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Name: Sky Ribbon

Gender: Female

Age: Mare

Species: Pegasus

Eye colour: Cherry Red

Character colour: Light Blue

Mane/Tail/Other: Mid-length, in an androgynous style. Deep blue with curling red stripes mixed in.

Physique: About average height, if slightly shorter. Built about average as well.

Residence: Fillydelphia

Occupation: Weather Patrol

Cutie Mark: A white cloud enveloped in a coiling red ribbon.

When she was a younger filly, Sky Ribbon's parents brought her and her brother with them to attend some event in Canterlot. Yet whatever that event was, it wasn't important enough to Sky for her to even remember the details. Rather, her mind was elsewhere that day. This was her first time outside of Cloudsdale, and honestly her first experience with the surface world. She was amazed by how varied and beautiful it was, her eyes grown tired and bored of the same old clouds in Cloudsdale. By the time the day was done, Sky couldn't bear to leave this new, beautiful world behind. Her parents, sympathetic to her pleas, agreed to extend their vacation one more day.

Unable to afford a night in Canterlot, they flew out to a nearby village out in the countryside. It was a small, nearly nameless town, but since it had a bed-and-breakfast, it was just fine for what they were looking for. That night, Sky couldn't sleep. She had too many questions, too much wonder and curiosity about the world. So sometime early in the morning, after her parents had fallen asleep, she snuck out to do a little exploring.

As it turned out, it was lucky she did. That night, a storm was brewing out of lost, stray clouds from around the country. They gathered over the little village and darkened, threatening at least a thunderstorm, if not potentially a twister. As Sky wandered around the fields behind the bed-and-breakfast, she heard the thunder from this system, and spotted the clouds against the moonlight. Her parents were asleep, and they had been the only pegasi Sky had seen since they left Canterlot. On a wild leap of faith and using what she had learned at flight camp, Sky flew up towards those clouds and tried to push them out of the way. A few separated here and there, and more tried to join the mass; Sky, desperate to 'save' this little village, wrangled each one she saw up into a solid 'herd'. The more she gathered, the easier it got, as she became more and more confident. Soon, the mass of dark clouds was well and away from the village. Better still, it had stopped swirling so violently, and now just had rain left to let loose. As Sky flew back, the clouds began to gradually disperse, spreading across the fields as their rain began.

Back at the bed-and-breakfast, Sky found her parents and brother waiting, worried sick, along with the owner of the place. Soon behind her, the rain clouds drifted in their direction, drizzling all over the village. Sky was distraught; she thought she had failed. But the owner of the bed-and-breakfast was overjoyed. This rain marked the end of a two month drought for the village and its farmers.

Meanwhile, Sky's parents were just happy to see her back in one piece. She was a hero, they told her. Of course, between the long day and the panic, Sky passed out before they could show her she had earned her cutie mark. They decided that could wait until morning.

Unique Traits: As a result of her nature-obsessive phase, Sky taught herself to act more 'natural', or like a wild animal. She's shaken most of these habits, but some still stick around. In general, she has more animalistic habits than the average pony. A lot of these are still done by other ponies, such as snorting when annoyed, flicking her tail on a hot day or around flies, or rolling around in the grass to scratch an itch. Sky Ribbon just happens to fall back on these a lot more often than 'normal'.

History: When Sky was young, she wasn't particularly social. In kindergarten, she barely talked to anypony else and didn't even try to make any friends. She was content to play by herself, using her imagination. Concerned, her parents, All Star and Cotton Wind, wanted to help Sky make some sort of new friends; thus, along with other contributing factors, they adopted Criss Cross, her new brother. While he wasn't particularly outgoing, he helped Sky see what was wrong with being so antisocial, and started playing a lot more with others. Through that, her new brother, in turn, saw that he'd be better off if he at least tried to talk to other ponies.

As Sky grew up, she became a bit more social and active, but never particularly so. She made a few friends here and there, and otherwise went along with the crowds, but she wasn't that good of 'friends' with many of the ponies in school. She got bored easily, and had this nagging feeling that most of the things the other ponies were so concerned about didn't matter so much in the big picture.

While this was all going on, she had something of a daily adventure to look forward to outside of school. Her father kept pushing her and Criss to try for sports teams both in school and out, though neither of them were ever that good. Criss managed to settle for little-league baseball until he was nearing adulthood, while Sky ended up giving basketball a shot. Between the two of them, they scored about 5 points for all of their respective teams combined over their whole 'careers'. Around when Criss quit his little-league, Sky confronted their father, asking to drop basketball to focus on flight practice. All Star would've been much more dissappointed, but Drizzle Drip, his youngest daughter and Sky Ribbon's baby sister, was already showing signs of a better potential athlete even at such a young age.

After she got her cutie mark, Sky started having trouble focusing in school. She kept longing for the surface world, to go exploring out in the natural beauty. Who cared about math or history? Now that she really understood what was out there, she wanted to go on an adventure just like in old stories and books. Similarly, now she knew for sure that the other students were crazy, worrying about relationships and grades and all that.

Once her grades dropped from B's to D's and F's in just one semester, Sky's parents put their hooves down. On one hand, Criss was paid to tutor his sister back into shape, though that wasn't exactly the problem and served mostly as a hang-out time for the two. But on the other, both of Sky's parents talked her out of such thoughts. They worked to make sure she knew that she should appreciate her youth while she has it. It was her father that really got to her, however; he basically told her that it was fine to dream, and to dream big, but she had to make sure she didn't forget what was happening right now either.

From there, she got right back into things. She had to make new friends from scratch, but it wasn't so bad. With Criss to help her, she made it through that year and the rest of grade school without too much of a hitch. Another month or two of specialized flight training later, and she was ready to assume weather patrol duty. Her and Criss Cross left home within a few months of each other, first her and then her brother. They both visit their parents and little sister every now and then, but otherwise they're now on their own.

Character Summary:

=. What are some of her worst traits? Be general.

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She is highly impatient and a bit impulsive. She can be a bit lazy and slow to start on tasks, and is often caught daydreaming. As a result, she is a bit absent-minded, and not always the most coordinated. Long-term tasks tend to discourage her.

=. What are some of her best traits? Be general.

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Once she gets started on something, she sees it through to its end so long as that end is in sight. While her brother is better at coming up with solutions in general, she has learned a bit from him. Mixed with a sense of creativity, she can think outside the box to solve problems more often than not. When focused, she can be considerably more coordinated, both physically and mentally. At times, she can be rather optimistic.

=. What does she want to do/What is her dream?

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While somewhat vague, Sky wants to have an adventure. She doesn't know what kind or even where to begin, but she wants to get out and see the world somehow, both up close and from the skies.

=. What sort of habits does she have?

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As a leftover from her 'all-natural' phase in high school, she has some more 'animalistic' habits, or at least some more than noticeable on most ponies (growling, scratching her ear or shaking dry like a dog, walking off paved roads, etc.). She also tends to fly with at least one outstretched forehoof in front of her. Rather than intending on looking like a superhero or something, this is out of habit from her job and all of the cloud-pushing it requires.

=. What does she do when she's bored?

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When bored, Sky tends to flap her wings in place or daydream, or sometimes both. She'll imagine she's somewhere else, flying freely in the clouds. At least until she actually lifts off; the sense of leaving the ground usually snaps her out of it.

=. What does she do as a hobby/hobbies?

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While not exactly the best at it, she loves to sing or whistle, especially along with music. Sometimes even dance. Other than that, she likes to go for a walk or a 'flight' out in nature every now and then. She likes to play indoor, quieter games more than sports, much to her father's disappointment.

=. What are her fears?

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Sky isn't particularly afraid of much, though some things just get to her. In particular, she's extremely uncomfortable around bugs, doubly so if they're on her, and she is terrified by snakes. She does't have any particularly unusual fears.

=. What irritates her?

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She absolutely can't stand just waiting for something or somepony. She'd rather do something, even if its just to take a walk in the hallway. She's also fairly annoyed by the stubborn or uncooperative, after how she was raised. She can't understand why someone would work against the common good, though sometimes she jumps to conclusions in this regard.

=. What else besides the obvious interests her?

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She likes to read about magic or see it in action, both form unicorns and pure stage magic. She has a particular interest (with regards to actual, unicorn magic) in illusions and mind trickery. This has led to her growing fond of reading certain horror books, or at least starting them.

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My first and foremost recommendation is you shrink that image, or at least stick it behind a [spoiler ] tag.

I tried to reduce the image size in the original post by dragging the corner marker in, but every time I try that it doesn't take when I hit save. Is there some trick to this, or do I just have to reduce the image size manually before linking to it?

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