Character Sheet for Carey Jess
Nickname(s)
Ears, Sparkles (due to her powers), Carebear (exclusively by her friend Gambit, who belongs to LordLucario21)
Species
Mobian Dog (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel)
Character Description
A trouble-making pickpocket from the streets of Empire City. Finding herself falling on hard times, she turns to Mercenary life to try and make ends meet. But she's going to need all the help she can get...
Personality
Free-spirited, jovial and ever the optimist, Carey lives life the way she wants to. She's stubborn and just a little arrogant, with a big mouth to match a big personality. She's a very mischievous individual and is usually up to something- starting fights at the local bar, trying to swipe valuables whenever she can, getting into a knife fight in a dark alley or lighting up the streets with her pyrotechnic abilities, it seems like she's always causing trouble.
She's loyal to the people she cares about, and tries (perhaps a bit too hard) to ensure their happiness. She's got some deep-rooted abandonment issues to work through, often manifesting in her eagerness to please and willingness to put up with the worst in people.
She's a little shit, but she can be a real sweetheart when her friends need her.
Likes/Dislikes
Likes: drinking/bar hopping, starting fights, being an absolute goblin, picking locks, stealing, dancing, cooking & baking, cute clothes, night life, sweets, startling people with her fireworks, poking fun at people, making people laugh, banter
Dislikes: Having to sit still, being quiet for long periods of time, hangovers, people who are too serious, cops and heroic types, talking about her problems, asking for help, deep bodies of water, religion (the Baronies had a lot of bible thumpers)
Background/History
Born in a dingy little trailer park just off the Southern Baronies, Carey spent much of her childhood taking care of her parents, who saw her as a tool rather than a child. As early as age 6, she was being made to cook, clean, and serve her parents, on top of being brought along for her fathers - a conman - latest schemes. As she got older, Carey was also expected to go out and steal valuables/pick pockets, and was required to bring back cash or items of considerable value. If she failed to meet the qouta, she went without supper and slept outside.
At age 10, she and her parents found themselves on the run from the law. Carey was kicked to the ground by her mother, and watched as her parents drove off in the trailer, leaving her to be a scapegoat. Fortunately for her, the police were more concerned with the child's health and well-being, getting her to a hospital after observing the clear signs of neglect. Carey was then transferred to an orphanage, where she stayed until she was 14.
After years of pranking people passing by the orphanage, trying to escape, picking the pockets of visitors and staff alike, and watching her new friends go to new homes while she remained, Carey gave up on the idea of being adopted. Her parents were out there, and surely waiting for her to prove herself somehow. She believed herself to be a burden as they made her out to be one.
Carey made her way to Empire City, determined to nab a big enough score that her parents would hear and come back for her. Instead, she found the hardships of living on the streets of such a big city. Eventually a small gang picked her up, putting her existing skills to use and honing them. They were an unsettling bunch, but at least she wasn't alone.
Up until she overheard their scheme to betray her and leave her for dead. Heartbroken but determined, Carey played along right until the moment she could turn the tables on them, leaving them to be caught by the authorities while she made off with the score. It wasn't much, but the act caught the attention of local crime lord Hugo, who would soon approach and take young Carey directly under his care, grooming her as a protege (and, slowly growing to love her like a daughter.)
Life was good, for a while. Carey enjoyed having a proper roof over her head and loved Hugo as though he were a father. Things were great... up until Carey turned 20. A big job Hugo had planned, years in the making, was on the horizon. A daring heist on one of the biggest banks in the city. It would be risky, but if they pulled it off, everyone involved would be set for life, and Hugo would become the literal top dog of the entire Underground. As a sign of good faith, he gifted Carey her prosthetic for the job.
But things in life so rarely go as planned. A wild card in the group Carey was saddled with for the heist began gunning down innocents, and Carey attempted to intervene. The police were called, and believing she betrayed them, and Carey was stabbed by the madman she tried to calm. She managed to stagger out of the scene, avoiding the police - but Hugo was arrested, seeing Carey fleeing the scene as he was apprehended.
Now, three years later, Carey lives alone in a tiny, dingy apartment in the city. Not one to let drawbacks bring her down, she's back to what she's always done- picking pockets and causing mischief, living life the best way she knows how. But picking pockets isn't always enough to pay the bills - she's racked up some serious debts, and now she needs to find a way to pay them back before the collectors send someone for her head.
And so Carey's foray into the mercenary business begins. An adventure that will surely bring her to meet many, many interesting new faces, most importantly a certain cynical weasel named Gambit (belongs to
) who winds up being a bigger part of her life than she ever could have imagined.
Relatives/Family
Margret Blanche (Mother)
Bernard Jess (Father)
Gambit (Acquaintance turned roommate/teammate turned best friend; belongs to
)
World/Setting
Set in a continuation that draws inspiration from the Post-Reboot Archie Sonic comics, the IDW Sonic comics, and has a bit of the pre-reboot comics and the games sprinkled in.
Body
Carey stands at just 3'0'', making her just a little shorter than the average (canon) Sonic character. She's chubby, but not morbidly so and is very active and energetic. Her ears are covered in long, soft fur and styled to appear flipped up at the ends, though they lose their shape when wet.
Clothing
Her fashion sense usually boils down to rockabilly style, and generally inspired by styles from the 50s and 60s, though she doesn't shy away from modern looks. I encourage trying new outfits on her!
