Joy
| Name | Joy (formerly Joyce) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Non-binary |
| Pronouns | She/her |
| Species | Deer/dog hybrid angel |
| Coloration | White, black spots |
| Hair/Tail | Black |
| Eyes | Gold |
| Interior | Black |
| World Type | Mundane |
Description
Joy is a 5'6" tall latex anthropomorphic deer/dog hybrid with small wings and a golden halo. Her canine half is clearly dalmatian as she sports black floppy ears and several dark spots along her body, mostly her back and sides. Her deer side shows through with simple golden antlers poking out through her hair, her overall body shape, and her unguiligrade foot-hooves, though the underside of those does seem to have paw-pad markings. Notably, she has two black dots under her right eye. She wears simple round glasses with no temples, and is often seen wearing a glossy apron and little else. A close inspection of her wings and halo would reveal that both are embossed with the name of a local party supply business. Despite this, her wings seem to move as if they were as much a part of her as the rest of her. Her halo floats above her head, and glows faintly. It's been shown to operate under its own physics model, one some might call 'toony'.
Profile
Despite her angelic appearance, Joy is something of a grumpy critter, possibly due to the fact that despite her changes, she's still working retail as if nothing happened. She works as a barista in a small, independent coffee shop, and seems to be quite competent at that job. . She's often struck with flashes of "divine" wisdom, such as knowing the true names and motives of those that order from her. She's also able to fly despite the relatively small wings, and is prone to doing so unintentionally when angry or annoyed. She does generally seem to mean well, but can fly off the handle at odd times. She does not report any actual connection to a deity or a "heaven," and using a pick-up line about angels on her is an excellent way for a customer to end up wearing their coffee order. Despite all her grumpiness, she does generally seem to mean well, but can fly off the handle at times.
Transformation
While deer-dogs aren't particularly common in her world, they're not exactly an unusual sight. As such, Joy, who was called Joyce at the time, was a fairly average critter about town. Then, as now, she worked as a barista, and lived in a flat nearby the cafe. One day, after losing a bet with her co-workers, Joyce was working in an angel costume, complete with wings and halo. While she was working like this, a particularly transformative, but rather unaware of the ways of the mundane world, critter by the name of Snow took a shine to her, first figuratively, then literally.
While Joy hasn't been willing to share exactly how the change happened, it's clear that it was more than a simple transformation. Beyond the wings and halo, her identification and the memories of many around her shifted to match her new nature. To her neighbors, she's always been Joy, a shiny angel. It affected Joy herself, as well - she has been unable to say that her name is "Joyce" ever since - it will always come out as Joy. This is one of the sources of her grumpiness, because she is quite aware of what has happened. That said, she does not regret her change, and says that she rather enjoys "belonging to Snow." Sharp-eyed critters might notice that the cafe has changed since her change as well, to be rather more synthetic in nature. The coffee, however, remains as mid as ever.
