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"Yeah! You guys are all I need, you wouldn't hurt me!" they didn't need anybody else, and nobody else would want them, so they should just stick with Orchi and Corn. They pushed off those old thoughts, those people weren't cool enough for them. Those people would be scared of Orchid and Carnation. Those people aren't as cool as their friends.
"That was so cute, Corn!" they felt slightly flustered, Corn barely ever booped them back and whenever he did his voice was just so soft and perfect. They always liked it, his voice was very comforting when he booped them.
They kind of overheard what Orchi was saying, but they didn't want to butt in, considering that would be mean to Orchi if they were to say that it was okay with them. "Thank you Corn!" they drank some of the water, then set it down, next to them on the bench.
"What's on the magazine?" They'd ask, curious only because Orchi looked mad at it. They'd stand on the bench to peak over Orchi's shoulder. "Maybe it means a different ex? I don't think you would emotionally abuse anybody, you're too nice," they knew lying was always an option, but they weren't sure if Haycinthia would go that far with a lie.

"I understand people being too fun, I knew somebody like that before . . ." They felt sad, but they knew they couldn't think about that. They shouldn't be sad here, they can be at home, but people watching will think they're weirder and more people will try to hurt them for that.
Azalea always thought it was so funny when Carnation did this, but they knew they couldn't do much or he might lose this funny reaction. "Boop," they giggled a bit, they booped Corn twice in less than 10 minutes. They thought that was a new record for a second, but they realized they had gotten him three times before.
A branch would crack and their head would quickly jerk in that direction, making sure it wasn't a person trying to hurt any of them. It wasn't, it was just a stray cat. "That's a cute kitty," they wanted to pet the kitty, but they didn't want to get up right now, this bench was really comfortable. The kitty ran away after a while, which caused Azalea to sigh an audible sigh, but they'd quickly recover. "Corn, did I give you my water bottle or did I leave it at home?" they just realized how thirsty they were, but they might have to push through it if they forgot their waterbottle.

"Yes, that one secret is very secretive and you'd be so jealous you don't know it, corn," they thought this was funny, it was fun when Orchi lied quickly and on the spot. "That secret is super secretive, even my stuffies don't know it," They told everything to their stuffies, which Carnation would likely know, but they weren't sure if he would, leading to them saying this.
They wouldn't be able to look Orchid back in the eyes, but they'd look a bit to the right to show they understood that they should be. "I promise I won't fight your ex unless she tries to fight me," they honestly would've done this, either way, they just wanted to avoid being separated from Orchi or Carnation. "Strong people are usually fun, I guess she's an exception unless she is fun," they honestly didn't remember too much about Hyacinth's personality, and they didn't care.
"Well, you're prey for praying mantises, and I'm not, meaning I'm stronger," They loved using flawed logic, mainly because they just found it funny to act so stupidly, but they honestly didn't believe that they're stronger than either of them. They'd already understood that they shouldn't go fighting Hyacinth, but they sometimes needed to be reminded of things, so it's understandable. They'd mess with their hair, slightly pulling their bangs up and showing their eyes. Their eyes darted around the background because they thought they saw something move, but it was just a branch.

"WHAT, no this isn't flirting meanie," They were always caught off guard by stupid comments like those, but they had to put up with that, considering Carnation knows it makes them flustered and he finds that funny or something similar to that. "I don't think I'll stop calling you corn, even if that means you'll stop listening in on me and Orchi's secrets." They knew stuff like that kind of got under Carnation's skin, so they'd continue, "We have soooo many secrets you don't know about, isn't that right Orchi?"
"Okay, I won't approach her if you don't want me to," They still would fight them if they had to, from what they heard they could maybe take her. "Wow, really bringing me being shorter than average into this," They'd say, being jokingly offended. They'd realize Carnation was partially zoned out and took the chance to boop his nose, "Haha, I got you!" They had a habit of doing that on whenever they could and it was always funny to them, even if he didn't react to it majorly. "I'm only small because I'm a smaller species, but I'm cuter than other ones," it took them a moment to come up with the second part, but it seemed like something Carnation would say before doing what he just did.

Azalea's eyes widened greatly, confused about what was going on and not really processing what was happening and all that would come out was, "Wait stop- Oh wait, you asshole." They'd laugh it off, although it was confusing to them, he did things like this often, it was fine.
They interpreted that as a challenge, "You won't be able to, I'll find a way to outsmart you." They knew Orchi likely would find a way, but it felt nice to say that they would win, even if they wouldn't. They'd trace a finger along Orchi's arm, thinking of possible ways he could try to scare them.
"Jesus Christ, I hate when you do that. I forget every time that you can do that," They quickly thought about plenty of secrets they only wanted to tell Orchid, but Corn did this exact thing and then he knew the secret, but he was a good person and didn't tell anybody, he just did it to know what the secret was. "I don't think she's here for Orchi either, but if she tries to hurt him I'll fight her!" They didn't seem like the type to be open to fighting people, but when it came to Orchi or Carnation they would, even though they can both easily fight their own fights.

They'd giggle at both things. "I'm going to keep calling you corn until one of us dies," they'd know that would be in a long time, considering carnation was strong and wouldn't let anything hurt them.
"I'm not going to be able to scare you like that again, dammit," they only now realized Orchi would likely look up to avoid it happening again, but Azalea knew they'd come up with another method, maybe hiding under the bench or something similar, but that would be long and maybe lonely.
"Thank you, Corn," They liked it when Carnation comforted them, it was kind and really helped with most situations. They noticed Orchi stiffening, although it confused them, what could be wrong with the situation that would cause that? They'd push it off and get on the bench next to Orchi. "I think I saw your weird ex on me and Corn's walk, but I didn't point her out to him," They'd whisper to Orchi, not as a way of excluding Carnation, but more of because they thought only Orchi would care.

"HAH! I FOOLED YOU!" Azalea called from Carnation's shoulders. They felt so proud of themselves to of tricked Orchi, especially with something so simple. "Now I'm taller than you too!" They thought it was funny to be taller than both of them, considering how much shorter they are.
They quickly climbed off of Corn and would say, "Thank you for helping me trick Orchi, Corn!" while giggling a bit to themself about how clever it was to get on his shoulders. "How was your walk?" They weren't really sure what else Orchi had done, other than getting coffee, but asking about his walk would be the best bet.
They'd look behind them, making sure that nobody was following them and there didn't appear to be anybody. They couldn't see anybody, which slightly helped them feel at ease, although they still felt those familiar feelings of being watched.

She smiled, happy Rodney was accepting her offer. "Yes! Feast!" She had only heard that word once before, but she thought it meant a big meal. "Well, May made mistake, must pay you back!" She wouldn't take no for an answer when she was trying to pay people back, even if it were for something as small as bumping into them. "No! I prefer give others!" If she could choose between something for herself or getting multiple things for people other than herself she'd choose the things for others immediately. "Name May! Mistakes happen!" She wasn't really good with names either, to be honest, but she hated when people got onto themselves about messing up her name. "May like month!" She thought maybe this would help, considering it was currently may, but even if it didn't she didn't really care

☆ Azalea Celosia ☆
I’M NOT WEARING PANTS UNDER MY SWEATER!!!!!!
Only really towards Orchid or Carnation /\
sexuality - Queer [Preference for men]
relationship status - Single [closed]
age - 18
pronouns - They/Them
mental illness/disabilities - Paranoid Personality Disorder, Anxiety, ADHD
alignment - Snake kingdom immigrant, from Goat Kingdom

personality ☆
(view spoiler)[
Azalea barely trusts anybody, excluding Orchid and Carnation. They have come to expect that most people only want to take advantage of them, and that they are being stalked everywhere they go. They only feel safe with Orchi and Carnation, considering they feel as though they would stop at nothing to protect them. They’re mean to most everybody, but that’s mainly to protect themself from those who hate them and just take advantage of them, although with very few people they’ll actually be nice and reveal that they are acutally a quite sweet person, they just put up a cold exterior to protect themself from bad people. They find many things that aren’t too funny to be quite funny, especially Carnation being prideful. They aren’t the biggest fan of social gatherings when on their own, considering it makes them scared that those people who are always watching them are in the crowd and want to hurt them. They never liked masking, no matter how much their parents would encourage them to do it in school to avoid getting bullied for being different they never really did, considering their disabilities as something that shouldn’t be hidden. They’re quite a touchy person when they warm up to people, which rarely happens, and they don’t really understand what’s wrong with giving people pecks on the cheek, considering they don’t view it as much of a romantic thing. They have a tiny habit of lying to Carnation to see if they could ever tell a lie good enough to trick him, but they don’t lie much other than that. They are hard to shop with, considering if they notice a small shiny thing they’ll usually like it, leading them to beg either Orchi or Carnation to get them it. They’re quite sensitive about their looks, although they easily distract themselves from it.

likes ☆
Fluffy things
Cuddling
Orchid Skellein
Carnation Skellein
Snacks
Blankets
Cats
Fire
Saying loudly “I’ve got a secret to tell you, dont tell Carnation,” to Orchi
Shiny things
Calling Carnation Corn

dislikes ☆
People going “How can you see?” when they see their hair
Masking
People who chew with their mouth open
Feeling like they’re being watched
Closets
Accidentally hurting Orchi or Corn


fears ☆
The dark
(hide spoiler)]
What do you want from me?
In an accusing tone, towards anybody who isn’t Orchi or Corn
history ☆
(view spoiler)[ Azalea was born in the Caprine kingdom and they had a lot of friends, although they always felt alone for some reason, like their friends weren’t actually real. Their dysphoria emerged around the age of 7, although their parents told them that they couldn’t not have a gender and they had to stay a boy. They had an uneventful childhood, excluding their parents refusing the fact that they have gender dysphoria, although they thought their life would be much more fun after they moved to the snake kingdom. They made friends easily, even through everything in their body telling them that those people weren’t their friends. They met the first people who felt like actual friends around 4 years after they moved, Orchid and Carnation. They avoided really talking about their gender dysphoria or anything similar to that and painted themself as a happy person, although they slowly opened up to both of them, a thing they had never done before since all of the fake friends would rather talk about themselves then listen to their emotions. They realized those people were just being their friend as a way to talk about them or get things easily because they forced Azalea to think that the only way they’d still be their friend was if they bought things for those fake friends. Their anxiety got much worse and since they weren’t ever able to express it until they stopped masking all of their disabilities. Their parents were contacted many times for their “odd behaviors” and they were encouraged to go back to hiding those things, but they never did. It was around 15 when it was revealed that they were right, none of those friends really liked them. After that, whenever they talked to anybody that wasn’t Orchid or Carnation they felt as though the people only wanted to hurt them. Their feelings of being watched were highlighted much more than they were in their early childhood, although they never talked about that. They found ways that would distract themself from the feeling of anxiety or the feelings of being watched, although it was mainly scratching theirself until they bleed. They tried to avoid doing it in front of Orchid since they thought it would drive their main friend away, although they failed and eventually ended up doing it in front of him. Azalea formed the nicknames Orchi and Corn around the same time Orchid started calling them Aza, although they only came up with Corn as a way to slightly annoy Carnation and it worked! They found ways to annoy Carnation and it became a hobby of their to try and find new ways to annoy him. Once they got to college age they all got a house together which excited Azalea since it let them spend time with the only people they could trust. They sometimes slept in the same room as Orchid to avoid feeling scared of people watching them, but they sometimes wanted to ask Carnation if they could with him, but they didn’t want to bother him. They only once caught Carnation watching them sleep, but they thought he was just protecting them and actually thanked him for it. Once while Carnation wasn’t home they decided to clean his room as a way to be nice to him and they found some of their clothes in his room, which they thought was odd, but being the stupid little person they are they pushed it off as him just forgetting to give it back because it was accidentally put in his laundry. Azalea immediately noticed Orchi getting worse and they were worried for him, and eventually realized that the person he was with was taking a large toll on their mental health, which led them to slightly urging Orchi to leave them. (hide spoiler)]

appearance desc ☆
voice claim ; Carpetgarden, specifically in IDC
fc ; art made by sc00tysc00ty
appearance ; They have really really fluffy hair, as well as some parts that aren’t as fluffy that run parallel to the sides of their face. They have a slight overbite, although it usually just looks as though they’re biting their lip, not in a f boy way, but just biting their entire lip. They usually are wearing multiple layers of shirts with an oversized sweater so that they don’t have to wear pants. They are 5’1, but they look so much shorter because they’re only ever around some of the tallest people in their college and even maybe the kingdom. They really like clothes that have patches, but not pants, they hate pants, with or without patches. They avoid showing their eyes, not because they don’t find them attractive, just because they like their hair to be even fluffier and cover their eyes. Since they’re a polled goat they don’t have horns, just floppy ears that they keep visible since they consider them to make them look more andrygnous.

distinguishing features _ (view spoiler)[ They have scars from scratching themself to cool off from anxiety or feelings of being watched, although they are usually obstructed, unless they’re scratching more. (hide spoiler)]
abilities _ (view spoiler)[ They can make milk. (hide spoiler)]

☆ Azalea Celosia ☆
I’M NOT WEARING PANTS UNDER MY SWEATER!!!!!!
Only really towards Orchid or Carnation /\
sexuality - Queer [Preference for men]
relationship status - Single [closed]
age - 18
pronouns - They/Them
mental illness/disabilities - Paranoid Personality Disorder, Anxiety, ADHD
alignment - Snake kingdom immigrant, from Goat Kingdom

personality ☆
(view spoiler)[
Azalea barely trusts anybody, excluding Orchid and Carnation. They have come to expect that most people only want to take advantage of them and that they are being stalked everywhere they go. They only feel safe with Orchi and Carnation, considering they feel as though they would stop at nothing to protect them. They’re mean to most everybody, but that’s mainly to protect themself from those who hate them and just take advantage of them, although with very few people they’ll actually be nice and reveal that they are acutally a quite sweet person, they just put up a cold exterior to protect themself from bad people. They find many things that aren’t too funny to be quite funny, especially Carnation being prideful. They aren’t the biggest fan of social gatherings when on their own, considering it makes them scared that those people who are always watching them are in the crowd and want to hurt them. They never liked masking, no matter how much their parents would encourage them to do it in school to avoid getting bullied for being different they never really did, considering their disabilities as something that shouldn’t be hidden. They’re quite a touchy person when they warm up to people, which rarely happens, and they don’t really understand what’s wrong with giving people pecks on the cheek, considering they don’t view it as much of a romantic thing. They have a tiny habit of lying to Carnation to see if they could ever tell a lie good enough to trick him, but they don’t lie much other than that. They are hard to shop with, considering if they notice a small shiny thing they’ll usually like it, leading them to beg either Orchi or Carnation to get them it. They’re quite sensitive about their looks, although they easily distract themselves from it.

likes ☆
Fluffy things
Cuddling
Orchid Skellein
Carnation Skellein
Snacks
Blankets
Cats
Fire
Saying loudly “I’ve got a secret to tell you, dont tell Carnation,” to Orchi
Shiny things
Calling Carnation Corn

dislikes ☆
People going “How can you see?” when they see their hair
Masking
People who chew with their mouth open
Feeling like they’re being watched
Closets
Accidentally hurting Orchi or Corn


fears ☆
The dark
(hide spoiler)]
What do you want from me?
In an accusing tone, towards anybody who isn’t Orchi or Corn
history ☆
(view spoiler)[ Azalea was born in the Caprine kingdom and they had a lot of friends, although they always felt alone for some reason, like their friends weren’t actually real. Their dysphoria emerged around the age of 7, although their parents told them that they couldn’t not be their agab. They had an uneventful childhood, excluding their parents refusing the fact that they have gender dysphoria, although they thought their life would be much more fun after they moved to the snake kingdom. They made friends easily, even through everything in their body telling them that those people weren’t their friends. They met the first people who felt like actual friends around 4 years after they moved, Orchid and Carnation. They avoided really talking about their gender dysphoria or anything similar to that and painted themself as a happy person, although they slowly opened up to both of them, a thing they had never done before since all of the fake friends would rather talk about themselves then listen to their emotions. They realized those people were just being their friend as a way to talk about them or get things easily because they forced Azalea to think that the only way they’d still be their friend was if they bought things for those fake friends. Their anxiety got much worse and since they weren’t ever able to express it until they stopped masking all of their disabilities. Their parents were contacted many times for their “odd behaviors” and they were encouraged to go back to hiding those things, but they never did. It was around 15 when it was revealed that they were right, none of those friends really liked them. After that, whenever they talked to anybody that wasn’t Orchid or Carnation they felt as though the people only wanted to hurt them. Their feelings of being watched were highlighted much more than they were in their early childhood, although they never talked about that. They found ways that would distract themself from the feeling of anxiety or the feelings of being watched, although it was mainly scratching theirself until they bleed. They tried to avoid doing it in front of Orchid since they thought it would drive their main friend away, although they failed and eventually ended up doing it in front of him. Azalea formed the nicknames Orchi and Corn around the same time Orchid started calling them Aza, although they only came up with Corn as a way to slightly annoy Carnation and it worked! They found ways to annoy Carnation and it became a hobby of their to try and find new ways to annoy him. Once they got to college age they all got a house together which excited Azalea since it let them spend time with the only people they could trust. They sometimes slept in the same room as Orchid to avoid feeling scared of people watching them, but they sometimes wanted to ask Carnation if they could with him, but they didn’t want to bother him. They only once caught Carnation watching them sleep, but they thought he was just protecting them and actually thanked him for it. Once while Carnation wasn’t home they decided to clean his room as a way to be nice to him and they found some of their clothes in his room, which they thought was odd, but being the stupid little person they are they pushed it off as him just forgetting to give it back because it was accidentally put in his laundry. Azalea immediately noticed Orchi getting worse and they were worried for him, and eventually realized that the person he was with was taking a large toll on their mental health, which led them to slightly urge Orchi to leave them. (hide spoiler)]

appearance desc ☆
voice claim ; Carpetgarden, specifically in IDC
fc ; art made by sc00tysc00ty
appearance ; They have really really fluffy hair, as well as some parts that aren’t as fluffy that run parallel to the sides of their face. They have a slight overbite, although it usually just looks as though they’re biting their lip, not in an f boy way, but just biting their entire lip. They usually are wearing multiple layers of shirts with an oversized sweater so that they don’t have to wear pants. They are 5’1, but they look so much shorter because they’re only ever around some of the tallest people in their college and even maybe the kingdom. They really like clothes that have patches, but not pants, they hate pants, with or without patches. They avoid showing their eyes, not because they don’t find them attractive, just because they like their hair to be even fluffier and cover their eyes. Since they’re a polled goat they don’t have horns, just floppy ears that they keep visible since they consider them to make them look more androgynous.

distinguishing features _ (view spoiler)[ They have scars from scratching themself to cool off from anxiety or feelings of being watched, although they are usually obstructed unless they’re scratching more. (hide spoiler)]
abilities _ (view spoiler)[ They can make milk. (hide spoiler)]

She smiled, upon realizing this could be the way she pays him back she'd say enthusiastically, "I buy for you!" She quickly pulled out a coin pouch and bought one that was about as big as a fist. "I buy you more food! For not hungry later!" She always loved helping people, never refusing a chance to give those less. She always felt empathetic to hungry people because she really hated being hungry. She smiled, happy to make somebody less hungry, even if it was just for a few days, it was better than leaving him to starve. "More food!" She'd smile and twirl, her wings fluttering a bunch out of excitement, not just from her twirling. "We share big meal!" She was happy to share, even if it cost her a good bit of money.

"Dr..." she'd pause for a moment, unsure of how to pronounce it. "Follow!" She thought that maybe he could read it better than she could, She could speak decently, but reading was much too hard for her, even with Marigold's lessons. Once May led Rodney to the stall with it she'd point to the dragonfruit sign. "That!" She felt helpful, even though she didn't really do much other than show Rodney a fruit. "Would you like?" She'd ask, realizing that could be a way of apologizing, that he'd actually accept this time. "It's from desert!" She liked sharing fun facts with people, even if they didn't fully understand all the time. "Grows on cactus!" She'd say, a bit less confidently, although she was pretty sure they did, considering the tiny cactus near it. Her eyes would light up when the shopkeep confirmed that they do, in fact, grow on cacti. "Cactus fruit!" She liked the sound of that, it slightly reminded her of home, considering she had a cactus in her room.

May honestly never really went to the farmer's market, but she always loved it, it was her second favorite place in the rabbit capital, following the flower shop, of course. She'd be so distracted by all of the food and scents that she'd accidentally run into somebody! "Ah! So sorry!" She quickly pulled out a coin as a way of apologizing and put it in his hand. She'd do a quick twirl after, for no reason at all, other than she wanted her wings to flutter a bit. "May!" She had a habit of introducing herself to people she barely even talked to. She realized just saying her name could slightly cause confusion, considering it was late may so she'd add, "You are?" She was holding a bag with some fruits she had never had, she thought the name of this fruit was a dugon fruit, but she wasn't sure. They had a sample of it and it was white with many seeds in it, and she thought it tasted good, so she bought a few, maybe she could give one to Marigold, that'd be nice of her. She thought maybe the bit of money wouldn't be enough, although that'd be up to this person to decide.

Ivy was happy, Ryuu was being incredibly nice, especially considering she was an outsider inside a place that nobody is meant to know about. "Hi, I'm Ivy," She realized she was kind of echoing Ryuu, although she pushed it off a bit. Espa? That was an interesting nickname, she always was a fan of nicknames, but she never really got them, considering her easy loss of friends.
Ivy always hated telling children apart, she thought they were fine, just she never really could tell any apart. She leaned over and whispered to Esperanza, "Who is who? I'm probably going to ask this many times, considering I'm really bad at recognizing people." She knew she would likely miss them up or forget their names many times, especially considering how similar they looked.
"Wait! I haven't gotten your name," She'd be referring to Gabriel, although she wouldn't be looking at him, just making hand gestures towards him.