PUSS IN BOOTS

FULL BACKSTORY

Past
Danyel grew up as royalty, with 4 other siblings, one of them being his twin Dexter. Because of outside advice given in secret to his parents, related to his ability around luck, Danyel was set to be next in line as king, despite him and Dexter being the youngest. He never knew why, and while excited at first with big plans for the future, the expectations began to set in overtime, leading to anxiety with his older siblings. While he knew his sisters held no grudge, since neither were the oldest, his eldest brother Lyman was harder to read. While he figured it was unlikely for Lyman to hold any grudge, he was always very kind, Danyel could never feel certain whether that kindness was only outwardly or not. Alongside realizations of just how much responsibility a whole kingdom was as he began to reach adulthood, realizing that enacting his teenage plans of fixing the kingdom may be far harder than anticipated, his anxiety began to grow and grow.

During the height of his anxiety, his twin Dexter revealed plans of running away to become a musician instead, dissatisified with being a prince. In the spur of the moment, Danyel chose to go with him, and they left later that week. The two wandered as a duo for awhile, Dexter making them pocket change with street performances, and Danyel getting very into vigilantism, even becoming a small hero in some towns. The two met a possum name Bailey on their journeys, and Bailey and Dexter quickly grew close and eventually got together.

Initially, Bailey would often help with Danyel's vigilante plans, but with another person to care about now, Dexter expressed concern for Danyel's increasing attempts at 'justice', fearing the day that they would eventually mess with the wrong people, that Danyel's luck could only go so far. While Dexter convinced Bailey to drop the heroics, Danyel ignored his concerns and continued, but eventually Dexter's fears came true, and a group that Danyel had attempted to 'robin hood' found their camp and killed Bailey silently in the night, leaving Danyel and Dexter unharmed, but the message clear. Dexter, overtaken by grief, completely shut Danyel out for weeks until eventually snapping at him and leaving Danyel alone, splitting paths.

Without Dexter, Danyel no longer had anyone to care about but himself, and went back to his old ways shortly after, eventually becoming the 'Puss in Boots' he is known for now. Choosing to help people still, in whatever way seems most efficient, manipulative or not, as long as he believes the end result will make up for any misdeeds.

Current
In the present, Puss in Boots simply wanders throughout the galaxy. Being a cat, he can access the parallel easily, making travel much easier for the most part. He still opts to use spaceships at times though, mainly for fun, but he would never admit it as the reason, instead saying it's to keep his 'flying skills sharp'. Upon trying to steal a ship that had seemingly been abandoned (or at least very unguarded), as it had been sitting in the same spot for nearly a month, Puss decided to break in and steal it. His plan had been to wait for an hour, hidden in the ship, to see if anyone returned first (and if they had returned, he could've at least hitched a ride if he stayed hidden). During his 'waiting period' however, another person had the same thought as him, but without the patience. After a rough takeoff, and a little staring from the shadows, Puss determined this couldn't have been the owner and chose to reveal himself. The other hijacker eventually introducing herself as Mary, and begrudgingly let Puss join along with what she was doing.