(Press M to hide Mouse Trail and Q to show) SH4DOW Age:?? Gender: Demigirl Likes: ~Painting graffiti ~The colours blue, purple and dark grey ~Technology Dislikes: ~Broken/glitchy tech ~Sadness ~Magic [Story Begins] "Truth hurts. Really bad. So put up your shields." Miko. SH4D0W's original name. You could mention SH4D0W to anyone in Kyoko City, and they'd know, but nobody knows about her past. Deep inside an abandoned laboratory, a cybernetic creature blinked to life. The little robot looked around. The dust made her metal lungs wheeze. Bodies littered the room, covered with flaky crimson. She stumbled about until she discovered a tube. Crawling up, she found herself in Kyoko City and was taken to Robocat Cafe by a child. There, the owner, Mr. Tanaka, cleaned up the old robot. She was given a fresh coat of paint, batteries swapped. But he couldn't get rid of the dust in her voice box, leaving her with a raspy voice for perhaps eternity.And he found a tag on the bottom of her left paw: "Belongs to Akurai Labs. #2840. Do Not Steal." Deciding to pretend this wasn't there, he let Miko wander the cafe. Many a customer asked if they could take her home, but Mr. Tanaka shook his head. They'd only use her as a charger, or disassemble the poor thing. One rainy day, five months later, Miko met Shard. A peculiar robocat just like her, Shard was the colour of stone, with gold and blue paws, ears and wires. His screen flashed to life after Mr. Tanaka cleaned him up. "Hello!"Miko said cheerily. Shard's expression was startled. "Who...are...you?"asked Shard. "I'm Miko. I- oh, we have tags too, why don't I let you see mine?" "No, don't touch that!"screamed Mr. Tanaka as she turned her paw over. But she did. "Akurai Labs Weapon-67: SH4D0W. Too Unstable-Deactivate". Miko felt something inside of her break. "Why...why didn't you tell me?" Shard looked at his own. "Prof. Tanaka's property, do not touch,"he read. Fear bloomed in the two robocat's cyber hearts as they looked up, eyes widening. SH4D0W sparked. "You were a professor there! You did this to me!" She looked at the implants, the plug and wire in place of her tail. Shadows whooshed over the two. And then, they were gone. The scientist fell to his knees, tears rolling down his cheeks. "What have I done?"he whispered, memories flashing. Of a terrified, injured black cat. Of scalpels and wiring. Outside, in a dank alley, Shadow picked up some paint cans, the anger inside her like a horrible weed. She didn't even notice her claw-wire extensions painting as she struggled to catch her breath. Colours dashed across the wall. Beautiful murals, of thorns and roses, of sunny skies and rain, of kings and queens dancing in beautiful storybook ballrooms, each tile embellished with their names: SH4D0W & Shard. Finally, she stopped, breath caught in her throat at the beautiful creation in front of her. Realizing that maybe a life of art might be better than a life of misery, she began her journey. And that's how she found herself on a police warrant for vandalism. Some people had complained, and were looking to capture her and Shard, but most were complimenting her art and petitioned for the warrant to be removed. Eventually, after years of running, the warrant was removed. SH4D0W was free to drown her sorrows in cans of paint...until she met that strange cat with a tail made of water. Then it all went upside down. IF I WIN EITHER CHARACTER THIS SHALL BE CONTINUED!!
(Three kinds of music, hooray) Lotus Age:?? Gender: Female Likes: ~Water ~The colours green, blue and mauve ~Magic Dislikes: ~Technology ~SH4D0W ~The heat ~Pollution [Story Begins] Lotus yawned, exhausted. The cat loved reading her favourite fantasy series- about an alternate universe, in which there were many different cats called robocats made by Akurai Labs leader Lotus, with a green pelt and a tail made of water. Closing her book and letting it slide onto the glass next to her, her eyes fluttered shut. "This is boring. I hate living on the roof of a greenhouse. I wish I was in a better place." Well, wish granted, thought a Fairy Cat-Godmother as she waved her wand and made the brown-furred cat fall through the glass, and into cans of sticky green paint, then roll into a pond of lotuses. When she woke up in a half-empty pond, Lotus found herself dyed green. Gently she tried to remove it. It just wouldn't come off! And then she noticed her long floofy tail was... "Blue green!? No way, I have to be dreaming. These lotuses are fake, I need to get them off,"she muttered, tugging desperately. The owner crashed in with a long steel bar as Lotus was fussing about. Thoughts flying to survival, she fled. You've got to be kidding me, she thought, rage and terror pounding through her skull as she ducked into an alley. A glowing puddle accosted her. "I don't have much time!"meowed the terrified she-cat as the man stomped closer- and she leapt into the puddle. She saw two cats, one an android with a charger tail and a screen for a face, and one light grey with gold and blue swirls, sparking. Above her was a painting of Lotus holding a sword and a shield. The cats gaped at her as the darkness embraced her, sweeping Lotus into its dark depths. (No, she's not dead! Will continue if I get Lotus or SH4D0W. I will also try and make a meme for the one I get if I even get it)
