Backstory

2003-2014

Kori can remember everything about his life before he died.His earliest memories are of his mother - her smile, her scent, her soft brown hair and fluffy ears to match. He remembers her reading him bedtime stories and playing with him, occasionally scolding him when he was in trouble. He can also remember school. He remembers his kindergarten teacher and all the ones after, the other hybrid children he became friends with, school plays and talent shows.The end of 5th grade is when the memories become more traumatic. He remembers being ripped away from his mother at just 11 years old, taken from the breeding and adoption focused facility he grew up in to one designed for research and experimenting. Selection was random, at least they claimed it was. Kori believed he was targeted by an employee who had a grudge against his mother.

2014-2022

The new facility was a completely different world. It was sterile and cold, and the scientists weren’t nearly as nice as the caregivers back home. There was no school which seemed nice at the time, but he now realizes how much of a problem that was. The hybrids were fed well and given things to do, but always in a controlled environment with observers out in the open or watching through cameras. There was never a moment of privacy.Kori spent 9 long years being experimented on. The scientists were looking for ways to make hybrids more aligned with what prospective owners were looking for. Cuter, stronger, more obedient, lower maintenance, whatever the newest innovation needed to be. Some experiments were harsher than others. Kori still has nightmares about some of them.One of Kori's worst memories is how he died. He was about 19 years old, maybe 20. They didn’t celebrate birthdays and everything blurred together after the first few years. He had been put through a particularly painful experiment. They were trying a new type of microchip for tracking, and he was not reacting well to the materials. In hindsight, it was probably an allergy. Annoyed with his screaming and crying, they gave him an extra dose of a sedative. He passed out and never woke up.Maybe it was a miscalculation or miscommunication, or maybe they just wanted him dead.

2022 - Present

Kori now walks the earth as a ghost, either a miracle or terrible luck, he can’t decide. He carries a lot of trauma and a long list of fears - knives, needles, doctors, hospitals, the list goes on.He lives in a small apartment in a building that’s rumored to be haunted (spoiler: he’s haunting it. It entertains him and keeps the rent down). He’s one of the few owner-less hybrids in society, though he wishes he wasn’t. Not only are some people incredibly disrespectful, but he also yearns for the type of care he had before he was taken from home. He makes his money selling faceless nsfw content online. He's not really that famous, but it pays the bills without really working.He has a few friends, but his lack of social skills makes it difficult. He’s even worse when he develops a crush. He doesn’t know what to do besides obsess over them and learn as much as he can about them. Anonymous love letters, following them around, constant texts, all that stuff. His friends tell him he’s being a stalker. He just thinks his devotion scares people away.