Candy

Description
Candy stands out quite a bit, a cartoon rabbit seeming almost painted onto the world. Standing at 5'2" in height, not counting her ears, the majority of her body is covered in pastel blue fur, fading to snowy white markings. Her eyes are a bright, spirited violet, large and expressive, occasionally obscured by wisps of dark magenta hair. The sweep of that mane cascades down to just between her shoulders, the flow of it notably broken by the foot-plus-long ears perched high on her head, typically perked up and forward. Her short muzzle sports a delicate pink nose-pad and visible buck-teeth peeking from an amused smile.	The white fur markings extend from her cheeks and lower muzzle, down the front of her neck and chest in typical toon-bunny fashion. The pastel blue coloration runs all down her willowy arms, stopping only at the white of the palms of her hand-paws. Her chest rounds out in an exaggerated manner, and though her thick, silken-soft chest fur is enough to keep her modest, her artist's intention is clear. Continuing down, her waist narrows dramatically, though remains slightly more realistic in proportion, actually showing a faint taut roundness to her belly under the fluffy white fur. Hips widen out in womanly fashion, supporting long, lean, well-toned digitigrade legs clearly designed for sprinting and leaping, the blue fur all along them terminating in slipper-like footpads at those cartoonish-large bunny-feet. Out behind her, the tear-drop-shaped, two-toned curl of a tail perks upward over a pert, heart-shaped rump, once again the thick fur covering her form keeping her modest from any angle. Of course, just because she has fur doesn't mean she can get away with going naked. In casual attire at the moment, the bunny has opted for a close-fitting black tank top and a pair of dark violet short shorts that barely begin their way down her legs, dressing light to offer ease and freedom of movement. She goes barefoot, as one would expect, and keeps her accessories minimal, limited to a simple collar of black nylon resting easily about her neck, the silvery dee-ring in front bearing a tag in a familiar bunny-logo shape made of pink-tinted metal.

Powers
- All Transform-based effects are undone by strong, paint-removing solvents, even if they don't necessarily appear 'painted'. Transforms used to create items with powers, or to add to the powers of a character can create no more points worth of power than the AP of that Transform, and cannot circumvent Balance Chart limits. - Slapstick HtH takes the form of any a variety of toonish effects on use - Giant mallet, anvil, joy buzzer, 'here, hold this ticking package...', etc
 * Life Support, Regeneration, Resurrection, and Damage Reduction are all based around the archetypal cartoon character's uncanny resistance to lasting harm and the ravages of time.
 * When moving faster than a light jog, Candy tends to 'hop', a bounding, ground-covering stride equally viable on all fours or upright, equally functional as running and jumping. As a bunny, she can also burrow through the ground, though more slowly.
 * With Shapeshift, Candy can take virtually any shape at all within the allowed size range. She always appears as a cartoon, making it obvious that she's still herself.
 * Typically Candy uses her ears as a fully useful 'third arm'. In theory, any part of her body could be used as that 'third limb'.
 * All the powers in the Artistic MP draw upon Candy's artistic prowess, her nature as a toon, or both, and so require a PS: Artist roll to function, as well as sufficient freedom of movement, typically manipulation of a manifested paintbrush or similar to create the effect, or a dramatic flourish to produce it from hammerspace.

Skills
In the event that made Candy what she is today, a lot of her history became garbled, with only a few strongly meaningful skills standing out. From her life as an art student, she retains training and experience in visual media, augmented and empowered by the power of the magic paints that caused the change. From her existance as a comic character, she retains her wit and charm, and the sheer acrobatic flexibility that made her popular as a dancer. Now that she has struck out into the Real World, she's been gaining a bit of experience in the running of her own club, rather than merely working in one, and seems to be taking to it naturally. The "Strawberry Fields" nightclub can be found Downtown and is open at virtually any hour.

Complications
Distinctive Features - Candy is very obviously a cartoon rabbit, a fact obvious to anyone seeing her, compounded by her pastel blue fur and dark magenta hair making her stand out quite a bit. Fortunately, the reaction is not hugely negative, but it does effectively prevent her from blending in easily. Social Complication: Toony - Though the common reaction to a toon isn't instantly prejudiced or negative, she does face some social difficulties due to it. People often find it difficult to take her seriously, and it's common for those unused to her to have difficulty thinking of her as a person - similar in scale to a Minority complication, but with different connotations. Social Complication: Public ID - Between being the fairly unique creature she is, and her minor internet fame, Candy has opted not to even attempt any sort of serious 'secret identity'. Code Against Killing: Strong - As a toon, Candy is unfamiliar with the concept of permanent death, but the idea is terrifying to her, that something could be truly irreversible. She will not voluntarily kill a person unless there is absolutely no other viable option. Susceptibility to Paint Thinner - Being a living cartoon, Candy is not truly vulnerable to much. Also as a toon, however, she is still made, at least in part, from ink and paint. Contact with paint thinners will damage her per minute of application and can even prevent her from returning to life after fatal injury. Psychological Complication: Lovestruck - She's not easy, she's just drawn that way. Candy's comic self was created with an insatiable amorous nature that persists into the real world, and resisting that hardwired urge takes an effort of willpower she doesn't often have the desire to make.

Character origin
It was a rainy winter evening at the CBSU dormitories, and our then-unheroic art student was laboring over a midterm project, unsuccessfully. The deadline fast approached and he'd had to scrap the piece entirely several times already. Taking a break for some fresh air, he made his way down to the mail room, finding that someone had sent him a care package. He had been expecting one from back home around this time, so he didn't even pause before opening it up. Inside he found about what he'd expected - art supplies, and a note. He always told his folks that proper supplies were stupidly expensive around here, and they obliged by helping keep him stocked from time to time. Finally back in his room, he brough out his new acquisitions - no brand label but on closer examination they seemed to be of very good quality. Well, better to test them out on something that didn't matter before digging into the project again, and so he brought out his reference notes for "Sweet as Candy" the online comic he worked on in his spare time. Sure it was weird, cartoony, and more than a little 'adult', but it had a reasonable number of fans so far maybe he'd do another pinup wallpaper for the holidays. What he didn't know, and only later found out, on actually reading the note, was that the supplies he used were misdelivered, that they were in fact magical paints meant for use in the Magic Department under very controlled conditions. When he finished the image of his primary character, Candy, and replaced the caps on the paints, the horrible miscast 'spell' seized on his fantasies and spiraled out of control in a massive explosion of colorful mess. He awoke changed, seeing the world through painted eyes, the eyes of bouncy bunny Candice Kane. Things haven't been the same since.

Personality
Outwardly, Candy seems to be an affectionate sort with a strong thrill-seeking streak. It's usually very plain to see from her body language at any given moment just how she's feeling, and she is certainly not shy. Additionally, she is a very tactile individual, completely comfortable with hugs of greeting and friendly petting, even from strangers. While this isn't an act, it isn't the whole story. Beneath the surface, the amorous bunny wrestles with deep internal conflicts of identity and self-image. Between her already transformed state, and the malleability of form inherent in her new incarnation, it is unsurprising that she tends to throw herself into things with little regard for her own wellbeing. The superheroing life itself could be seen as an extension and manifestation of this conflict - certainly helping people is good, but being a 'hero' helps to bring additional meaning and definition into her life.

Life History
Candice Kane knows that her name used to be "Will Summers", and that she used to be an art student at CBSU. She knows this because she found an old wallet in the rubble of her dorm room after her transformation into her current state. She has two sets of memories, all mixed together - those of Will, and those of his comic character Candy. Will grew up in a little Midwest US town. He was a fairly unexceptional, if nerdy, kid, and spent much of his time playing video games and surfing the net, as one does. He enjoyed roleplaying, fantasy and scifi, pretty much what would be expected from a socially awkward kid growing up in a technological age. In highschool, he found a passion (and some small talent) for the visual arts. He had an online account where he would upload his drawings, and occasionally did a couple commissions, didn't really get even minor internet-subculture-notoriety until he started drawing "Sweet as Candy", a comic staring an attractive, amorous lagomorph and her risque misadventures in a land populated by other anthropomorphics. Eventually, Will graduated highschool and went on to community college, then transferred CBSU, where the story of Will ended suddenly in a multicolored explosion. Candice Kane, Candy to her friends and more-than-friends, had little background or definition before her comic misadvantures started. By the time of the Accident, she had been established as an outgoing, amorous sort whose attempts to leverage her good looks socially led her into deep (and deeply embarrassing) troubles. Waking up in the Real World after the Accident has given the bunny a clean start, a fresh new direction to take her life in, and a confusing new side of herself that she's still coming to terms with. It's difficult to tell where Candy stops and Will starts, so blended they are in Candy's new mind. Rather than stay and face the music at the destroyed dorm room, she decided to take her new identity and run with it, leaving Will's life behind in favor of following -her- dreams, using the last of Will's savings, grants, and student loan money to put the down payment on "Strawberry Fields" nightclub, which she now owns, operates, and regularly performs at. Finding she's a 'metahuman' by this world's definition, she has taken to hero-ing as a way to 'find herself' while helping others and hopefully gaining popularity.