bfhelwhb @peapod20001 here’s the posseee XD As size reference, these babies are short with Guffie, the tallest, being 4 ft 2 in. GiGi is 2ft. Babies.
Ok this will be long to explain. oof. Here’s the backstory explanation: Link. Now… here’s the descriptions!
Guffie: Big and radiating dumb energy. Rodeo-clown. The clumsiest of the bunch but also the hardiest so it’s ok. The youngest, along with Ahem (one of the last created). Their owner was a little boy who treated him well, even going as far as calling them his brother. But he got sick. He didn’t recover. His parents threw Guffie out out of grief, taking them to a park and leaving them behind (oof, Jesse from Toy Story 2 flashbacks here lol). Guffie was scared, and thought for sure they would come back so they waited. And waited. Never seeing them again. Then they found the other clowns, and they convinced them to join. Guffie still holds hope that their owner’s parents will find them, and the clowns let them keep that fantasy. They all know the truth, though.
Phooey: Jester. The first one made after the original 22. They are shy and easily frightened. They had the hardest past. Their owner was a sadistic person who purchased them for the sole purpose of causing pain. They lived in terror for years before finally getting the guts to run away. They still have nightmares, and heavily fear running into their owner one day. So they wear a pathetic disguise in the form of a paper taped to their face.
Laugher: The oldest, being one of the original 22 along with GiGi. Has always had a drier sense of humor than the others. Was the hardest to sell out of the original bunch because of it, and once they finally got a home… it was great! After being looked over so many times, they finally felt seen. And loved, and appreciated. It was great! Until the father and sole-provider of the family got laid off. They needed money…. and clowns sell well. Laugher had forgotten they were only an item. They were sold. And after struggling with the new family, they were sold again. And again. And again. Ten homes, with the eleventh being an old man with a love of collecting toys. He wasn’t long for the world. As soon as he died, Laugher was done with giving humans a try. They left before people noticed the old man’s death, and became the clown that started the posse. They found Gigi. Then Phooey. Then Guffie And finally, Ahem. They are everyone’s caretaker, their leader, and they do their job with love and care. They would do anything for them. For their design, I looked at the classic ‘sad clown’ paintings lol. Just a poor, hobo kinda look.
Ahem: Mime lol. They are mute, and expression-ly stunted. Very out of practice with communication skills. This is due to their lack of interaction for years because they were purchased for the sole purpose of being a collectible. Kept in a box, in isolation for a decade. They were starved. A lot of their soul has leaked out because of this, but they were lucky. Once the clown’s price skyrocketed, they were sold and packed. Unfortunately, their box got lost on the transportation and they ended up in a ditch. While out rummaging, Guffie opened up the box and found them. The clowns were horrified at how low their soul was, they couldn’t even move! They made it a priority to feed and keep feeding Ahem with show-after show-after show, dragging them along like a puppet until they gained enough to stand on their own. They still have trouble using their body, and they can’t express themselves very well, but the posse do their best to keep them healthy and alive.
GiGi: A classic lil circus clown. The smallest, and made out of the cuddliest materials. They had the easiest past of them all. They were pampered and adored, bought to be a rich woman’s plaything. They lived happily together for years, but tragedy struck. There was an accident with their transportation while they vacationed somewhere far from their home, and in the confusion, their owner was taken away and they were left behind in the crash. Waking up alone and confused, they could only roam the streets, asking anyone for their owner’s location, with no answers ever given. In their naivety, they were almost picked up by someone shady, but Laugher got to them in time. They’ve stuck to Laugher ever since, and through the years, they have stayed a ray of hope and positivity for better days to come. They truly believe one day they’ll get adopted once more, much to Laugher’s annoyance.
But their situation keeps getting worse instead.
~~ Some footnotes on relationship specifics:
Guffie, Phooey and Ahem are bffs and stick together. Guffie and Phooey met first, and Guffie, as the biggest, became Phooey’s go to shield to hide behind. Guffie doesn’t mind. When Ahem joined, Guffie made it their mission to get Ahem to smile, but their attempts usually go wrong. Phooey has taken to following them, if only to keep Guffie from accidentally shattering the poor Ahem in their clumsiness.
Having been together the longest, Laugher and GiGi are closest. They’ve had their ups and downs, but they always pull through together. *coughs* Laugher even grows a definite and hidden crush on GiGi. They get very frustrated by it. GiGi is oblivious as heck. The other three are blind to it as well, but Ahem will be the first to realize. Good thing Ahem is a good listener and a good confider. They become Laugher’s sole romantic confidant.
