CREEK OF THE WOODS

Gender nonconforming (but all genders are welcome to audition!) • Cat

Born in a traveling tribe of cats, Creek of the Woods was gifted with innate magical prowess. They were also the strongest in their litter and lived happily with their tribe. That is, however, until one fateful day: their tribe suffered an attack meant for another tribe, wiping out every single member. 

Creek managed to survive due to their power, but the incident also destroyed their brain–and traumatized them so much–leaving them to be an empty shell of their former self. Now, in order to seek some semblance of what once was, they have become an arsonist… for the cinders of life are the chaos that keeps them from going insane.

Creek of the Woods has a specific speaking style wherein they speak in odd grammar and in third person. They’re very silly, usually very upbeat, loud, confident and have a medium-high pitched voice. Something gremlin, something cryptid, similar to Mangey Tails (Sonic Prime), Zim (Invader Zim), and  Bubble (The Amazing Digital Circus)  but we’re open to other interpretations. Consider pronouncing words in weird and unique ways, not unlike Dexter (Dexter’s Laboratory). Unique accents are very welcome, especially if they’re natural.

Please note that Creek’s “kekekek” is a laugh, it’s a little raspy, and will be very important for their character because they do it very often. It should sound similar to these two clips, but more like a “ghiikikiki”.

Line 1: Creek and Piano are speaking to Hayi, and they’re translating Piano’s dog barks. They’re intentionally mistranslating what Piano is saying to mess with him and Hayi.

Line 2: Hayi, in an effort to gain Creek’s and Piano’s trust, starts talking about Creek’s history. Creek denies everything they say in an uncharacteristically deadpan manner.

Line 3: After their encounter with Hayi, Creek seems dejected for some reason. And quieter, much quieter than they usually are.