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Simon:
- Regresses between the ages of 0-4, though usually stays between the ages of 1-3.
- Very 'eepy lil guy... Loves his naps. Bonus points if he's sleeping on top of his caregiver.
- Protection is a must, even on the older end of his headspace.
- Emotional lil dude. He'll cry over every little thing, no matter how small. I think it's all of his unprocessed trauma and emotions from when he's Ghost. Lil Simon just doesn't understand all that, though, so he struggles a good deal when he's small.
- Lots of stims! His favourites are flapping his hands, poking at the nearest person/object, bouncing, or rocking.
- Nonverbal. Communicates mostly using grunts, baby sign language, or pointing. He relies heavily on others to understand what he needs.
- His favourite caregiver is his Bubba, Johnny. Lots of mischief and shenanigans ensue.
- Best part of his day is when he gets his bottle before bed/naps. Simon likes them warm with just a dash of honey. Give him that, and he's out like a light.
- Poor babe is clingy as hell. Always has to have some form of physical contact with who ever is watching him that day, or else he'll cry for hours.
Johnny:
- Regresses between 2-5, and believe me when I say he's a menace. Johnny's the definition of "Terrible Two's."
- Unlike Simon, Johnny despises nap time, with a passion. Will do anything in his power to avoid taking a nap, though he'll usually tire himself out from causing a ruckus and fall asleep in some random location.
- Definitely needs protection. He's 100% ADHD and will end up hyper-fixating on his toys/coloring, almost always having an accident.
- Likes to think he's tough, but will totally bawl his eyes out if he gets hurt, just for the extra cuddles and attention.
- Johnny's favourite stim is spinning in circles and making little noises.
- Johnny's Scottish accent gets thicker when he's regressed, so he's got a tablet, as well as communication cards for when he is little.
- His favourite caregiver is his Si, or "Boo." Simon lets him get away with a lot, simply due to Johnny being good at being adorable.
- The best part of his day is bath time, as he'll end up giving his caregiver a bath simply due to how much water he'll splash on them in the process of bathing him.
- Attention whore. He loves being the center of his caregiver's attention and loves pulling pranks on whoever is doomed to watch him if Ghost isn't available.
Kyle:
- Kyle regresses between the ages of 4-7, and definitely takes his role as "Big Brother" very seriously.
- Doesn't usually take naps, unless he's four or five. Otherwise, he'll assist the caregivers in putting his lil brothers to sleep.
- Doesn't require protection like the other little ones.
- Kyle is somewhat emotional, but nowhere nearly as much as Simon. He usually bottles up all his emotions while he's regressed and will blow up over something seemingly small a few hours later.
- He likes to stim via scribbling all over his caregiver's paper work. He's gotten in trouble countless times for this.
- Will verbally shut down when he's overwhelmed, so he's got communication cards to help him out.
- Definitely Price's boy. Sure, the others are great, but Price? You don't have to ask him twice.
- The best part of Kyle's day is cuddling with Price before bed. Between the smell of tobacco, cologne, and gunpowder, as well as Price's warmth, lil Kyle is out faster than Price can say goodnight to him.
- Very protective of his toy cars. He doesn't let Johnny play with them, since they'll end up covered in slobber or broken.
Gary:
- Regresses between the ages of 0-2. Such a small lil babe.
- Similarly to Simon, Gary is such a sleepy lil guy. He'll cuddle up to Simon and the two will sleep the entire if you let them. Very fussy if he's woken up before two hours have passed.
- Gary needs protection. No arguments there, he's such a small lil dude.
- Very weepy baby. Doesn't understand all Roach's big feelings, so he spends a lot of time crying. Calms down the second someone holds him though.
- Loves stimming with Simon. Hand flapping, bouncing, and rocking usually do the trick for him. Gary also loves making little animal noises.
- Nonverbal, even when he's little. Much like Johnny, he's got a tablet with pictures instead of words since he's younger.
- Gary loves both his caregivers equally. Kyle and Price take very good care of their baby bug.
- Little Gary loves rainy days more than anything because rain means mud. He'll spend hours rolling in the mud and building mud pies. His caregivers hate giving him baths after, though...
- Relatively independent for such a small bug. He doesn't require too much affection, but does enjoy being held when he's particularly little.
Phillip:
- Regresses between the ages of 5-8.
- Insists he doesn’t need naps, because he’s a big boy.
- Phillip does not need protection.
- Lots of tantrums. Phil’s got anger issues… Early bedtime? Tantrum. Time for a bath after playing in the mud? He’ll scream his lungs out.
- Lil dude insists he doesn’t need to stim… But he’ll rock back and forth, as well as hum and whistle when he thinks nobody’s paying attention.
- Phillip struggles with communication when it comes to emotions, and has feelings cards that he can refer to when he’s really struggling.
- Poor Phil was terrified of letting Shepherd find out he was a Little, often crying himself to sleep at night until Price took him in. Now, he’s very happy with his Mama (Price) and doesn’t worry about hiding his regression.
- Phil will spend literal hours out in the woods behind base, catching and releasing bugs, climbing trees, and exploring everywhere he can see. Big tears when Mama tells him to come inside, though.
- He won’t admit that he likes affection outright, but he loves it when his Price holds him and rocks him to sleep after nightmares.
Rudy:
- Rudy regresses between the ages of 3-6, depending on how much he’s bottled up and how stressful recent missions have been.
- Absolutely loves taking naps with Alejandro.
- Rodolfo definitely needs protection when he’s feeling 3-4, but needs protection at night at all times when he’s regressed.
- Rudy is a very sassy little one, usually matching Alejandro’s heat even though he’s extremely small. He also struggles with his bottled-up emotions from when he was big, but that’s for Alejandro to deal with. :)
- Little stims. Like tapping his fingers on whatever surface he’s in front of, or repeating words to himself.
- Little Rodolfo struggles with communicating when something is bothering him, often letting it get to the point of overstimulation until finally breaking down in his Papi’s lap.
- Rudy doesn’t trust anyone but Alejandro with his Little side, as he’s scared he’ll be ridiculed or abused for being a Little, but he trusts his Papi with his life.
- He loves drawing pictures for Alejandro. He’ll spend hours painstakingly drawing in the tiniest of details, making sure his drawing is perfect. Alejandro’s walls are covered in pictures from his baby.
- Rudy loves cuddling with his Papi. Alejandro will sit down to read somewhere, only to end up with a lap full of baby a few moments later.
Price:
- Rarely regresses, but when he does, he's between the ages of 2-4.
- John's a fussy little thing when he doesn't get his naps, usually throwing the biggest tantrum known to man if naptime isn't an option.
- Much to his big self's embarrassment, he needs his protection, but is usually pretty vocal about when he needs a change.
- John is a very, very emotional little. In contrast to his usual tough, collected big self, Little John just needs someone to hold him and tell him he's not a monster. He carries a lot of his guilt over into his headspace and struggles with severe self-depreciating thoughts.
- Huge oral fixation, even when he's regressed. Usually can be found sucking on his fingers or his stuffed bear's ear. (His bear's name is Billy)
- He's a very quiet Little, almost too quiet. But, it's not that he's nonverbal, he just doesn't feel like talking.
- Much like Rudy, he doesn't trust people easily with his Little headspace. The first time he slipped, it was in front of Nik and Laswell, and he's been their baby boy since then. Nik is his Baba and Laswell is his Mommy. His boys still don't know, or suspect, that he's a Little.
- John's favourite thing to do is curl up under Laswell's desk while she does paperwork, only to poke at her every three seconds to whine about being bored. Or, when Nikolai will take him to go do "errands" in the helicopter.
- John is a very affectionate little guy. Especially towards Nik. He loves how warm Nikolai usually is, and will flop down on top of him whenever he's given the chance.