Nautilus “Cafftopus” Nokken

Cafftopus is a major Coronasona owned by Reynie - (ImaginaryThetaSigma).

= History =

Early Life
Nautilus was born in the midst of a November storm in 2002. He rode the waves like a roller coaster for a bit before swimming to the depths of the ocean where he spent the next 14 or so years alone and raising himself.[1 ]

Washing Ashore and the 2020 Apocalypse
When the hollow earth opened up in March, 2016, Nautilus was thrust to the surface of the ocean where there was both a storm and a ship wreck in progress. He was knocked out and washed up off the coast of Maine by the summer home of millionaire and businessman Gillian O’Brian. He was picked up by the Coast Guard and then passed off to the US military. He was put under intense experimentation and assassin training for several years. During that time, he grew a pair of pointed ears to hear lower frequencies of sound and learned to understand both spoken and written English. He escaped government custody in July of 2020 after killing a few guards.[1 ]

Nautilus spent several months in his own, wandering around the human world on his own. They mostly stuck to the shadows because of negative experiences with other humans over the Changeling’s appearance. When they had to be around humans to get food, they wore a beanie over their tentacles and used a pair of steampunk costume goggles they’d turned into glasses to hide their eyes. During this time, they consumed a very large number of books and came across the concept of families, which fascinated them. They also became addicted to caffeine, specifically coffee.[2 ]

Late in 2020, they decided to settle down in a town called Thalasso in rural Pennsylvania. Their second day there, they met Coryphanta Cholla and Eirlys Olsen, who were breaking into Nautilus’s house under the assumption that it had been abandoned. As Nautilus did not have a name at the time, Coryphanta gave the Changeling the name “Caff” because of how much caffeine he consumed. The three worked together to get supplies that day and Nautilus shared with them that they weren’t human, getting a positive and supportive response.[2 ]

Nautilus spent more and more time Coryphanta and their gang of misfits after that, gaining a reputation for pulling dumb pranks, especially on those who insulted the Caravan. Coryphanta and Nautilus had many heart to heart conversations as well, growing very very close and developing nicknames for the other. Nautilus would call Coryphanta “Cactus Cory” (or just “Cory”) while Coryphanta called him “Cafftopus”. Eventually, Nautilus asked Coryphanta for help coming up with his own name and he wound up choosing the name “Nautilus Loki Nokken.”[2 ]

2021 and the Gay Bus
Later, Nautilus received an anonymous invite to a meeting for those who had survived the 2020 apocalypse. Nautilus set off on foot to take part in it. He made it two days away from his home before almost getting run over by Snazzy with the gay bus (currently inhabited only by Simon, Snazzy, and TomatoKid). After a lot of shouting, it was discovered that they were all going to the same place.[2 ] From there, Nautilus became a permanent resident aboard the bus, becoming very good friends with TK and another person who joined up on the bus: Dinotaur.

= Appearance = Nautilus about 5’ 5”, with pale skin and pointy ears. He has shoulder length tentacles for hair he keeps either tied into a ponytail or hidden under a hat. The resting colour for the tentacles is dark blue though that can change. Caff has freckles and purple eyes. At first the “whites” of his eyes were black with snake-sclera for irises, but over time they changed to white. They are almost never seen without a mug of coffee or their glasses, a pair of steampunk-esq goggles he modified into visual aids. Most of the time, the goggles sit perched on his head because he forgot he put them there.

Clothing wise, Nautilus doesn’t really have a clothing style outside of used old clothes that sort of fit. He does have a thing for hoodies and beanies, however, as well as black and white striped undershirts.

= Personality = In terms of personality, Nautilus can best be described in two words: anxious and prankster. This duality shows up throughout the rest of his personality as well, reflecting itself in his either outgoing and excited self or his shy and not very vocal self. The first usually comes out when and if he's comfortable with people and that part will stay out for better or worse for the rest of the time he knows that person. That version of him is cheery and almost never seems to show "negative" emotions. He jokes a lot and pulls/suggests pranks to hide his melancholy feelings. He's goofy and kind of seems a little stupid at times. The second version of him is definitely quieter long shot, almost to the point of not speaking much at all. He seems a lot more like a blank empty slate than a person. He'll read quite a lot and usually sticks to the shadows and the background if he has to interact with people. Neither version is really fully Nautilus, but a part of himself that he'll show but not the full version. He's pretty afraid that if he shows the full range of himself, the people he likes will abandon him again.

= Abilities, Skills, and Powers =


 * Nautilus is able to unconsciously and sub-consciously change his body to adapt and survive in any environment. This adaptation is generally fairly slow and not very pretty or the best at blending in unless Nautilus's insecurities come in to play (i.e. the colour of the whites of his eyes changing from black to white)
 * In addition to adapting his body to survive in different environments, he is also capable of adapting his body to be capable of intaking new foods. This process is painful and often leaves him unable to do much while his body adapts
 * As a result of being part octopus, Nautilus's hair contains chromatophores that change colours depending on his emotional state.
 * Nautilus is a voracious reader capable of reading books faster than most. He is also capable of learning new languages extremely fast.
 * Nautilus is also able to hear noises at higher frequencies than most normal humans
 * The ammount of coffee he consumes in a day while repressing all emotions and having several anxiety disorders while still being able to function is a power in and of itself.
 * He was trained to be an assassin and thus knows an awful lot about how to kill a human in hand to hand combat without a weapon.

= Friends, “Family”, And Other Relationships =

Friends

 * Tomatokid Cheeseman (best friend)
 * Smolleaf (friend/acquaintance)

"Family"
Despite his deep love and fascination with the idea, Nautilus doesn't have much in the way of family, biological or otherwise. He has a few people he'd consider family, but not too many. He also has a kid he adopted with Dinotaur.


 * Coryphanta Cholla (adoptive sibling)
 * Tomatokid (adoptive sibling of sorts?)
 * Tiny (Daughter)
 * Mushy (daughter-in-law)

Other Relationships

 * Dinotaur (queer-platonic partner)
 * Nocue (fellow member of the Caravan of Freaks)
 * Eirlys Olsen (fellow member of the Caravan of Freaks)

= More Info and Trivia =


 * Nautilus's date of birth is November 13, the day of the death of Unus Annus. When we celebrate Nautilus's birth, we mourn the death of a legend.
 * Nautilus was born from these three emoticons: 😨☕🐙
 * Nautilus is Aromantic!
 * He also has ADHD and is autistic

= Sources = [1 ]

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