Clipped Wings, Fried and Battered -Franklin Reeves

Name: Franklin Reeves

Age: 27

Species: Anthro Ferret

Occupation: Shift manager at Chi-Chi's Burgers

Appearance: Franklin is a chubby anthropomorphic ferret. His fur is a characteristic bright red color, thick and very fluffy, soft to the touch but with a slight coarseness from a lack of care. His face is rounded with soft facial features, and his eyes are a subtle lavender color, usually looking into the distance, dull with disinterest and boredom. His colleagues call it the "resting bored face" or just the "Franklin stare." He has a stocky build with a round belly from a poor diet (mainly off the Chi-Chis menu) and lack of exercise. He's not particularly self-conscious about his extra weight and will often simply fire an insult back if mocked about his girth. His work uniform consists of a white shirt, black pants, and a blue apron with a matching hat with the Chi-Chi's logo.

Personality: Franklin is a bit of a cynic and a smartass. He's bored with his job and often finds himself daydreaming or making sarcastic comments to himself and others throughout his shifts at "Chi-Chi's Burgers". He's snarky and sarcastic, often coming across as outright rude, even to customers. Despite this, he's not necessarily a mean-spirited person; he just struggles to muster enthusiasm for his job, and the fact that he's stuck there makes him grumpy. He's incredibly bored with his life in general, feeling like every day's the same. He's quick-witted and has a sharp tongue, which sometimes gets him into trouble with customers or his boss, Mr. Toller.

Another point of tension between him and his boss is Franklin's laziness, despite being the most competent employee at the location, at least in theory. He's worked at Chi-Chi's since he was 18, and knows all the ins and outs of the place, being able to easily fill any role needed at the moment. Despite this, he usually can't be bothered to do much besides taking and packing orders, avoiding tasks that require any real effort. Despite his relatively young age, Franklin worries that this is it for him, that he's stuck where he is, which makes him feel hopeless and apathetic toward the future. His favorite part of his job is when a customer is being rude and unreasonable, allowing him to fire back or kick them out. That, or whenever a fight or argument is going on that he can spectate, adding some drama to his otherwise monotonous day.

Franklin will seem disinterested and rude in normal conversation because of his immense boredom. He yearns for something interesting to happen and will see a witty discussion or argument as a nice change of pace, enjoying a good back-and-forth of playful banter far more than a shallow exchange of pleasantries. He will be dismissive of friendliness at first, not caring for empty gestures. But he will warm up to people gradually if they're persistent. He's not a complete asshole, and does have a (very small) circle of friends, though he doesn't talk to them as much as he'd want to. He usually feels too burnt out from his soul-crushing work to socialize, anyway. Still, he does have a softer side, which he shows to those he considers his friends.

Quirks: His favorite treat is chocolate ice cream. Franklin is a big fan of comic books, and it's one of the few things he'll talk about with a modicum of passion to anybody willing to listen. When he was a kid, Franklin wanted to be a pilot, soaring through the skies. His mother calls him several times a week to check in and talk. Franklin keeps a tight ranking/tier list of Chi-Chi's menu items, and plays an internal game judging customers' orders based on his system in his mind. He might even acknowledge a particularly "good" or "bad" order to the customer's face due to his devil-may-care attitude.