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Sugar City Rockers

VC: Bonnie MacFarlane from the Red Dead Redemption games

Background: From the same town as Cheri yet they never really interacted. Another who comes from a big family, and being one of the younger siblings, she was challenged with trying to get her parents attention. When they discovered her talent for singing and songwriting, things went a little bad. Being about 17 and thrown into a singing competition gave her attention from different labels but also incredibly overwhelmed her. After releasing a few songs in the country genre, one of them being a top hit, she ultimately quit. She met SCR when they were doing a small gig at a bar in downtown Sourbite City and cringed at how disorganized they were. She offered to help them out with the connections she had as well as give them tips on how to be better organized and as they grew in fame, she ended up sticking around (and the band didn’t want to lose her anyway). 

Special ability: “Sugar Coating” - This allows her to make her words incredibly persuasive if she chooses

VC: Marshall Lee

Background: From Confectia. He grew up in a pretty rowdy environment though, his parents pretty much gave up on raising him and his older sister, so his sister was always taking care of him, sometimes having to shoplift before she was old enough to get a part time job. When he entered high school, he was now living with his sister and her husband (no, the husband wasn’t a jerk), but during that time Devon wasn’t the best person. He would shoplift, bully those he deemed weaker than him, and kept giving his sister a hard time about their living conditions. When he moved past this era, he hated himself for how he treated others, especially his sister. He joined SCR in college when Eric reached out to him after watching him play the guitar. About a year before the main story takes place is when his sister and her husband passed away in a car accident and he took custody of his niece Lulu. He doesn’t feel like he’s good enough to be her guardian, but they’re all the other has.

Special ability: “Crackle” - He can generate electricity from his hands and mouth

VC: Leon Kennedy

Background: He spent his school years not really caring about anything and went about his days doing whatever he pleased. In college he had this bright idea to start a band similar to the rock bands he loved and looked up to so much. So he made it his mission to find musicians for this hypothetical band. First he recruited his childhood friend DJ, after that Devon, and finally Natalia. He had to convince his parents over dinner to let him and the band practice in their garage.

Special ability: “Shock Toss” - Eric can create small electric orbs in the palms of his hands that he can throw

 VC: Dark Choco Cookie from Cookie Run Kingdom

Background: Only child. Grew up with Eric. DJ is just a nickname. He’s not shy, he’s just antisocial but he tries to talk more with his bandmates. Does his best to be a good uncle to Lulu.

Special ability: “Crystal Ball” - If DJ concentrates hard enough, then he can see events no matter where they are, though the farther the distance the fuzzier the image. He mostly uses this ability to keep track of his band mates

VC: Gwen from Total Drama Island

Background: From the Bitterlands, but doesn’t act like it, she is a fire cracker. Another where the city lights of Flavorvale drew her attention. Went to college for music studies which is when she met the guys and ultimately joined their lil ragtag group. It was around this time that she met Lyrica online and later on they began dating. 

Special ability: “Sweet Screech” - Anyone who is unfortunate enough to hear this ability at full volume will become completely paralyzed

VC: Anais Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball

Background: Before the incident, she was actually very happy go lucky and loved being with her parents and hanging out with her uncle Devon and his friends when they would visit. Afterwards, everything flipped. She remembers sitting in the office of child services and listening to the adults talking about what happened. Then her uncle Devon showed up and everything seemed like it might be okay again. She knows that he’s doing his best, so she also does her best to not have him worry about her.

Special ability: Hasn’t formed yet... or has it?

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Candy Creature Species

Toffee spider

Powder candy phantom

Rock candy imp

Chocolate elf

Milkshake mermaid

Sorbet siren

Cotton candy wisp

Wafer neko

Matcha naga

Candy corn caster

Licorice demon

Macaron nymph

Ice cream chimera

Sourball sprite/ subspecies, cinnamon 

Bonbon banshee

Cereal spirit

Caramel tengu

Marshmallow kitsune

S’mores werewolf

Tanghulu dragon

Peppermint pixie

Mochi gnome

Cakeling/ subspecies, cupcakeling

Bubblegum beast

Varenye vampire

MORE TO BE ADDED

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A Free Meal

  A bell rung as Vylad and Maeve exited the coffee shop. “Why do you care if it’s a last minute errand? It’s not like you had any plans today.” Maeve wondered. She took a sip of her coffee and Vylad pondered how she could drink something during a cold season. She was wearing a denim jacket over a hoodie and he himself was wearing one of his thicker jackets. “What? You don’t know that.” He shot back. Maeve rolled her eyes, “Yes I do, the only time you interact with the public is when you order coffee.” The young man shrugged, “That’s fair.” 

  They stopped at a pedestrian light and waited for the cars to pass. “Honestly dude I don’t get why you’re complaining. I don’t know any other college drop outs that get paid 5,000 coin a month.” They began walking when the light changed, they turned down the street corner that led to Maeve’s store. “Guess you have a point.” Vylad agreed, “At least those dumb rumors stopped. Like I could be into someone like-” He grumbled. “Happy? Positive? Upbeat? Better than you in every way?” Maeve fired off. “A lesbian. She’s dating Natalia from SCR remember?” Maeve looked at her imaginary watch, “Hey, look at the time! Gotta go open up shop.” She began speed walking down the sidewalk, “If you find a reason to smile today, let me know.” She called back. “Very funny.” Vylad grumbled. 

  Vylad continued down a different street to get to his errand that Clover tasked him with doing. He stepped out of an elevator on the top floor of a building that he couldn’t pronounce the name of even if he tried. Some intricate clothing brand. He felt a sense of deja vu with it. 

  “Hello?” He called out through the studio. Under his breath he complained about if no one was even there until, an accented voice returned. “One moment please.” A minute passed and a macaron nymph walked out of one of the attached rooms. She wore a chic white top, brown pants, and a matching brown beret. Her heels clacked against the tiled floor as she came over. “Hello! Is there anything I can help you with?” She offered. “Yeah-uh-I’m looking for a Cheri Baring.” The young woman nodded, “Yes, I am she. What can I do for you?” “I need to pick up some outfits for something.” He replied. A moment of silence passed before Cheri finally asked, “Who are you exactly?”

  “I’m Vylad.”

  “…”

  “I’m Lyrica’s assistant.”

 In a flash Cheri became embarrassed, her face flushed pink. “Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry. Please forgive me, I was just so surprised. Since you are…” “Not what you expected?” “A boy!” Vylad waved her off, “It’s fine, just, where are these outfits?” He asked. “Right her, follow me!” Cheri led him into the room she was just in. Upon entering, there was racks upon racks of various outfits and clothing pieces. 

  “Voilà!” Cheri spread out her arms to show off everything. She walked over to one rack and grabbed a couple hangers, the clothes are in bags so they had to be for something important. “Wow…there’s a rainbow in this room.” Vylad quietly marveled at everything until his phone began buzzing. 

  Sure enough, Clover was calling him. “Hello.” “Vylad, hi! Are you at the studio?” She asked. “Uh, yeah. I’m here with Cheri.” “Bonjour!” Vylad could hear Clover exhale with relief on the other line. “Oh good you haven’t left. So yeah, uhm, something came up and Lyrica isn’t home.” “So…when is she getting back?” “I’m in my way to get her now. But it’ll be a little bit so why don’t you two grab some lunch? Leave a tab and I’ll pay for it.” Vylad and Cheri looked between each other and at the phone. “Okay but is everything alri-“ “I’ll explain later.” Clover cut Cheri off. “Bye for now!” And the call hung up. “Sweet, free food.” Cheri giggled at his lack of energy.

  They went to a small diner that Vylad knew would have good food and wouldn’t be too busy. They didn’t really talk much as they ate until Cheri asked, “How did you end up as Lyrica’s assistant?” “I got hired.” Vylad replied in his usual flat tone. Cheri curtly nodded and it fell silent again. But, not a comfortable silence. Vylad quickly picked up on this, “There weren’t a lot of requirements, apparently I’m weirdly good at this type of stuff. The money is also a plus.” He spoke up. “I see.” Cheri followed along. “What about you?” He asked. “I got hired.” Cheri smirked at her answer. Vylad let out a small chuckle, “Alright, smartass.” Cheri giggled, “You had it coming. But to answer your question-“ Cheri was cut off by Vylad’s phone buzzing again. Once again, it’s Clover.

  “Yes Clover?” He returned to his usual tone. “Hello! Are you two enjoying lunch?” Clover wondered. “Very much, thank you.” Cheri replied. “Wonderful! Good news, I have Lyrica and we should be back at her suite in the next 10-15 minutes.” Vylad nodded despite her not being able to see it, “Cool. We’ll see you there.” He turned to Cheri, “Let’s get going then.” He led the way outside. Cheri nodded, “Indeed! Plus we need to catch cab.” Vylad groaned at that realization of having to catch a cab during rush hour in Sourbite City.

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The Heartless

It had been 20 minutes since closing, but the young woman was still sitting on one of the stools at the bar. 

“You want somethin’ to drink?” Theon asked, wiping the counter down. Lyrica startled, her twiddling thumbs stilling. “Oh, no thank you. I’m really sorry, I didn’t expect to be here this late.”

The chimera waved her off. “I don’t mind. Besides, this is early compared to how late I usually work anyway.”

The door burst open, Clover in its wake. The normally composed cakeling was in a tizzy, apologizing profusely, “Hi, hi! I’m here! I am so sorry, Lyrica.”

“No, it’s totally okay! Promise! But… what happened?”

Clover sank onto the stool next to the younger woman, telling her everything that had happened on her failed date. From the guy ditching her, her phone dying and the restaurant staff having to call a cab for her, and her only having enough money to make it to Heartless, the very bar they were sitting in now.

Theon, having been silently listening to the story, slid a drink to her. She tried to decline but he insisted. “I want to, and you could really use it. Take it.”

She thanked him, taking a swig from the glass. “I’m just about done here too,” he started, “you need a ride? We do it all the time for some of our more… well known customers.”

Clover held up a finger, pointing at Theon. “I have just one question for you.”

He raised an eyebrow. “What?”

“Why aren’t more men like you?” She said it casually, draining her glass in one motion while he flushed red.

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Paparazzi

There was a calm breeze as the birds chirped. A young woman with light purple hair scrolled mindlessly on her phone as she waited. A buzz rang throughout the room before a voice started speaking on the intercom, “Miss Lyrica, there is a mister ‘Vylad Moore’ here to see you.” The young woman got up from her seat, “Sweet, he’s my new assistant. Send him up!”

“Right away.”

A few minutes later the elevator dinged, signaling that someone had come up. When the doors opened, out stepped a licorice demon. “Hey, sorry I’m late. I had to push through a sea of pixies just to get to the door.” He spoke in a monotonous voice, fed up with the whole situation. Lyrica held out her hand for a handshake that wasn’t returned.

 “Don’t worry about it. You have no idea how happy I am that you decided to take the job. I’ve been a mess ever since my last assistant quit.” Even though Vylad hasn’t been the warmest person, Lyrica’s voice still held peppiness. Vylad took a sip of his coffee that he got on the way to the building before he asked a question. “About that, you never told me why he quit.” 

Lyrica’s face shifted and her ears pinned back, “Oh, right. Well you see-”  Her sentence cut off, the two of them turned back to see a group of pixies taking various photos of them through the large window. The bright camera lights made Vylad screw his eyes shut. The radio station changed to a talk show, and he grimaced.

“Today on Starlight! Does DJ Lyrica Brandt have another new man? Some claim it’s strictly professional. But we aren’t so sure. I mean, just look at that chemistry!”

Lyrica quickly checked her phone and started awkwardly laughing as she saw the pictures the pixies had taken were already online in articles. Vylad heaved a sigh, “Got it…”

“Sorry…” Lyrica mouthed.

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High School

  Lyrica and Fallon were childhood friends from Confectia and they ended up going to high school together. Fallon had a hard time adjusting due to his timid nature, so he often stayed glued to Lyrica who was always outgoing. Eventually, Fallon was able to get more confidence and make friends of his own. Him and Lyrica would still hang out a lot but they both had their own friend groups. Unfortunately, Fallon’s group was often bullied by a group of students who would use their special abilities to threaten, scare, or even harm other students (which was obviously against the rules). One of these bullies was Devon. Lyrica knew that some students were getting picked on but she didn’t know it was Fallon’s group of friends specifically since he never spoke up about it. He thought that she had helped him enough and didn’t want to worry her. 

  Devon had a lot of anger issues back in high school which lead to him falling in with a bad crowd. He and a few other students were “recruited” by the bullies because they had abilities that could easily intimidate others. Eventually, Devon started to feel bad for what he had done to others and decided to confront the “leader” of the group. All that led to was Devon getting beaten up and being told “Never do that again, or you’ll be sorry.” After the incident, Lyrica found him and brought him to the nurse. Devon never told Lyrica exactly what happened because he didn’t want anyone else involved. He also never really hung out with her after that, they would pass each other in the halls and exchange some words, but nothing more. He refused to give her his real name and told her that his white hair was natural (since all the bullies bleached their hair white) for fear she might think poorly of him if she found out  what he had done. 

  Lyrica, as nice as she is, can be oblivious. Especially if she’s busy with a hobby like her music. So, once Fallon realized that Devon was befriending her, he wasn’t having any of it. He knew what kind of Devon truly was and didn’t want him anywhere near his friend. To keep Lyrica away from him, Fallon came up with a plan to make sure she saw what kind of person Devon really was. The plan was a success and Lyrica never spoke to him again. 

  After the bullies graduated the school became a lot safer and more peaceful. Lyrica and Fallon spent more time than ever together. But, when Lyrica got scouted for her music she became too busy for much of anything and Fallon grew bitter at being neglected. So, he perused his hobbies and the family business and pushed his old friend to the back of his mind. 

  It wasn’t until after graduation when Lyrica was sitting in the garage of some band that seemed to spring up out of nowhere and talking to the keyboard player when the keyboard player brought up something her bandmate told her that he dealt with in high school and that’s when everything clicked for Lyrica. It wasn’t Devon’s fault, it was Fallon’s plan all along.