[Gadgetrocks]

name: Cato
gender: Male
experience: Cato shuffled his paws at the edge of the clouds, not wanting to stare down at the deadly drop a few inches from his paws. He wanted to fly, but he didn't want to fall.
"Come on Cato, you can do this. You aren't a viscetling anymore." He had to remind himself. All these years staying here, not daring to go down to earth or anywhere else in the cloud realm.

[rainbowpanda101]

Name: Zahara

Gender: female

Experience: Ever since she was a young Viscling, Zahara has had a tremendous fear of dogs. Her neighbor's German Shepherd got loose one day and ended up biting her. After that day, she could not be in the same room as a dog without nearly fainting with terror. Her friends wanted to participate in an event going on at a dog park for a local dog shelter, where volunteers could meet and walk some of the dogs for adoption. Zahara was invited to go but initially declined because that many dogs in one place would certainly cause her to pass out in an instant. But her friends begged and pleaded for her to come, promising her that if she had an adverse reaction to seeing the dogs then they would leave immediately.

When the day came for the event, Zahara was exhausted from a nearly sleepless night tossing and turning. She was terrified that she would get to the dog park and immediately faint at the sight of all the dogs. Her friends came and picked her up. They were excited and talking loudly about all of the dogs they would get to see. They reached the park. Zahara looked around, trying to find the huge crowd of dogs that was supposed to be there. Instead, all she saw was a single Viscet holding the leash of a tiny white pile of fuzz. Her friends dragged Zahara over to the Viscet and the tiny dog.

It turned out the entire thing was a ruse. Her friends told her there were going to be a huge amount of dogs when, in reality, they were only meeting up with one of the Viscets from the dog shelter and a single shelter dog. Zahara's friends encouraged her to take it slow and let the dog come to her if it wanted. She didn't need to get close to it if she didn't want to. Her friends also told her that she'd taken a big step in getting over her fear simply by agreeing to come with them to see a crowd of dogs. And Zahara realized, as she sat there and the dog ignored her and chewed on a bone, that her friends were right. She had initially been scared to come with them but had agreed to in the end. Zahara smiled. Perhaps, with time, she would get over her fear!

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[manta rae]

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name: Lachina
gender: Female
experience: 498 Words
featuring: Ljos

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Conquering People to Find Friends

Though Lachina's coat had been brushed to perfection and she held a smartly-wrapped gift in her paws, she still quivered in fear. She stood in front of a shack with a spacious yard. Lachina always felt quite shy when faced with crowds, and this noisy, crowded birthday party was no exception. Still, she was determined not to disappoint the birthday boy that had so thoughtfully invited her. Lachina took a deep breath and scratched at the door.
Almost immediately, the birthday viscet's parent opened the door and greeted Lachina with a welcoming smile. Lachina responded by muttering a shy, but earnest thanks for the invitation and scurried past to find a convenient place in the backyard to hide out without attracting too much attention.
A table covered with a tie-dye tablecloth housed an already-impressive pile of gifts, while another, equally colorful tablecloth on the other end of the yard adorned the snack table. Between them, viscets talked and giggled as they partook in an array of games and activities. Lachina trotted across the grass and carefully set her wrapped box down with the others on the gift table. Then, a thought occurred to her. It was so crazy, that it just might work!

The tie-dye tablecloth was a little oversized, and reached nearly all the way to the grass. If she could mange to slip underneath without being seen, it would make the perfect hiding place. Lachina glanced about, checking to see if anyone was looking in her direction. The party guests all seemed far too occupied with food and games to notice her. So, she slipped underneath and disappeared.

"This is my spot."

To her great astonishment, this hiding spot was already occupied! A pale viscet with a blank expression stared back at her, seemingly unaffected by the intrusion. It was all so surprising that Lachina could only sit there, dumbstruck.
"Get your own."
Another few words from the stranger snapped Lachina out of it.
"S-sorry...", she stuttered in a hushed tone, still afraid of being discovered. "It's just... There are so many people...
"There's people here too.", the light-colored viscet responded calmly.
"This is different. It's just you and me..."
"So, there's here with me or there with them."
Lachina's eyes lit up at the possibilities implied in the other viscet's words.
"I can stay? You don't mind?"
The pale viscet shook her head solemnly, as if making a vow.
"My name's Lachina. What's yours?"
"Ljos."

It seemed that someone noticed hushed voices from underneath the table, because just then, a curious viscet lifted up the edge of the tablecloth and poked their head underneath. They had been found! Lachina felt a cold jolt in her chest, but almost simultaneously, she felt a warm paw in her own. Ljos grabbed her new friend's hand and the two of them dashed away before they could be caught. Maybe neither of them were able to enjoy the birthday party, but they had discovered something even better: each other.

congrats !! i really liked your idea and the turnout of
Lachina's experience <3

[Tordier]

Thanks so much, manta rae! I'm really excited to keep building Lachina's character and to develop her relationships as well. I love rainbow viscets and am so happy to have her as part of my viscet family. <3