How'd we get here?
Weird now to think back that a couple years ago my puppet journey was inspired by a character my best friend created entirely from a mushroom trip. That's technically how this all started. It then became very clear that this was my calling, and the only appropriate way through life from this point on is through a puppet universe. Fast forward a little, my alter ego Bratty Batty was created. Now fast forward a little more to see how the concept of OddFiends came to be--
Imagine one day you receive a call confirming an appointment for contractors to come weatherproof your house. They ask that all passageways to windows and doorways are clear for the contractors to access such areas. Say you have a jigsaw puzzle chillin' on a table bolted to the window sill with no room, or proper vessel to transport this to another, safer, location. You now have to live with this poor past decision and hope no one notices your incomplete, naked, vulnerable jigsaw puzzle. What would be your first thought to cross your mind? And what do you think that says about you? Tell us about it in the contact section.
Anyway, that's how it all began. A neurotic episode on how I could cancel this appointment until I could finish this puzzle, knowing damn well I have no time to. All because I was worried that one of these "contractors" is likely some kind of sociopathic maniac that goes around stealing innocent person's jigsaw pieces. It did occur to me that I may be one of the few unfortunate souls who loses sleep at night from these irrational thoughts, but maybe not. It was pretty clear that the idea that someone taking something away from me was crippling. Incomplete. However, with the power of self-awareness and therapy, I may be able to work through this insanity.
It also occurred to me after speaking with many others, not everyone's experience would contain the same worries and anxieties about their hypothetical puzzle pieces. And there's a lot more people feeling incomplete in their lives. Enter OddFiends.
OddFiends was born from the realization that we're all kinda fucked up in our own way. mental health is a universal puzzle we’re all trying to piece together.
Bratty is on a mission to find her missing puzzle piece, tired of living a life filled with expectations of how she should be and who she should surround herself with. She decides to take matters into her own hands and creates her own OddFiends universe, where it's okay to be a little odd and more than a little fiendish. In this world, everyone has their own "missing piece," and through our adventures and stories maybe we can help you find yours, or at least laugh trying.
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