- Name: Mailani
Nick name: 'Lani
Super embarrassing nick name: Fun-Size
Gender: Female
Tell us about when she was mistaken for a guy:
"I was walking down Main Street on a dark, gloomy day. The sun was hidden by clouds, making the world seem dull and gray. I was in a hurry to get to my friend Passion's house, and I was just minding my own business, trotting along the side walk. All of the sudden a female dragon stepped in my path. 'Hello...' I said as I walked around her and continued on my way. She suddenly started following me and was trying her best to catch up with me. I was earnestly trying my best to ignore her, but it was getting really weird. 'Can I help you?' I asked, turning to face her. 'I just wanted to know you're name.' She said, winking at me. I was absolutely baffled, so I just muttered,'Mailani.' The female smiled and said,'So, Mailani, are you single?' With a disgusted look, I said,'Umm... I'm not a guy.' The female looked awfully embarrassed and scurried off. I've seen her in town a few times, but she always avoids me. It was just a mistake, so I don't blame her."
Intersting.... What her most ridiculous fear:
"Hmph.. My fear isn't that ridiculous. My fear is called 'Paraskavedekatriaphobia', which is the fear of Friday the 13th. Although scary things usually don't shake me, Friday the 13th is truly terrifying in my cause. Every Friday the 13th I go in the basement and hide all day, but bad things always happen. There was one Friday the 13th when a rat swarm came out of no where and attacked me. Well not really attack, but they were crawling all over me with they're filthy little paws. And another time Friday the 13th was on my birthday. My friend was bringing me a birthday cake and accidentally tripped, sending the cake flying strait toward me. I rather just leave it at that."
Waffles, Why does she hate them?:
"Waffles are so overrated. Seriously. Everyone thinks that they're so awesome, but they're just pancake wannabe's."
When she was three she lost something important to her, What was it, what happened?:
"I lost my lucky 8 ball when I was three. I can remember that day like it was yesterday. You see, I was at the beach looking at all the kiosks and ice cream stands when there was a little booth that caught my attention. The booth was labeled,'SCARF WORLD' in big black letters. Around the letters, big purple, glittery curtains were draped in a way so that you could only barely see through a crack in the curtains. The booth was rather small, but big enough to catch my eye. Approaching it, there was a dragon at the entrance saying,'Three dollars to enter, Miss.' I looked down at my magic 8 ball and said,'Should I go in?' Shaking it up and waiting for a reply, the word,'YES' appeared on the center of the glass. With a cherry smile, I reached in my pouch and pulled out three dollars. After paying the dragon, he opened the drapes and I stepped into the little kiosk. Inside it was very dim, the only light was coming from a crack in the wood ceiling. The only thing I could smell was a very strong vanilla bean perfume. Holding my breath so I didn't have to breath in the heavy amounts of perfume, I walked over to a rack of scarves. 'Hello there. I'm Goodwin, owner of the shoppe.' Looking up to the dragon two times bigger than me, I replied,'I'm Mailani.' After a brief conversation, she led me to a rack of the smallest scarves and sorted through them before smiling and pulling out a black-and-white striped piece of fabric. 'Now, this would be perfect for you. It's just a tail scarf, but it would be lovely on you. Go try it on.' Of course I needed advice from my lucky 8 ball, so I said,'Will this scarf look good on me?' Shaking the orb, across the glass was written,'IT IS CERTAIN.' I attempted to set the magic 8 ball in my pouch but accidentally missed it, making the orb fall to the floor. I didn't notice it dropped, so I went to the very, very small dressing room and put on the scarf. Walking out back to Goodwin, I asked,'Does it look good?' 'Of course it does! You know what, just take it for free.' Goodwin replied. After I left, that was the last time I saw the little kiosk... and my magic 8 ball. Once I realized it was gone, I had a full-scale panic attack. Now I'm over it... kinda."
She's now kind of a reble teen...Why might that be?
"Hmmph, well, I sorta just got tired of being a goody-two-shoes. It's nice to be wild and not have to worry about getting in trouble. I can actually be myself and not have to worry about anything else."
She love silver, but she's rather poor how does she end up getting it?
"Well, there are lots of answers to this question. For example, I just gather up money I find everywhere and buy myself something once I have enough money. The casual way for me to do it is check the bus once everyone gets off. You wouldn't believe how many silver bangles and earrings that are dropped on the bus. Another way is dumpster diving. Believe it or not, lots of people accidentally throw away necklaces, bracelets, and tons of other things made of silver. The last way is friends. Since lots of my friends know I like silver, they always randomly give me gifts of silver. I have a rather small collection of silver, but I'm proud of it and wear it a lot."
Why is she poor?
"I didn't want to answer this question, but oh well. When I was young my father fell down a well and my mother didn't know where he was. She hired a whole mob of people to find him, but of course that came at a big cost. She literally gave our house away. Thats how much it cost. When my dad was discovered, they pulled him out by a rope and sent him home, well at least what was left of home. I just decided to go on my own, it was better off that way. I stay at my friend, Passion's, house most of the time and she pays for all my expenses. Every so often I go check up on my parents, and they're doing better without me, so it was for the best I left."
What jewlery does she have?
"This might be a long reply. I have one silver stud in my left ear, my tail scarf that I got when I was three, two tail bangles, a bracelet that says 'Love' in silver, and a necklace that has a sterling silver chain with a opal gem on it. Usually, I don't wear the tail bangles or the bracelet, but the necklace, silver stud, and tail scarf are my every-day items. You will rarely see me without them. The necklace does have a important significance, it was given to me by my grandmother before she disappeared. Well, I don't really know what happened to her. One day I went to visit her and she had moved out and a family of dragons took her place. You've heard the story of my tail scarf, so I guess you can piece that together. In a way, the tail scarf took place of the magic 8 ball. The silver stud was just a gift from one of my close friends, so thats really the only reason I wear it."
What tramatic experance as a kid made her afraid of Crickets:
"I see you just had to bring up the crickets. Well, that is a fairly long story, but who cares. One windy day, I decided to go hiking with Mango. We were traveling through the hills and valleys when suddenly I heard Mango call out to me,'Woah, look at that!' I turned my head to see what he was talking about and saw a sparkling river wrapping around a mountain to our left. Bright purple blossoms surrounded the river, making it a truly beautiful sight. Out of instinct, Mango and I cast a glance at each other before taking off toward the mountain. 'Whoever's last is a rotten egg!' We both exclaimed at the same time. I tried sprinting as fast as I could, but Mango was just too fast for me. He quickly disappeared out of my sight, but I still kept climbing. Now I could see two paths going different directions around the mountain, and i had no clue which to choose. Reaching down for my magic 8 ball, I realized that I lost it long ago. 'Any many mini mo...' I started chanting. At the end of the rhyme, I chose to go on the left path. It was very narrow, so I had to lean against the rock and walk in a strait line so that I wouldn't fall off. Suddenly I noticed a little hole in the rock I was leaning on, and I couldn't help but look in it. To my surprise a cricket jumped out, landing right on the tip of my muzzle. With a terrified yelp, I backed up- right off the edge of the cliff. Luckily, there was a ledge below me that I smacked face first into. I cut the top of my muzzle open on a rock, and that's how I got one of my scars. I just know the cricket was trying to murder me."
She likes the cold, Why?
"Hmm, well, one winter evening, Gami and I decided to go to the winter festival. Snow was lightly falling, and everything was covered in a thick blanket of snow. You couldn't see three feet in front of you, everything was ice. 'Goodness... It's so cold outside.' I said, my paws going numb. Gami smiled and stopped, reaching into his pouch and pulling out a creme scarf. 'Here, I bought this for you. I was waiting for the right moment to give it to you.' My eyes sparkled as I reached out and ran my paw over the silky fabric. A smile curved across my muzzle as he wrapped it around my neck, a warm fuzzy feeling spreading all over me. 'Gami... you didn't have to.' I stated with a smile. 'But I wanted to. You're really important to me.' I almost couldn't control myself at this, I almost fainted. 'Gami,' I started before he shut me up by saying,'I like you.' My heart melted like butter as I looked into his beautiful red eyes. And that's why I like the cold, it reminds me of that moment right then and there.
I hope you don't mind that Gami and Mailani liked each other in this story
How'd she get those scars?
"The first scar, the one closest to my snout, was from that cricket attacking me. You can read about that further up. Now, the second scar was much harsher than just falling off a cliff. Adeo, Mango, Gami and I were gonna go to the beach, so we were taking the forest route. Not long after we entered the woods, we came upon a big cave. 'Woah... I wonder whats in there.' I said. 'Psh, I bet you're too chicken to go and look.' Mango responded. 'Oh really?' I replied, turning and marching toward the cave. Gami quickly slid in the way and said,'C'mon, don't go in. You don't know whats in there.' Adeo added,'Yeah, there could be all types of stuff that would scare a girl like you.' 'Well, lets find out.' I walked around Gami and entered the cave. It was dark and a breeze was swirling around the cave walls. Suddenly, a huge roar blasted from the darkness in front of me. Refusing to turn back to prove that I was brave, I stood and waited for my opponent to show itself. A bear three times my size with great, big jaws and rolling shoulders reared in front of me. Backing up a step, it slung it's massive claws strait at my muzzle. Gami jumped in and pulled me out before I got seriously injured, but it did leave the second scar."
History
"Okay, well you know the story of my father getting stuck in a well and things, so I'll start off the story of when I left my parents to live with Passion~ Passion took me in, because we'd been such good friends for our whole lives. I consider Passion's family as my adopted family, although some of my other friends are also adopted family. Every day I'd go out and hang with Gami, Mango, and Adeo then go home and hang with my other family. It's actually really fun, getting to be with my friends every day all day. That's basically it, I've told all the other stories under different topics."
Personality
"Most of my personality you've seen through the stories, but I'll put it into words anyways. I am very social and tend to have a wide range of vocabulary. I don't understand much about why I talk so fancy although I am a rebel. My friends mean everything to me, and usually end up saving my life one way or another. Without them I'd be totally lost and wouldn't have a place to live right now. Another thing is that I'm super oblivious. I tend to not really care whats happening, if my friends are content then I'm content. Also, I'm very hyper. I have to always be moving or talking or I get so bored that I just go crazy. Never am I ever lazy. Laziness doesn't get me anywhere in life, so I rather just do my job and be happy with it."
Art
All art goes to winner, and when you release the hex codes (if you chose to do so) then I'll fix the colors.
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