Character:ArcoIris

Backstory
Arco likes to keep to himself, but he's not completely antisocial. As the only Scalpel operating within the 9x9 city block area around the Gaslamp Park district of San Isidro, it's his job to keep an eye on things and ensure that those who cross ethical lines are dealt with in a timely manner. He's somewhat inexperienced at actually doing this, but his jurisdiction is a relatively quiet place, so his job never really extended much further beyond intimidation and the occasional "accidental" leak of incriminating information. At least, not until a construction site was mysteriously vandalized in the middle of the night. Soon after, one Tessa Edwards' Modular Housing Unit fell from a crane and exploded. It wasn't long before Arco discovered that the common link in these incidents was a man named Gavin Strong. Suspecting an insurance fraud scheme, he began an investigation, and before he knew it, suddenly his quiet, unassuming life wasn't so quiet anymore.

It is assumed that Arco is one of the Descendants, as he has no resurrection date and seems to be aware of things which happened in the Old Real that have not yet been revealed by Reruns.

In the New Real
Arco doesn't like working with other Scalpels, who either take their job way too seriously or are conversely too eager to make friends. Instead, he enlists the services of numerous custom-made AI assistants that he somewhat jokingly calls "The Adorimals".

The Adorimals
The Adorimals resemble various types of woodland animals and household pets, but are all based on roughly the same body plan, standing roughly one foot tall with only slight differences in height, weight, and physical features. They are designed for stealth, infiltration and information gathering with only minimal focus on combat, but are still capable of holding their own against targets many times their size in emergency situations, especially when working in teams. Arco designed them to be small and cute to make people drop their guard and/or be unwilling to attack them. He also designed each of them to have a unique coloration to their fur, partially to tell them apart in the field at a glance, but mostly out of his own fascination with the symbolism of color theory. In his own words, they're "a work of art that deserves to be seen in action... even if it's just by me".


 * Series Zero are the first set of Adorimals, exclusively used by Arco himself.
 * Torch the Fox
 * Has the ability to emit a small, but extremely hot flame from his mouth, which can melt through steel and ignite flammable materials almost instantaneously.
 * Peep the Squirrel
 * Has the ability to run and jump with superhuman speed and agility, along with small size to squeeze through holes.
 * Boost the Lynx
 * Has the ability to emit electricity from her extremities, which can charge batteries and power machinery temporarily.
 * Spice the Sheep
 * Has the ability to sense what kinds of plants are in an area, along with encyclopedic knowledge of their uses.
 * Drizzle the Otter
 * Has the ability to produce large quantities of fresh water from her mouth, along with being excellent at swimming and holding her breath.
 * Echo the Bat
 * Has the ability to "record" and "replay" anything she hears, in addition to flight, excellent hearing, and the ability to hang upside-down.
 * Gag the Skunk
 * Has the ability to produce a foul-smelling gas from under her tail, or create gelatinous bombs that release a cloud of it on impact.
 * Muddle the Pig
 * Has the ability to "digest" inorganic materials, then rearrange their atomic structure to regurgitate them as a different material.
 * Hush the Raccoon
 * Has the ability to move silently and see through objects, such as lock mechanisms, within a short radius.

Fanonity
If the canon of the New Real setting is Wikipedia, the fanon is the entirety of the internet, so...

ArcoIris is the property of J.D. Lehn and is used with permission in the New Real and as part of both the official canon and the community fanon.

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