Muddle - Fact File

Core Emotion: Confusion

Species: Quizlopp

Age: As old as the first “Huh?”

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The Maze Meadows: A place where paths loop and signs point in all directions.

👾🧚Personality

Constantly unsure, even when things are fine.

Tries to follow directions but gets tangled in thoughts.

Always wants to understand, even if it means they have to ask 20 questions.

Often pauses mid-sentence as if they are unsure whether they were making a point or asking one.

✨Appearance

Entire body is a giant question mark, complete with a wobbly curve.

Wears round, dazed eyes like a permanent “thinking face”.

Little hands hover near their body as if they are always about to gesture “wait…!”.

A dot-shaped friend (or pet?) always nearby, representing the missing piece.

  ⚡Powers

DDouble Think: 💭 Repeats ideas out loud to try and make sense of them, sometimes helps, sometimes tangles more!

Loop Gaze: 👀 One look from Muddle and suddenly everyone’s saying, “Wait… what were we talking about?”

Helpful Puzzler: 🧩 Every so often, out of the muddle, Muddle blurts something accidentally wise.

Fogflicker: 🌫️ Creates a hazy mist of half-formed ideas, if you stay calm, patterns slowly start to appear.

Splitpath: 🚪 Opens too many doors of possibility at once, exciting but impossible to choose from without focus.

  🧩 Disarming Steps for Muddle (When Confusion Feels Too Big)

“One Thing Only” 🎯
When thoughts spin, say out loud: “Let’s start with just one thing.”
→ Untangles Splitpath and calms Fogflicker.

“Word Pause” 🤫
If you can’t find the right words, stop speaking for a moment and take a slow breath.
→ Soothes Double Think and breaks the Loop Gaze cycle.

“Name It Out Loud” 🪞
Say: “I feel muddled.” Naming it helps your brain start to organise the fog.
→ Disarms Fogflicker.

“Ask & Anchor” 🪶
Ask one clear question: “What do I know for sure?” and anchor to that.
→ Helps re-centre during Splitpath.

“Kind Patience” 🌱
Remind yourself: “It’s okay not to know yet.” Confusion means learning is happening.
→ Calms Double Think and Helpful Puzzler pressure.

  🌈 Secret Soft Side

If you gently explain things step-by-step and draw pictures while you talk, Muddle will slowly smile and say, “Oooooohhh!”

That is their FAVOURITE moment in the world!