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I want a Keskeli!
Username: .cherry blossom. (formerly The Enchantress- could you change that on the staff list?)
Gender: male
name: Primal
number: 1
Codeword: Muties!
Story:
"So....so close," I say, gasping as I reach, my hand trembling, for the next rock. "Rayna better have sent my the right way, this mountains as tall as Everest!" I mutter, my feet slipping to find the next ledge as I traverse up the mountain. I'm determined to get to the top- whatever it takes. "I'm sure she said, across the stream, through the forest where the trees kiss the sky, and up the mountain. Yes, I'm going the right way. If Rayna's lying, I'm going to kill her." I mumble, climbing ever higher. It takes me another hour to reach the summit of the mountain, but when I do, I find myself face-planted in a cold stream and panting. "Well, time to find that bloody Keskeli." I say. I've wanted a Keskeli all my life, and yesterday Rayna came back, telling us about a story of a small, weird-looking Keskeli that lived on the top of a mountain. "Okay, where to next?" I ask myself. Beyond me is a small forest of bamboo. I head towards it, treading lightly on my toes. I know Keskeli's can be dangerous if startled. I travel through it, enjoying the sunlight filtering down through the leaves. I'm just about to give up looking for the darn Keskeli when, "OW!" I squeal as a coconut hits my head. "HAHA! Gotcha!" A chirp of laughter echoes through the forest. I look up in time to see a weirdly small Keskeli blow a raspberry at me and dart away. "Hey, come back!" I yell, stumbling trying to keep up. I trip over a root, and fall flat on my face. So much for a hero dashing through the forest. I hear high-pitched laughter, and look up with a grudging look on my face. The Keskeli looks at me. "Idiot hooman. Stupids!" He cackles. He shakes his small tail in my face, "Runtie gotcha, yes yes yes! Runtie bestest and fiercest. RAWR!" he snarls suddenly, jumping at me. For a normal sized Keskeli, this would have been terrifying, but his small stature and large eyes make it simply comical. I remember what the old man Oge said, "ya gotta catch 'em with 'yer leash, 'ya see, and 'en grab 'em by the tail and force 'em into a muzzle, 'ake sure 'ey can' bite 'ya. Once 'ye've done that, 'ya tell 'em firm, 'ya see, 'i'm te be 'yer master, 'ya runty keskeli, and 'yer te be me beast.'" I reach for my Keskeli leash, and suddenly lunge and catch the small Keskeli by the throat. "Gotcha!" I said triumphantly. The Keskeli hisses and bares its teeth at me. "Meanie! No! No! You catchededed me! No!" It looks at her with a frown. "Why you want Runtie then? Me to small to be a Keskeli. Me not real Keskeli, that's what Mooomy said." He looks down, slightly crestfallen. I feel bad for the little Keskeli, if its to be mine, then I have to make it feel better, I think. "I think you're a smart little Keskeli, like the coconut you dropped on me? Genius!" I say. The little Keskeli grins at me, "Yes, yes, smartest. Geniuseses is me!" He says, showing his little teeth in a smile. "Come on then, come with me to the village. You can be my little genius! And you need a better name than that, how about....Primal?"===================================