Character profile for my MLP OC.
[Appearance]
Name: Strawberry Swirl
Nicknames: Swirly, Pinky
Sex: Female
Species: Unicorn Pony
Rough Age: Young Adult
Sexuality: Bisexual- prefers stallions by a smidgen but will give mares a chance.
Hometown: Ponyville
Current Residence: Manehatten
Parents: Souffle (Father, Unicorn), BananaBerry Twist (Mother, Unicorn)
Siblings: Mousse (Elder Brother, Unicorn), Shortcake (Younger Sister, Unicorn)
Physique: Slightly shorter than the average pony and slightly chubbier
Coat: White, creamy pink hooves
Mane/Tail: Wavy, creamy pink and white stripes
Eyes: Blue
Cutie Mark: A single pink cupcake with swirly frosting
Accessories: A baby blue bow either in her mane or on her tail; Dark grey horn-rimmed glasses
Special Talent: Decorating cakes, cupcakes and cookies
Likes: Sweets, pastel colors, cats, fun glasses and ribbons, being well-groomed, her career, spending time with her family, taking long walks through the city or countryside, strawberry ice cream.
Hobbies: Baking, decorating her creations, sketching (she isn't very good at it, but she uses her drawings to create designs for cakes), dressing up her cat, Coco, watching the pegasi clear the fluffy clouds from the sky, shopping for accessories or clothes.
Dislikes/Fears: Dark colors, being alone for too long, being inside for long periods of time unless working, large animals (especially dragons!), picky ponies, ponies who diss her desserts before trying them; fears small, dark spaces, and has an irrational fear of coming across a dragon and being unable to outrun it.
Personality: Swirly, much like her profession suggests, is a sweet and kind pony with a cheerful demeanor and desire to win the hearts of many through their stomachs. Her eye for frosting design has earned her many clients and friends both in her hometown of Ponyville and her current residence of Manehatten. She's a sociable pony with most, only becoming shy around overly large or intimidating ponies, mainly stallions or those who seem to be too "upper crust" for common desserts. She tries not to let her shyness get in the way of her work, though, and pushes through situations where she is uncomfortable with a client. She strives for service with a smile, and will rarely be seen frowning unless something is seriously bothering her.
If her coat didn't give it away, Strawberry Swirl is a big fan of the color pink and can be seen shopping for clothes or ribbons of that shade or other pastel colors quite often. Due to her shopping "addiction," she can sometimes lose track of her finances and has acquired a bit of debt. Luckily her sister, Shortcake, will bail her out when needed... and manage the sweet shop the two sisters run in Manehatten. Swirly's far too artsy to manage money well! They make a good team, though, which was why when Swirly wanted to open a bakery and decorating shop, her baby sister was the first one she called.
Swirl loves small animals in addition to baking, and she is quite attached to her Havana Brown kitten, Coco. In general she is a loving pony, but the love is over the top for her cat. She frequents a pet clothing boutique and loves dressing Coco up- even when Coco isn't too pleased about wearing a frilly dress. Swirl backed off after Coco actually scratched her for dressing her up, but she still indulges on occasion, now more mindful of her cat's feelings. She tends to take things too personally, at times, as well, such as when Coco hisses at her for waking her up from a nap. Around other ponies, the trait often shows up as being insulted when somepony doesn't like her desserts. She can act a bit bratty when her feelings have been hurt, but most everypony acts a bit irrational when upset, don't they?
Biography: Strawberry Swirl is the middle child of Souffle and Bananaberry Twist; two unicorn ponies with a passion for desserts. Both Souffle and Twist grew up idolizing the Cake family of Ponyville, going so far as to open up their own dessert catering company after marrying. Swirly inherited her parents' love of baking, and so did her brother, Mousse and sister, Shortcake. The three foals were never without dessert, and all three developed cutie marks relating to sweets and baking.
Swirly's own came about as a filly, when her parents left her and Mousse in charge of the shop while they took Shortcake to the doctor. It just so happened on that day that the young Pound and Pumpkin Cake decided to stop by the shop belonging to their parents' "rivals," and ordered some desserts to take home. Mousse panicked, managing to make two chocolate cupcakes but completely botched the frosting recipe, and time was running out. Swirly took charge, directing her brother to use his magic to make a new batch of frosting and then to let her take care of the rest. Her parents usually used their unicorn magic to decorate the desserts in their shop, but the filly Swirly hadn't gotten a hold of her magic, yet. Copying some designs she'd seen her mother do for children's birthday party cupcakes, she used her hooves to painstakingly create a confetti patterned, frosted cupcake, complete with an artfully placed cherry and sprinkles. It wasn't a masterpiece by any stretch, but for a filly without magic, the cupcakes turned out about as good as they could be. The cake twins were satisfied, at least, it seemed that they were, and Mousse collected their payment, happy that the ordeal was over.
But Swirly wasn't quite done experimenting, yet. They still had ten cupcakes left from their batch and a bunch of frosting. She spent the rest of that afternoon decorating cupcakes of all designs, and by the time her parents came home, she'd decorated the lot. Souffle, impressed at his daughter's handiwork without magic, asked if she'd be willing to take over the decorating part of some of their orders, and Swirly just beamed. It was then that she felt a magical tingling on her flank, and her cutie mark appeared- a pink cupcake in the same shade as her mane, with a beautiful frosting design. Ever since that day, she knew she wanted to be a dessert decorator, keeping in with the family trade of dessert catering.
Once Swirly grew up, however, she knew that Ponyville didn't need another sweet shop, and Mousse was already taking over the family business. Determined to chase her dreams, Swirl bid her parents and brother goodbye, and she and her sister set out for Manehatten. The journey was long, but they made it soon enough, and with the bits they had saved up from their piggy banks growing up, they had enough to buy a small shop and fix it up in the middle of the bustling city. "Strawberry Shortcakes" was born, and soon became one of the most happening dessert cafes in all of Manehatten. By no means Equestria-famous, the little shop run by the two sisters thrived as Manehatten's best kept secret, and continues to do so until this day.
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