WA:: Quinn Toki

• The strange artist, the opportunistic joker, the quirky idealist - one might gain a first impression such as these, when initially encountering Quinn.
• He makes an attempt to come off strong, no matter what the circumstances might be. QT is an attention-seeker, and the more of it that he has, the better. He likes to talk as if he can charm his way out of a steel cage, and tends to act the part in an exaggerated manner - perhaps for the entertainment of others. So unarguably - he loves playing to the crowd.
• Quinn's also a pretty persistent individual. Nothing is a lost cause, and he can easily find himself sitting in one place for hours, doing something repetitive and tedious with the largest amount of concentration and oddest commentary.
• But above all, Quinn enjoys taking people by surprise. It delights and amuses him. Possibly one of the reasons he acts the way he does. He's a notorious pervert, and often enjoys bringing attention to things he supposes might fluster an individual. Which is quite ironic and a great deal of casual lying on his part, considering that he cannot, in fact, see these things; would not, surprisingly, go out of his way to better acquaint himself with one's body to make more accurate his teasing; and could not, actually, bring himself to stop no matter how uncomfortable it might make you.
• Unconventional he may be, he is viciously interested in political ongoings and philosophy. Education is something he pursues most curiously. Advice is something he delights in giving; of course - how he may choose to present it may vary.

• fine quality shelled pecan halves. the smell reminds him of his childhood home in the orchard. and - they're just so nice, aren't they? mm mm pecan halves.
• being read to. not only are braille books hard to come by, but he never learned. oops.
• sandals. he's prone to putting on two different tennis shoes, and sandals are much more convenient. ( he does tend to lose them easily, however. )
• "knock, knock" jokes. they're his absolute favorite. >:l right after blind jokes.
• politics?!

• rabbits. he's mildly allergic.
• rainy days. he always feels an ill sense of nostalgia, and often prefers to spend the day in bed.
• frozen apricot mousse. I don't know, I needed a third thing.

• On a warm summer's morning, a young couple awoke to find their toddler missing from his bed - completely vanished without a trace.
• Of course, by the time they had realized he was gone, he had already been spirited away into a strange place. Creatures and demons very unlike himself inhabited the streets. It was all a blur - something he can't quite remember - but he spent years there. He grew up in that place, and - if he concentrates hard enough - can recall foggy memories of prejudice and servitude.
• ... But there's little chance of him remembering much of his 'childhood'. One year, he came upon a particularly crafty demon - who offered him a chance to return to his home, in exchange for something valuable of his. Shocked by the revelation that his return was not as impossible as he'd been told, Quinn eagerly accepted.
• The eyes are the windows to the soul, however. He gave away more than a part of himself that day.
• They bound his eyes to stop the bleeding, and the demon took his hand. Together, they walked for what seemed like hours - until suddenly, he was alone.
• He awoke in the family's orchard, sightless and confused - and remembering little of the past years. It seemed that this too, and all the things he'd learnt during that time, had been lost to him. Quinn's father found him when he began calling out, and took him back to the house. There was little doubt that it was their son. He had that unmistakably red hair, and bore an uncanny resemblance to both parents. And in such a strange land as the one they lived in, there had been talk of odder things happening to lost children. While years had passed for Quinn, it seemed that it had only been a few mere months for his family. They were baffled, but happy to have him back.
• That was two years ago.

• Life carried on eventually, and Quinn began to accustom himself to human society - even attending a local school, with only a bit of trouble. The only Strange Occurance since he had been spirited away was his encounter with a cat demon.
• They met in the woods, on a damp day. A complete surprise to Quinn, of course - who, in all his explorations - had never come across another creature in these thin woods. But one that tickled his fancy, as he was entertained with a brief but interesting conversation. Being sensitive to the humidity, and aware that the warmth of the sun seemed to be fading, he realized he should head home - so he bid a farewell.
• And it wasn't long before he realized he was being followed.

• Some months later, his parents began arranging to move to the city, away from their orchard home. They would send Quinn ahead to a boarding school, in hopes that he would become used to the more clustered lifestyle, while they packed tediously and arranged to sell their orchard - and the many other dull things that moving demands attention to.
• So together, he and Micah boarded a train with their belongings - headed for Wonderland Academy.

• He has excellent intuition.
• On that note, he seems to be able to navigate a piece of paper well enough. He can write almost-legibly, and seems to know where the lines are. It's curious.
• Although self-reliant to some degree, he would enjoy being babied. It would be pleasant to know that he could get people to do things for him, and take advantage of his 'handicapped' status.
• He has no idea where the tattoos came from. They weren't on his skin before his eyes were taken - and were most definitely imprinted upon him before he awoke in the orchard.
• his pet His friend Micah: