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Roleplay Type: Mane RP

Name: Pin Cushion
Sex: Male
Age: Young Stallion
Species: Unicorn
Eye colour: Sky-blue
Coat: Ash grey. White freckled cheeks, a white muzzle, and white sock only on his forelegs. 
Mane/Tail: Rose Pink in color (#FF66CC), it is naturally curly, though he likes to straighten it and wave it according to his style of the day. More often than not, his mane is seen as a mix of curled and straightened, with his tail kept long, and often naturally curled.
Physique: Long-legged, and a little on the thin side for a stallion his age, Pin Cushion is a petite shorty!
Residence: Canterlot, formerly Manehattan
Occupation: Animal Costume Designer/ Costume and Cosplay Repairs Pony. Runs a small shop in Canterlot called "Pins and Needles and Bears, Oh My!"
Cutie Mark: Red tomato pincushion with three white-headed pins stuck in it.

Unique Traits: Where Pin Cushion lacks luster with use of a sewing machine, this gentlecolt is known to excel dramatically with traditional needle-and-thread sewing!  
Pin Cushion has a knack for matching exact colors to the best of his ability when it comes to the custom designs of each costume he makes and often spends hours and hours finding the perfect fabrics.

He also has an affinity for snakes, cats, and dogs, and can calm and amuse them when others cannot, as he has a deep appreciation for these animals, even if he cannot communicate with them.

 

History:
Pin Cushion was born in Manehattan to a pair of outwardly normal unicorns for the Manehattan. They all put up a front of being as rich and fabulous as those around them but always fell a bit short. In reality, the family was rather poor, struggling month to month to keep their home at all. 

 

Growing up surrounded by the rich and rather snooty would have been a good thing for the poor colt if he weren't so outwardly honest. When the other foals would bring toys and games to show off and play each year, he ended up bringing something out of the ordinary, and out of style with the others delegated to be of a lower class. And it was true. But of course, the colt was always hurt by the realization of the lie he lived and strove to stay as honest as he could be - not knowing how much it would hurt him. 

 

Now his honesty wasn't always seen as honesty by most ponies. In fact, Pin Cushion was often called a liar for his words, and his parents were no exception. His father was always out working to fix some cart or wagon or another, and when his mother was too pre-occupied with her own worries and thought with high-life appearance on a near-peasant budget, she hardly believed any of what her son had to say when it came to "what happened" or any sort of thing that was beyond her comprehensive reach. Out in public, Pin Cushion and his folks would keep to themselves unless addressed, though Pin Cushion was often held quiet so not to cause trouble or spill the beans about their life at home. 

 

Life at home was no merry-go-round, either. They ate simple foods every night often for weeks at a time, and always saved and ate what leftovers they could. Any outings were far and few between, consisting of formal parties and extended family get-togethers. At home, one wrong word, or something not done to satisfaction earned the colt plenty of time spent silently in a corner, or to school with a new set of bruises under his sweaters. Nights were spent lying awake at night in his room, listening to his parents' fight, while Pin-Cushion took comfort in his plush-toys and his stray-born cat, a little dilute tortoiseshell kitten named Kira. His spare time was spent drawing cartoon animals from imagination and using animal photo books and shows as a reference. Sometimes he wrote stories, but more often than not, he would read or perhaps play video games on a handheld system. Outside was very pretty, of course, but the little colt was shunned by others, so he stayed inside with nobody to share it with. 

 

Pin Cushion became a doormat his parents would tread all over as they grew apart. For years he took mind-games and physical blows from his parents, screamed and hit for things that he knew other little colts and fillies would only get a warning for - if anything at all! But he was blinded, of course, for these were the ponies that raised him and told him they loved him, no matter what. 

 

When they divorced, it tore him apart, It was even harder when he was forced to leave the house upon their divorce. Blank-flanked, and barely out of school, the colt was troubled and more than a little lost.

 

He left manehattan for Canterlot instead and found a home with his grandparents. While they'd adored him and loved him. he found himself not always able to appreciate or take their affections in his older age, especially after the damage done before. But despite his anxieties, he returned to art with their support, and he began to find a way of his own. Often, his grandmother would work to tailor and repair clothes or other fabricated items, and Pin Cushion watched. 

 

One day, after practicing and helping his grandmother with any sort of sewing and repairs, the colt had gone out to start a project of his own, creating his first animal costume in time for a convention! There, he wore his animal costume at the convention, as well as a few fictional cosplays he'd scraped together, and got plenty of attention - he felt loved, and a sense of belonging came over him. But still, he had no cutie mark, an odd thing for an older foal who'd finished schooling. But he soon earned it that year! During that same convention, a good few ponies had needed repairs to their costumes, ones that the repair station couldn't properly handle. But Pin Cushion was able to repair them with ease, and soon earned his cutie mark, doing what he loved in making designs come to life with touch-ups and repairs, and even whole new pieces to complete the look and make it picture-perfect!

 

After that, he had gotten more inquiries about his skills needing to be put to use, and worked from his room at his grandparent's house, until he'd gotten enough to make a home and shop for himself, all based on custom costume repairs, animal costume creations, and cosplays of all types. There he stays, a young stallion proud of his work, and striving for complete honesty in it, staying true to the concepts and originals and doing what he can. His shop in Canterlot is known as "Pins and Needles and Bears, Oh My!", and while it's a humble little place, it's kept neat, and he lives and works quite happily there, despite his moody looks (he isn't always grumpy, but he sure can look it even when he doesn't want to0). When a customer comes in and walks away with a new costume, or some fancy upgrades, he always serves them with a smile, having the time of his life.

 

Character Personality: Normally a bit quiet, he keeps to himself and doubts himself in social situations, and is often frightened by older mares and stallions, thinking he cant match up. However, when it comes to arts and costumes, he's a proud colt willing to bend and strengthen with new and old methods alike. He hopes for a set of close friends he can trust and make into his own little 'family', and to find a steady relationship if he can someday, no matter who, as long as they have a good heart and mind.

 

Character Summary: A young unicorn with a ragged past, and little trust for the world around him, Pin Cushion takes things to heart, all with good intention, despite the foul hand he's been dealt in the past. But nopony makes costumes as fantastic as he does, using only the best fabrics and a simple needle-and-thread. He would love a close-knit 'family' of friends (once he makes them!), and maybe a romantic partner to share his time with someday. 

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