[hider=Riley the Human][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/mmwi6hW.jpg[/img]


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AGE: 22

SPECIES 
Adopted Spawn of Lovecraftian Horror But Is Actually a Human Woman

GENDER
Female 
She/Her

SEXUAL ORIENTATION 
Honestly she's not even sure where to start. If her dad approves, she probably doesn't like them. For the sake of argument and the off chance that a monster might even find her desirable, she'll go with 'open minded'. 

APPEARANCE
Though she no longer needs them thanks to her coming to terms with her skillset and unique 'ability', Riley has little adhesive strips on some fingers. She used to be far worse with a knife and now she mostly sees it as a fun little accessory. She's fairly tall for a human woman (which is probably short compared to some monsters) at a rather tight 5'10". Her sense of style is...mismatched. She likes the color green and often wears clothes that don't match well with it, like orange. 

She likes sneakers, not just because she's on her feet all day but because it is something that helps her keep her identity as a human amongst monsters. Riley has a little collection and wears a different pair every day. Her hair is presently short, but she used to specifically style it the opposite of what her dad said looked good on her. Even humans raised by monsters have that rebellious streak. 

OCCUPATION 
Chef at the Morning Star Cafe, aided by her trusty tools Knife and Pan. She tends to handle the more sweet side of things but helps out with the savory just as well. 

HOW
She was born there. Well, not really. It's a long story. But she's lived there for most of her life and as far as she knows she was born there. 

PERSONALITY
Riley tends to be a bit easy to rile up (or [i]Riley[/i] up as Knife called it once) but she knows when to dial it back and when to calm down; it's just that she's passionate about very specific things and her handling of criticism is, at worst, bad. She still sometimes feels out of place despite being normalized to things other, regular humans might fear and hate. While Riley has no delusions of being some kind of mediator between the two worlds, she knows that if it came down to it she isn't sure the monsters of Foxbridge would truly think of her as their own. This is part of why she can be a bit hesitant to get more than just friendly with others and why she doesn't tend to work front of house at the Cafe. 

Though she had her rebellious phase, the one monster she does think highly of is her adoptive father, [color=gray][i]Uyl'leoth, The Speaker at the Gates of Worlds[/i][/color], because he quite literally saved her life at seemingly no real benefit to himself. It's because of him that Riley knows as much as she does about Foxbridge and the makeup of its denizens, almost too much if you were to ask her. 

Despite the circumstances of her life, Riley is generally a fairly optimistic, if a bit wistful towards something she doesn't know and can't explain. And her awkward human sense of humor is...totally on brand. 

SMALL BIO 
Riley wasn't born in Foxbridge but she's been there for as long as she can remember. Her birth parents belonged to a cult and truly believed in the worship of the elder gods they held rituals for. When Riley was born and barely aware, her parents put her forth as a sacrifice for the gods with only brief hesitation. They loved their deities more than their own flesh and blood, it seemed. Offered as a gift for the gods, said god, [color=gray][i]Uyl'leoth, The Speaker at the Gates of Worlds[/i][/color], accepted the gift and took the child as his own. Riley was 'sacrificed' and the cult got to meet one of the gods they worshiped. It was truly a win-win for everyone other than, perhaps, Riley's parents. 

Growing up as the child of an elder god was...interesting, to say the least. She had no frame of reference for what was 'normal' for a human and just assumed she was a 'late bloomer' compared to the more interesting and outrageous monsters and aliens she encountered. It never occurred to her until she was a precocious teen that [i]she[/i] was the alien. That caused her to have a strange teenage stretch and crisis before she accepted her life as it was. The Morning Star Cafe had been something of a sanctuary for Riley since they served her regardless and that feeling of sanctuary was why she sought employment there as a way to give back to the place that helped her come to terms with her identity. 

Plus she didn't want to be like her dad and be a teacher. 

Riley started as a waiter but one day had to fill in and help out with the cooking. Her first time in the kitchen as a chef was a strange one because the knife spoke to her. And so did the frying pan. Riley dropped both in shock and got reprimanded for making a mess; telling others that the tools talked to her was met with laughter but she swore it was true. Because it was. Riley quickly rose in skill as the chef thanks in no small part to the fact that her knife and frying pan speak to her. She's named them Knife and Pan because creativity kind of goes away when faced with talking cutlery. As far as she knows no one else can hear her or they don't choose to talk to others, but her dad ensures her she's not crazy. 

She can't say she has any greater dreams. For now she's content with her position in life...bar the occasional moment of introspection and daydreaming. 

TRIVIA
Her knife and frying pan - Knife and Pan - do speak to her because they are considered [i]tsukumogami[/i] or, tools that have a spirit in them. She likes to think the spirits are those of her birth parents but she keeps that one to herself mostly - she doesn't need people thinking she was crazy or something. It's because of their guidance that she's able to cook as well as she does.[/center][/hider]