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Harmony has a minion!

Healing the Kaosan




Harmony


The Steamwork Celinox
Owner: Bandercamp

Age: 6 months, 1 week, 1 day

Born: November 14th, 2023

Adopted: 6 months, 5 days ago

Adopted: November 17th, 2023

Statistics


  • Level: 2
     
  • Strength: 7
     
  • Defense: 10
     
  • Speed: 10
     
  • Health: 10
     
  • HP: 10/10
     
  • Intelligence: 0
     
  • Books Read: 0
  • Food Eaten: 0
  • Job: Unemployed



Note: Usually Spruce is my active pet, but I changed to Harmony in celebration of Masquerade.

Harmony is named for a direct reference to Detective Llewellyn Watts, from Murdoch Mysteries, specifically season 17, episode 6 - Dying to be Enlightened. In the episode, Llewellyn attends a retreat where a man called Serigalo basically attempts to help people with their troubles and to align their hearts and minds. The people who attend choose what is called a "seeker" name, which embodies what the person most wants to work on and ultimately get from the retreat. Llewellyn chooses, of course, the name Harmony. This is because he is struggling with how he has to keep his personal life secret (the fact that he is gay) from his working life and Llewellyn very much does not like to lie and so it is really difficult for him. Serigalo says to Llewellyn that we can be our full selves and not necessarily share that with others at all times. Not saying everything can sometimes actually be more helpful. The important thing is that we know and accept ourselves for who we are and that is how we are able to align our hearts and minds. Llewellyn says that he used to think he was lying by not talking about who he is in his professional life, but he learned that some separation could be a benefit.

I personally relate in some ways to what Llewellyn is dealing with. Though in this day and age I am more likely to be able to be open about who I am, I have had times where that wasn't the case, and I also had to reconcile how I handled the situation. In that regard, what Llewellyn learned actually helped me as well.

Harmony was adopted as a Storm Anyu with a different name, which I don't remember, as I suppose I was so clear on what I was going to name them, and I changed quickly, but I had to wait a bit for the species and color change. I wanted to have a Steamwork pet because they are made of parts, and to me, what Llewellyn is going through, it's like balancing the parts of his life, but then when he is able to accept who he is, it goes together, even though the separate parts are still there. I really like the look of the Steamwork Celinox and it just felt like that was the look for what I wanted to convey with Llewellyn's story. The Storm Anyu is facing more away, to me it is like it is retreating from the things it struggles with, but the Steamwork Celinox is facing more front and looking like even if it has to deal with things, it will get through.

Harmony was adopted as genderless, but that was what I wanted. Even though Llewellyn is of course male, it was another consideration for his story, with everything working together, whatever way that might be, Llewellyn having harmony in his life, and reflecting all aspects of that in the pet, and so including gender.

Harmony's minion is also referencing what Llewellyn has been through, in the look and especially the name. Not only in this situation, but many times, Llewellyn has been through so much and has had so much loss in his life, but he keeps going, through all of it. The heart is broken, but it says in the description about it being mended. I named them Healing because their heart is being mended and they are healing, just as Llewellyn was able to heal.

Pet Treasure


Harmony Blob Bunny Doll

Riley Blob Squirrel Doll

Oliver Blob Puppy Doll

Lola Blob Kitty Doll

Madeleine Blob Bat Doll

Pet Friends


Entranced
Steamwork buddy!

Jade
Celinox buddy!