Username: MotherMother
Name: Masamba
Gender: male
Personality: (The personality will be used throughout the form so make sure its something you can keep consistent!) Masamba is a wise old man. He is quiet and observant, always watching over his family. Though he is mostly peaceful, he will protect his family at any cost.
Masamba is often asked for advice, in which he will tell just enough to hint at a result, leaving the viscet to use his own mind to interpret the riddle into further actions. Masamba is very trusted and highly honoured as the quiet king to the group, though he doesn't actually hold any power. And he doesn't want it, because he is happy where he is and has no hunger for any type of ruling or domination.
Because he is often sought out for advice, many problems come his way. And though he tries to help and then let the viscet work it own on his or her own, he struggles with knowing how to relax. Despite being one of the calmest viscets known, he is always chasing after serenity, something that always eludes him. This leads to a deep mourning in Masamba, who grieves for his lost innocence. He just wants to relax a little, enjoy life, take a deep breath. But another urge within him makes him determined to help others. Inside him, there is war. It feels hopeless to search for inner peace.
Two friends: (Tell me about how they met these two friends, can be one story or two, must be more than 200 words with a total of 800 altogether.)
"Masamba," she called gently, approaching the quiet spot he frequented. There came no reply, but she knew how to be patient. Soon the tall grass rustled and from it emerged a viscet weathered down by stress. She could see the weight on his shoulders, the tiredness in his eyes. He smiled softy, running a paw over his messy mane to make himself look at least decent.
"A young viscet has asked for you," she explained. "He says he's having some life problems. Won't say what, but he'll tell you."
"Send him over," he waved, and plopped down in the protective shade of the oldest oak tree. Soon he was joined by a perky young lad, whose eyes drooped with sadness. "Masamba,"
Benjamin blurted out, "please help me, I'm lost inside my own mind." His voice cracked, and lips trembled. He was desperate for the wise viscet to guide him, and waited impatiently for a reply.
Masamba regarded him with a weary eye. "You seek something I cannot give,"
Ben's heart dropped, and he opened him mouth to argue but was silenced by Masamba's voice. "You seek the answer. I do not know to what, but either way I am unable. I don't know the answer, but I can help you on your journey."
Benjamin didn't realise he was holding his breath until he gasped. He felt light like a feather, and a bit dizzy. "Ok, yes. The journey, that works. You'll help me, then?" The nervous viscet asked. His anxiety was eating him.
When Masamba nodded, Ben began his story.
"I don't know what to do. Every day I see things, things that nobody wants to see!" His breath was short and his fur was getting ruffled. He explained how he worked with working dogs in disaster situations like bombings. "We help viscets, pull them out from the rubble, but it's not always a positive find. Sometimes there's no survivors. And the families... well, the families come to us! They cry and weep, beg us to search harder! And when we try to tell them what they don't want to hear, they get mad. Mad and extreme sadness for someone they lost. I see this every day. I'm trying to help them, can't they see that?!" His voice rose to a shout. He took a breath and gathered himself. "I don't know if I can keep doing this." He whispered. After a long pause he looked up at Masamba, who was in deep thought. Ben slumped as he waited for the answer, mentally exhausted from the confession.
Masamba gazed up at the sky. " 'We'... you refer to your dog?"
Benjamin nodded. "Charcoal my best friend."
Masamba sat back, satisfied with the conclusion he was brewing up in his mind. "And how does Charcoal feel about all this?"
Ben glanced away, digesting the thought.
"Don't you think," said Masamba thoughtfully, "A dog is not fit for that kind of work? They have weak hearts."
Ben whipped around to face him, eyes sharp. "Don't you dare! Don't you..." he growled angrily, struggling to collect himself. He fidgeted with his paws to calm down. "Not my Charcoal. His heart is stronger than mine, stronger than yours. He can find a survivor faster than anyone." He sneered, anger threatening to bubble up again. To his dismay, Masamba didn't stand up to fight with him, which for some reason Ben really wanted. Perhaps he wanted an outlet for all his stress. This thought had occurred to Masamba. He smiled.
"I know," he breathed in a voice which was gentle like a breeze, more powerful than a thunderstorm. "And now you see something that was in front of you for the first time. Your companion has always been there for you, provided a shoulder that you didn't lean on because you were blind of it. Well now you see. You have a friend next to you through the whole ordeal."
Benjamin met his eyes.
"And you have a friend in me." Masamba stood and took him in his arms. As he did, something caught his eye. A black nose poked through the grass, and a tail swung side to side behind it. Charcoal burst into the scene, covering Ben in affectionate licks, letting him know how much he missed him. Ben laughed, feeling the stress seep away. Masamba wondered how Charcoal found Ben, but quickly remembered he was trained to sniff out viscets.
Charcoal approached Masamba eagerly, and he scratched behind his ear. The dog curled up beside him and licked his hand. Ben laughed. "You got another friend," he smiled. Masamba looked up at the viscet who stood taller now that he'd had a breakthrough. The old viscet nodded, flashing a toothy grin that gave a glimpse of young happiness.