Claude
🥐 Claude
✨Nickname: Crusty (only Dulce dares)
🧬 Species (Mashup): Croissant + Crab
🗺️ Burro of Origin: Sourcrest
💔 Core Imperfection: Grumpiness
🧠 Personality Traits:
- Blunt
- Irritable
- Surprisingly observant
- Hilariously deadpan
- Deep down, loyal to a fault (but don’t ask him to say it)
🎬 Backstory / Bloop Moment:
It was a dreary afternoon in Oddity Square. The clouds were sulking. The moss at The Soft Spot had been rumbling with minor complaints all morning. No one was talking, but everyone was waiting.
Then, without fanfare bloop.
Claude appeared, face-down in the moss, one claw already mid-snap. He didn’t move for a second. Then, slowly, he lifted his head, glared at the crowd, and grumbled:
“What are you all looking at?”
He had flaky crumbs stuck to his side and a permanent scowl baked right in.
Someone tried to offer him a hug. He side-stepped it with a claw click.
“Nope.”
There was a beat of silence then the unmistakable sound of someone whispering:
“Sourcrest. 100%.”
The breeze agreed.
✨ Superpower (Imperfection as Strength):
Clapback – Claude can snap (verbally or with his claw) so sharply it cuts tension instantly, stops chaos, or resets the vibe. His one-liners are like emotional reset buttons.
😱 Greatest Fear:
Being vulnerable, or worse, wrong in front of other people
👨👩👧 Family (Cousins):
Any crusty pastry or cranky crustacean is fair game
(He claims not to care about cousins but secretly keeps a list)
👯 Best Friend:
Peeko. Claude would never say the word “friend,” but he tolerates Peeko’s hugs and has a secret soft spot for his belly giggles.
🤨 Frenemy / Rival:
Dulce – Her zigzagging unpredictability drives him nuts. Her metaphors don’t track. Her energy is chaos. But he can’t look away and sometimes she makes him laugh when he doesn’t want to.
💖 Likes:
- Rainstorms
- Hot beverages that match his mood
- Reading alone and judging the characters
- Arguing (aka bonding)
- Crust that’s just the right kind of flaky
🙅 Dislikes:
- Forced positivity
- Being called “cute”
- Having to explain his feelings
- Slippery floors
- Emotional group hugs (but he’ll join in eventually… grumbling)
🎭 Public Persona vs. True Self:
Public: Snappy, cold, too-cool-for-this
True Self: Protective, passionate, deeply thoughtful but terrified of being exposed
🎯 Secret Desire:
To be accepted without having to perform niceness
🤏 Known Quirks or Tics:
- Claws snap involuntarily when annoyed
- Raises one eyebrow when suspicious
- Taps out sarcastic little drum rolls with his claw
- Has a tiny, hidden pastry map collection
💬 Catchphrases / Signature Sayings:
- “Ugh.”
- “Don’t get used to this.”
- “I’m not mad. I’m disappointed. And a little mad.”
- “Why is everyone so loud?”
📝 Quote:
“If caring less was an option, I’d still care slightly too much.”