My personality?
"Me? I... Well...
When I was little, at primary school, I was really popular. Everyone was my friend- I'd play all day, and I've always remembered being younger with so much pride and pleasure. But, as I grew, my friends grew away from me. I never have liked change, and while they were growing up, I stayed behind. It hurt... And I've always rejected company since then. Now, I'm quiet. I keep to myself. Most days I don't talk at all- at least, not to other people.
I tend to get a little hostile towards others, especially if they insist on talking and I don't know them. I can't interpret what they will say, or do next."
My history?
"I've had a nice, pretty basic life so far, I think. I was never bullied, I live with my parents, I do my homework, I get good results at school. I'm an only child, and my parents both work pretty late, so after school I usually have the house to myself. This is my favourite time.
I have, ever since I first saw one, been obsessed by dogs. My first was a huge Doberman. It strutted past my cot, the sun blazing on its sleek black fur, the tan streaks. As it past, it turned its head and looked- really looked- at me. I was very young, but I can very clearly remember the look of regality in its deep eyes. It's my earliest memory. As soon as I learnt to read, I was devouring all the information on dogs that I could. The first book I read was My First Dog and Puppy Book. Kind of ironic, huh? Anyway, I worked my way up to the huge scientific papers, crammed to the brim with facts about dogs that I had never before heard of. I learned about Laika (whom I loved all the more since I was named after her), I read about Toto, Timmy, Lassie, Pluto...
I can distinguish almost all breeds of dog from one another. I know the origin, coat colours, and general personality of them, too. But I still don't have my own dog. I help out at the local rescue centre whenever I can, and I'd love to grow up to be a vet or something. "
My name?
"I don't care if you laugh at my name. I'm used to it, and anyway, I love it. I'm Laika, last name Orlo. Laika means Bark, or Barker, in Russian. Laika was a stray dog, a mongrel, and from the pictures I've seen I think she probably had some Beagle in her. I've no clue what Orlo means.."
My nickname?
"I don't really like changing my name, but my parents sometimes call me 'Woof' or even 'Snoopy'. In fact, they often call me 'Lassie' as well, and on one terrible occasion, 'Beethoven '. My music teacher thought I liked to play the piano and made me play before the class. I was awful."
My preferences?
"I like dogs, obviously. My favourite food is omelette, or maybe lasagne. I don't like swearing, animal cruelty, attention, the piano, or mushrooms.
I do like drawing, though. I draw dogs, and I like taking photographs of them, too. Mum says I have to ask permission first, but I don't. The owners look scary, and what if they say no?."
My age?
"I'm 16. I just realised I'm a morph. I was born on the 3rd December- the day Laika went into space. Not the year, obviously, but the same day."
My Gender?
"I'm a boy. Short hair. All that. A boy."
My Appearance?
"In my human form, I have swept-over, chocolate-coloured hair. I'm not bothered about my appearance, really, so mostly it looks pretty scruffy. I have one blue eye and one green eye. I get teased a little for this, so usually I tend to keep my head down.
I'm not fat, I do a lot of walking, and my arms are pretty muscular from pulling at dog leads at the rescue centre, but I don't weightlift or anything. I don't even like arm-wrestling.
As a dog, though...
Oh, yeah. That's my morph. A dog.
I'm Labrador-like, in most respects, but with a smaller size and weight. I have browny-black fur and hazel eyes, and my fur is generally quite thick- but, like all Labradors, I shed- so for a few months, I have a nice thin pelt.
I'm a solid, block colour, with no unusual markings. I fit very well in the human world, because an adorable Labrador puppy, with stumpy legs and a lolling tongue is everyone's heart-melter. That's what I look like- a puppy. I have the same short legs, the same slow way of walking... When I'm in my morph, I feel happier, free-er. I can do anything I like, go anywhere I please. But while I love being a morph, I hate the idea of other morphs. I guessed there are others, but... It ruins the fun, y'know? "
My relationship?
"I'm straight. But I've never had a girlfriend. I don't want one. I prefer dogs to people. Dogs don't ask difficult questions. Like that one."
Don't steal my image.