stranger. "My name is Sabel... nice to meet you Cualli." she greeted with a small smile as their eyes averted to her. "Yes... that swimmer is rather silly. Maybe putting it back into the water would help it?" she asked gently. Her eyes went between the creature and Cualli, who seemed rather interested in it. However, she also attempted to keep her voice directed at them to avoid confusing the other stranger.
Sabel, Sam

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Well, hey..! Haha that will

Well, hey..! Haha that will actually be easier c: Thanks, you two!
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He sniffed. More to himself as an idle gesture than actually smelling something. There was a lot more action going on around him with the both of them around. "Iheemur." Tamas declared confidently and then, perhaps by coincidence or maybe he associated the new word with the fish, he very gently nudged it with his hoof and smiled, tail wagging again.
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Your welcome

Your welcome C:
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Narrowing her eyes rather playfully as she glanced back at the white stranger, she doe rolled her long tail over to where the mud was and put the furry tip of the tail over the fish. He seemed to be quite happy learning that word though- probably related to the fish since he was prodding it. Maybe he was repeating the phrase "Silly Swimmer"? She wasn't quite used to not talking, but she seemed to read actions well enough.
Sabel, Sam

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"Yeah...Swimmers aren't meant

"Yeah...Swimmers aren't meant to go on the land..." Cualli answered with a shrug, but looked over at the fawn. Suddenly they tapped the spot the fish was hiding under the doe's tail, "Is... Swimmer," They tapped the ground by the doe, "Is Sabel..." they repeated the action by themself, "Is Cualli, and you is...?" They had completed the action through the fawn, tapping the ground by the fawn, flicking their tail as they waited patiently for the little one to catch on.
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He perked up at Cualli's

He perked up at Cualli's voice and stared at them with an intense gaze that followed their movements. "..Murr," He mumbled at the fish "Ay-b," at Sabel's tail "Coo-ww" at Cualli. Then it was his turn to say his name. He promptly lowered his rump into the thick mud and stared off into space, lost in thought. A long time ago he had met a fawn ('Ayl,' as he called the little one) and somehow he'd known and had spoken his own name, but the thought did not come to him. It had happened once, but these circumstances were different. His mind floundered as much as the little fry.
Tamas scratched at the ground with his hoof. "Auh.." He did not know, but he felt no shame.
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As Cualli attempted to

As Cualli attempted to introduce them and the other stranger's attention was averted from the fish, she used the thick end of her tail to push it out of the mud and into the water. Sighing with a little relief, she nodded at the stranger as they tried to say her name, giving them a gentle smile. Her ears twitched as she thought about the nickname. Ayeb... it sounded rather funny. But if it made things easier she didn't mind. She giggled a little at Cualli's name. "Mhm, Cow."
Sabel, Sam

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"Is okay if no know..."

"Is okay if no know..." Cualli decided, though their ears flicked toward Sabel's giggle. They didn't know what was so funny about the word, yet they wrinkled their face into a smile and giggled as well. Why not?
Their attention traveled to the fish as it was pushed back into the water, creeping over to splash in the shallows of the pond as they tried to stalk their progress. They completely disregarded the other two until the fish was gone, sitting up to plop down in the water. "Good Swimmer go home," they exclaimed, glancing back at them, "Not good on land."
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I'm gunna toodle off to bed

I'm gunna toodle off to bed in a bit here, but I plan on replying tomorrow.
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Okay c: Until then

Okay c: Until then fish!
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Sabel's ears lowered a bit and she looked back at the other stranger reproachfully as Cualli began speaking about the fish. She hoped it would not notice that it was the same one they were talking about- they might get angry. However, she raised her ears a bit and dragged her tail back around her and onto her hooves, nodding a bit at Cualli. "Yes, it's too dry for them here." she replied softly.
Sabel, Sam

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Happy noises came from them

Happy noises came from them both. Tamas smiled wider and exhaled in a happy way: his own version of a laugh, though he was not used to it. As he watched the little fish swim away, he thought about how he would sometimes see large deer and very very small, differently shaped deer being together. Big and little seemed to go with one another. Did the little fish have a big fish to go to? His eyebrow quirked as he tried to remember a time that he saw such a thing.

He was drawn out of thought by Sabel's voice and continued to look at her long after she had finished speaking. Listening to deer vocalizations was fun and all, but he didn't want to stand around and listen anymore. Quick as thought, he leapt over them and trotted onto drier ground. "Cowwwwayb!" He called over his shoulder, flicked his tail, and cantered in the direction of the Playground.
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Perking her ears, the doe

Perking her ears, the doe giggled at the white deer's reaction. Following him as he called the two, she sprinted off to where they were headed. White, sparkly dust filled the air behind her as she ran, her tail tailing out and swaying. Her ears were against her skull to allow more speed, and her muscles ((though small looking)) rippled with energy.
Sabel, Sam

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Cualli didn't catch on until

Cualli didn't catch on until Sabel became a tail and the little blue creature leapt to their feet to bound after them. Their movement was a bit frantic until they caught up to the unicorn deer, where their pace steadied out into a nice clip. Tamas was still in front of them and Cualli could just make out their little body disappearing behind the small knolls that bordered the Playground.
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He felt a funny but pleasant

He felt a funny but pleasant little tickle in his tummy hearing the others coming up behind him, and Tamas gave a great, happy leap. Sabel loped close behind and Cualli was a little farther back, legs nearly a blur. He jumped again and when he landed, took off like a little, grey rocket, and although he did stumble a few times in his excitement, he didn't stop until coming to what he'd meant to lead them to: a fern close to the Playground.

But it wasn't just any fern. Panting from the exertion, he reached his neck down as if to graze and pushed out a few perfectly smooth stones where they had been hidden. Tamas knew that others had been messing with his collection of the odd rocks, but the thought to be upset about this never came to him. The only thing that he saw as "his" was his mask, and this was because he knew it was important for him to keep on his person. ..even if he did forget it sometimes.

The rocks clicked against his mask as he rolled three of them out of the pile, and then he stood there to wait for them to notice his amazing treasures, feeling proud as a full-grown stag with a herd of does.
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Grinning and feeling more

Grinning and feeling more free and energized as she got her blood flowing through running, the unideer came to a slow walk and stopped rather smoothly in the grass near the fern that the white stranger had come to. They appeared to be digging something out- something important? Sabel's ears rose and she avoided glancing over his should in case it was a surprise. He mother had taught her about these things- to keep surprises surprises. Hearing his mask clicking against something as her rolled something out to display, she could see some smooth and flawless stones had been collected there. How had he managed to get... so many? Looking so perfect? She grinned a but at him and sat down, allowing room for Cualli. Her eyes brightened to show interest and she lowered her head to get a good look at the stones.
Sabel, Sam

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(Reate would be very, very

(Reate would be very, very proud of him.)

Cualli slowed before they could plow over the fawn and doe, hopping to a stop and leaning forward to peer at the stones. "Ohhhh!" they exclaimed, balancing on three hooves long enough to pull one closer to inspect, which involved a lot of sniffing, planting their face onto the rock and even giving it an experimental lick to see what rock tasted like. Something they had been secretly curious about from the start. "Pretty, pretty!" they nodded happily, glancing up from the stone to the pair.
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Sabel giggled at Cualli's

Sabel giggled at Cualli's behavior, moving a bit so they could further investigate the rocks. "Pretty indeed!" She felt one with her tail, shivering a bit as her fur rippled with cold. Although they were clear and clean, they still could be effected by temperature. She laughed at the feeling and flung her tail over her head, touching it to her nose. It felt kind of nice and soothing- like ice or the cold water of a river. She looked at the white stranger, who she was coming to decide to name "cotton" for his soft and childlike demeanor, and put the cold tip of her tail close to his face, tilting her head.
Sabel, Sam

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sorry for the late reply!

sorry for the late reply! life has this way of rearing its ugly head every now and then
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His chest expanded with the pride that swelled beneath it. How grand he felt, showing them his treasures! A sparkling brown eye followed Cualli's actions and he thought it was very nice to see how much they appreciated the rocks.

"Ih-ee," he repeated with them both that they were 'pretty'. Again leaning down, he pushed a rock to each of them. There were so many of them that he had found himself and carried to be stored next to the fern, sometimes in his own mouth, sometimes by kicking and nudging them along, so why not let them examine some a little closer, maybe take them as gifts?

Now his attention went to Sabel's tail, how it twisted and moved so wonderfully. He craned his neck to his rump to examine his own stumpy appendage but was then distracted by her tail coming closer before he could wonder why he hadn't such a splendid tail. His eye widened and he looked at her face, and then back to her tail in amazement.
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He's super cute, help.

He's super cute, help. <_>

Ohh, thank you (/u\)

Ohh, thank you (/u\)
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Cualli couldn't help but gawk

Cualli couldn't help but gawk when one the stones was passed toward them. They had cocked their head to the side at the word the little gray thing uttered, but they couldn't decipher it, or chose not to, as they quickly abandoned the pose to investigate this new stone. Maybe it was different from the one they had gathered up to investigate? Did all rocks taste the same? Hmm...they couldn't help but find out if it did. The stone they were passed tasted like...earth. And the other tasted like a cold rock. Flattening their ears and flicking their tail, the blue gray creature stared down at the stone, trying to flip it around by their hooves. They absently eyed the one Sabel got, wondering if they could steal it away and see what it tasted like before she could try to take it back.
"Why like?" they asked suddenly, looking up at Tamas, then to Sabel, then back to Tamas. "Why gather flat rocks? Make nest with? Keep for den?"
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cloudandis's picture

It's alright xD I've been

It's alright xD I've been sick for a bit, so no worries c:
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Sabel smiled a bit at the white one's composure- it seemed to be prideful. That was something she could recognize. Although she couldn't make out what he said, she supposed he might be agreeing with them or giving a prideful "yes they are". As she swayed her tail in front of him, he seemed to look back at his own, in a puzzling way. As his attention returned to it, she glanced back at Cualli, perking her ears. Yes, it was a curious thing as to why their new- or her new friend, had decided to collect these. She didn't know how long the other two had known each other. But it must not have been very long if they didn't know about these. She wondered how the white one would respond?
Sabel, Sam

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ugh ew gross everybody keep

ugh ew gross everybody keep your germs AWAY
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"Ih-ee," Came the absentminded reply to Cualli's inquiry while staring at Sabel's tail a while longer before that activity quickly got boring, which did not take very long. He then got up and kicked one of the rocks still in the pile out and away from the fern where it rolled down a gentle slope where he stood at the top, watching it with his tail curving over his back and his whole ear cupping toward it. A squirrel darting into his line of vision as it catapulted itself from one thin tree to the next distracted him from his rock, but, quick as a wink, he jumped on down and kicked the rock with a stiff front leg. The kick sent it rolling frantically up the opposite side of the dip and he had to stand on the tips of his hooves to watch and see where it went. It was a fun game for him and very interesting to see what path the rock 'chose.'
DeerUniverse's picture

Holy cow what a character!

Holy cow what a character! Scissorhands music really completes him! <3 track
"Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire
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Sabel watched as their white

Sabel watched as their white companion's energy became more active and excited, his attention averting from her tail and to one of the stones in his collection. For now she would watch and learn to see what he liked and did not like- what amused him and what did not. Curiously following behind, she kept a safe distance as one of the deer's legs struck at the stone and sent it rolling at a blinding speed. Unable to keep track of it, she perked her ears and crept after where it had rolled off to- peeking through the grass.

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Sorry about the late, late late late reply. I've been very sick. xD
Sabel, Sam

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(why tf am I not tracking I

(why tf am I not tracking I luh dis babeh)
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@Bay Oh gawwwsh =//u//= I'm

@Bay
Oh gawwwsh =//u//= I'm glad you do!
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.u. awesome

.u. awesome
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.u. awesome

.u. awesome

I looove him &hearts;

I looove him ♥

I like this character.

I like this character. ♥