Concepts - Jolly Junction Denizens (Patreon)

I didn't want Jolly Giraffe to be all alone in Jolly Junction, so I made up some playmates for him! They're just rough ideas for the time being.

The Jailbird:  the closest thing Jolly Junction has to "law enforcement". There aren't any real rules in Jolly Junction other than "have fun", but if you don't play nice- making messes, hitting others, breaking toys or saying mean things- you're declared a "bully" and the Jailbird is summoned. This giant, squawking beast relentlessly hunts down bullies and carries them off to Time-Out Tower, where you have to stay and think about what you've done until you're sorry or until your time is up. Just don't do break any more rules, like screaming or shaking the bars or trying to escape, or else the Jailbird will extend your sentence... and it won't tell you how long that is.

Jolly doesn't go to Time-Out Tower, on account of it being "stinky".

The Stuffies:  The main denizens of Jolly Junction. They vary wildly in shape and color and species- dogs, cats, monkeys, frogs, chickens, etc. but all of them are eager to play with Jolly and run Jolly Junction proper. They operate the rides, set up games, and cook the popcorn, fudge, and other treats for the enjoyment of Jolly and any kids who come to Jolly Junction. They don't talk, but Jolly understands them perfectly. Of course, they tend to have one-track minds, and almost never react when an unlucky adult human ends up breaking their neck from a fall or getting their backs snapped after Jolly bent them too far while playing. They just pick up the corpse and toss it into one of the many garbage cans aroun Jolly Junction. Where do these cans go? No-one knows, not even Jolly, but its where all the broken toys go.

Sockies: A strange sub-species of Stuffy. They appear from behind walls, from under furniture and from the ceiling, appearing as sock puppets yet seem to have no actual human operator. They seem to just stretch farther and farther down into whatever dark hole they come out of, and bend and twist in ways that no human hand possibly could. Otherwise they behave much in the same way as the Stuffies, albiet with limited range. They're usually seen behind the counters of the many various snack stands, doling out popcorn and milkshakes to patrons, but mostly they act as surveillance for Jolly Junction, reporting back to Jolly (or the Jailbird) if a human has arrived.