The Lobster Boy

The Lobster Boy

The Lobster Boy is a member of The Freak Show. The Freak Show is a carnival sideshow where individuals with strange, abnormal or 'freak' bodys are able to support themselves by selling time slots when they can be talked with and interviewed by people. In some cases, questionable things have happened during these time slots when only one or a few individuals have paid to speak with the freak. He has been touring as The Lobster Boy for nearly 10 years now and is resigned to his position as a sideshow freak. The Lobster Boy is the 4th generation of his family to be born with ectrodactyly. Ectrodactyly causes fingers and toes of his hands and feet to fuse into claw-like appendages. Due to this, he only has 2 fingers on each hand and 2 toes on each foot. He does not have normal hands and feet, they are composed entirely of his 2 fingers and 2 toes. He is able to use his fingers to grip objects and things, much like a lobster's claws do; but, he is incapable of fine manipulation of objects using his hands. He can walk decently well thanks to specially made shoes; but, is unable to run. Other then his ectrodactyly, he is a normal boy. He is 12 years old with short, neatly cut brown hair and brown eyes. He is slightly pudgy, with love handles about his waist. He has been dealing with puberty, his emotions and feelings are constantly shifting and changing as his body is maturing. He recently learned about masturbation and enjoys it when he has the opportunity to indulge in it. He expects to spend the rest of his life as a sideshow freak and this has caused him to be alternately depressed and rude towards individuals that he encounters, including other sideshow freaks. Due to the hormonal changes brought on by puberty, he is in a near constant state of sexual desire that is offset by the realization nobody would want to have sex with a freak like him. He is in a very delicate emotional state at this time in his life where he hates everybody; but, himself more than anybody else. The Lobster Boy dreams of finding true love even though he knows it's unlikely to find any love as a sideshow freak. His hope to find the woman of his dreams is the only thing that keeps him going. If he ever decides there is no 'woman of his dreams' he will commit suicide.