[BananaSocks]

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[Mimu]

username:
Mika.
kalon name:
ALex
kalon gender:
Male
how they spend their time during the summer:

Alex is a random Kalon that just does what ever in the sun.
WIp : 0

[Lady Tuesday]

•My father works for Greyback and I am using parts of this experience to create this character. I did not see that someone above named their character Wildfire until after I had come up with the idea for Boone's summertime experiences!<3

• This character is NOT based on my dad outside of the occupation lol

• The smoke settling in the valley and the "hot snow" was also a personal experience of mine.

Username: It's Tuesday Again.
Kalon Name: Boone
Kalon Gender: Male

How They Spend Their Time During the Summer:

When you hear the word "Summer" you probably think of the fun times that many kalons experience at beaches with friends, sleeping in until late hours of the day, or the ice cream trucks that children flock to. Something else that comes with Summer, is heat. However, for most, it is an escapable heat. It is not an all-engulfing, smothering, choking heat. For Boone, that is what he thinks of when he hears the word "Summer". This is because Boone works for Greyback Forestry, located in Oregon. This company puts out Wildfires and performs controlled burns to prevent future wildfires. His family has never had very much money, and the work that he does in the Summer helps to carry his family, and himself, through the Summer season and then slightly beyond.

Boone puts up with extremely harsh conditions, and extremely demanding hours, in order to support the people that he cares about. The hours are not easily determined, as wildfires do not have schedules that dictate when they start-- they just do. Over the years, Boone has received very excessive training. Wildfire forestry is not for the faint of heart, and especially not for the physically weak. To be honest, it isn't even for the physically average, no. For this job, you have to be strong spirited, strong-willed, and really just overall strong.

When Boone gets the first call of the Summer, it is always very hard on him and his family. They all know that he could be gone from anywhere between a few days to a few months. When Boone gets a call, he has to go in to the company headquarters almost immediately. He packs a duffel bag with his toothbrush, work clothes, snacks for the road, and anything else he may need for however long he will be gone. He says a quick "Goodbye" to his family, and he sets off for work.

Once he arrives, his team goes over their plan to put out the fire. They load a big rig up with their team's equipment, and they hit the road. During summertime, there are many fires. This is often because the heat can cause dry lightning, and wood that hasn't seen water for months will spark up almost instantly, or a cigarette left behind goes unnoticed until it burns out of control. Boone's job is to wear heavy work boots (with traction spikes), thick clothes, a heavy backpack (filled eith drinking water), and a helmet to put out really big fires.

During one Summer, the fires got so bad that all the smoke landed in the valleys, and couldn't escape. The air level became hazardous, calling for medical masks and staying indooors. The smoke kept people from being able to see three feet in front of them, so driving was difficult. Every part of your being smelt like campfire, and sometimes, because there was so much of it, the ash falling from the sky resembled what can only be described as hot snow.

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Art Pieces: Both by me<33

[Discter]

username: Discter
kalon name: Mits
kalon gender: Male
how they spend their time during the summer: Mits goes to stay with his grandmum who lives near the equator, and isn't brave to go talk to the neighbors boy, Urax. He does see him around though, taking care of the animals on the boys parents ranch. Usually when he's gardening, or cleaning and happens to look out the window during the day is when he spots him most, caroling the cows.

Mits stared at Urax who had walked over with some gardening gloves, scissors, and a large black trash bag in his paws. Urax squinted back at him and shifted in the hot sun, and held out the items. "My mom said if I had nothing to do go help out Shirax's boy." Oh. That explained that. "O-oh, well, I was just working on trimming the rose bush and digging up some weeds. There's a couple I haven't gotten too over there." Urax plopped down next to him, and began to vigorously attack the weeds he had mentioned. Urax hadn't bothered to make any conversation, and in the end, neither did Mits, Thanking him when the work was done an hour later, Mits hurried inside, and left it at that.

"Go give this to the neighbors boy mom, and thank her for her son coming over and help weeding." Mits stared in mute horror at this new prospect. As much as he loved being with people, going over to the stoic, silent, and unknown Urax's house, and meeting his parents wasn't on his to-do list.

Knock knock. "I'll be there in a sec!"

A woman. Or at least someone with a very feminine voice. A kind and older woman, who had similar markings to Urax opened the door and smiled. Then she noticed the pie in his paws. "Oh! Shirax must of sent this over. Well, come on in and have a slice. I know if you've at least had one of her pies, you know how good they are. This must of been because of Urax coming over, yes? He's upstairs now, I'll go get him and you two can have some pie and a glass of lemonade." Oh lord no. This wasn't what he expected, but he couldn't just walk away, that was rude. And he wanted some pie. Urax had come down the stairs with his mother a moment later, and now they were eating pie on the porch together. Mits didn't know if Urax was uncomfortable by the awkward silence, but he didn't say anything until they were done. "Tell your grandma thanks for the pie." "O-oh, uh, sure!"

"We're gonna go and invite the Marox's for dinner tomorrow." Why grandmum, Why.

Surprisingly dinner had gone well, and now they were up in Mits room. Urax gingerly sat on the floor and said, "Do you.. Do you want to hang out tomorrow." Mits stuttered and said "Yeah, sure! I just gotta get my chores done that day." Now they were hanging out more. And more. And soon summer didn't seem as lonely now.

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Art piece (sketch): X

Basically in one summer when he's younger he finally befriends the kid he always sees on the neighbors ranch after 3 years of lonely summers.

I used one of my OC's in this, so um, I might change the person later since I currently own only 1 kalon, and he wouldn't fit in this story at all (he lives in the desert).

[alyxmin]

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username.
pebby stone.
kalon name.
嫁菜 (yo-me-na, Japanese for aster) she was named after the beautiful flower in the forest.
kalon gender
female

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pos traits. trustworthy, loyal, willing to speak for what she believes in
neu traits. active, adventurous
neg traits. shy, doormat

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what yomena does during summer.
yomena spends her summer exploring the wildlife, planting trees and flowers. she has many friends in the forest and runs an animal help center where she treats sick or injured animals. she's shy without her lil friends, so typically she walks around the forest with them. she plants flowers and trees where others have died, and she has planted many trees across the forest. she tends to her plants carefully, making sure they have everything they need to survive. she picks weeds in the forest, hoping to save the baby plants and trees.

at nighttime, she brings blankets and makes burrows for wild animals, usually making them cozy with blankets inside. she sleeps outside with deer and other wild animals, making them feel welcome.

when it's dawn, she sometimes will plant more flowers in her garden, and she continues to work on a food area for passing animals. she goes to her family's barn, and then she will feed the cows, chickens, and many more animals on the bottom floor. then she'll go to the top. she has a wildlife care area up there, and she'll feed the animals and care for them. newborn animals will have a formula made just for them, and they typically drink it. she has a pet dog named Pip, and Pip always snuggles up against animals to make them feel welcome.

yomena has a nice life, always staying up till she passes out to take care of animals. she has grown quite a bond with every animal in the forest, and she loves it. every summer something changes a bit, sometimes a new animal. sometimes, even an animal dies. but she always looks forward to every summer, as every summer is a new adventure.

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extra.
wow, first kalon i reallllllyyyy added stuff for. heh probably because I want to boost my chances of winning a cute first kalon.

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[adareo]

username: adareo
kalon name: cavan
kalon gender: male
how they spend their time during the summer: ohohoho res 'v'

[AustrianAce]

username: Austriagirl
kalon name: Artemis
kalon gender: female
how they spend their time during the summer: res with horseback riding <3

[MrBoodle]

Username: MrBoodle
Kalon name: Ange
Kalon gender: Male

How they spend their time during the summer:
During summer, he flies back to his parent’s home land to help on the family farm, he doesn't have to given they have plenty of labour workers but he wants to get in touch with his family roots. Helping to harvest the growth of his family’s coffee company. While Ange and his parents work the marketing side of the company the rest of the family works back on the farm with harvesting everything. It's fresh and homemade and it's made with pure effort and strength of a family coming together to build a future.
He always looks forward to spending the time in his families’ home country, enjoying the warmth and friendly personality of the village his mother was born in. Each summer he learns more of the history his family has, the hardships they’ve left behind since starting the company with the help of his father.

[lucas tazmily]

username: WildKiwi
kalon name: Choco
kalon gender: Male
how they spend their time during the summer: Licking Popsicles

[Solanum]

Major WIP right now, but I want to get something posted

username:
Solanum

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kalon name:
Balen

kalon gender:
Trans-male
(Female biologically but identifies as male)

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how they spend their time during the summer:
Wiping the sweat off his brow, Balen swept a paw out blindly to try and grab at the drink he had placed on the fence earlier that day, catching it at the wrong angle and almost sending it plummeting to the ground. "Almost a goner..." His voice was a little hoarse from how dry his throat had become without him noticing... He really needed to learn how to take care of himself a little better, particularly when it came to drinking while working. Even more so when the sun was overhead and unobscured by clouds, casting out as much heat as it possibly could. To be entirely honest, Balen had never really liked Summer. At least not in the same way as others seemed to. It was nice enough… A break from university and all the stress that came with that, not to mention the fact that he actually enjoyed the work that he was doing, but if the sun could just give him a bit of peace, just for a little while, he would certainly not complain.

Just as he started to slip into a daydream about the cooler days of Autumn or Winter, the sun hid itself away behind a cloud, offering the tired Kalon a temporary respite. Making the most of the time he had without the glare of the sun in his eyes, Balen glanced around his immediate surroundings to try and formulate a to-do list after his current job was complete. His uncle’s ranch wasn’t a big place, and yet he never seemed to run out of jobs to do… Still, the work was actually kinda fun, and he really wanted to help out his uncle after everything that the man had done for him a few years back when he was still trying to figure things out.