Arky is a friendly, inflatable animate raptor pooltoy who just wants to play. Arky is a #Freak. He has a simple view on life and doesn't want anything more than to play all day and meet people who like to play or have fun. He is largely popular and seen as a lovely friend to have, because of his positive energy and the interest he takes in learning about other people, especially since he uses this knowledge to tickle the fancies of others while avoiding anything that they don't like. Although he has Japanese origins, he is obsessed with Western culture and can talk in a variety of languages and accents.

Appearance

Arky has the appearance of a cute, blue raptor with cartoonishly big green eyes. His body is shiny and rubbery, and although he his able to stand and function normally, he has no bones and is able to be stretched or inflated to extreme proportions. His body is relatively short compared to an adult, being 4ft 6" tall. He has a animal-like figure, but with a cartoonish influence on his body. He is apparently gender-ambiguous. He also constantly smells like perfume and occasionally sweats a blue substance that is a detergent. Analysis of Arky with a Geiger counter has resulted in detectable, but non-harmful levels of radiation.

Traits

Arky has been noted to have the following traits: - Outgoing and Playful when around friends and strangers. - Quiet and Timid around people he considers unsafe. - Very strange and fantastical interests. - Obsessed with animated cartoons. - Able to mimic any language or accent from cartoons he watches. - Conflict averse and bottles up negative feelings. - Has a phobia of needles but yet is fascinated with balloons bursting. - He has a fascination with words, and his favorites are "play", "toy" and "balloon". - He is naive and seems to just assume that strangers are always friends until proven otherwise.

Mannerisms

- Arky's normal voice is nasal and he sounds like a young adult male. - However, he is vocally trained and is able to pull of several different accents and sounds like a completely different person when doing so. - When around friends he tends to speak with enthusiasm and energy. - When in uncomfortable company, his responses are curt and sound unhappy. - He often speaks in short, simple sentences.

Motives

- Arky only wants to have fun, and not be made fun of. - Arky somewhat dreams of featuring in a cartoon, even as a voice actor, but doesn't pursue it. - Arky sometimes feels lost and wonders whether it's okay to just chase pleasure in life without a higher goal. However he tends to not think much about it, as he feels like his current situation is something he's happy with.

Hobbies

- Exploring: Arky can regularly be seen roaming around, looking for places of interest and cataloguing them. If there's something that he hasn't seen before, chances are he'll go there. Because of this, he can show up in strange and unexpected places. - Playing with objects: Arky loves toys and has a neatly organized collection at his home. He tends to love curling around spherical objects like beachballs when he goes to sleep. Sometimes he can be seen running in circles around a pole or other strange interactions with every day objects because almost everything seems to interest him. - Inflation: Arky is unusually obsessed with inflatables. He loves balloons, balls, tires, and seeing things inflate or deflate. - Socializing In-Person: Where people go, Arky usually follows, especially when there's his frequent friends around. - Socializing Online: Arky is somewhat of an internet phenomenon, and his naivety makes him a source of cringe but also popularity. Several humans love him, but there are also several humans who are annoyed by his online presence and come up with schemes to harass and get a reaction out of him. Overall, however, his time online is a source of great comfort due to the sheer number of humans who like to play with him online and share his exact interests.