Username:The Lost soul
Pseudodragon's Name:Technical name;
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/)Virhe, the Finnish word for error. It's not creative, but she/he had to have something.
Gender: Genderless(referred to as a male, but is undefined)
Why do you want it?:I am trying to get more site characters and adopt more from others. I'm kinda in a rut, but adopting seems to lift it. I want to have some community to go to and talk with just about something. My dad works in computers, so when I heard about an 'error' pet, I rushed to make a form. He sometimes has me do codes for him, or I help him get the computer pieces he needs. It's been a thing of mind personally.
I love black, so the colors of this Pseudodragon had a simplistic design and a dark look to it. I'm drawn to things like that, so it was no surprise I made a form.
I think the species is cute, and uses it's simple base to spur off a great species that I wouldn't think of being so well-founded. I try not to meddle in adopting anything from others, but because I can only seem to redraw old designs, and keep going in circles, I forced myself to start looking. This stood out above the others and I entered.
The empty eyes and eerie look to it give this pseudodragon a vibe... an air I cannot replicate. It would be an honor to adopt this Pseudodragon.
How did you encounter it?:My fingers crashed on each key with frustration and impatience as I wrote out the codes. My room mates had completely killed my computer! I was having to rewrite the code I was using to build up my site. I had just gotten done last night! It was due tomorrow for crying out loud! What made this moment so special that it had to crash at this moment in my life? My messy, greasy light brown hair hung loosely, my ponytail half undone and unkempt. I looked down at my fingers and the paper that guided me through the signs and confusing maze of symbols and numbers. I looked back up to see something. I hadn't typed that!! Rage filled me as I had to halt my race to re-type my parade of code and go back.
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/)I highlighted it and tapped the backspace, returning to typing for a bit before I looked up again.
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);Do you not like me?I stared at the screen and looked around. I checked where I was. Notepad. I shouldn't be getting messages here.
"Alright.... not funny guys, what did you do to it?" I leaned back in my squeaky chair, looking around. I heard the computer stack hum with stress before I turned back and I saw it again.
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);They aren't here. You're alone.I stood up, feeling like some creep was watching me. I turned around and grabbed the coat rack, showering coats and hats on the floor as I held it tight.
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);Do you like those? I can get you some"Can you....see me?" I looked around with the cat rack, eyeing every crook and cranny available.
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);Of course I can, can't you see me? I'm 3 bytes to your rightThe sick chill went down my spine. This was like some freaky creepy pasta story. I'd turn and see them and be lost in the computer world to haunt and draw others in too. I turned, but saw nobody.
"You little....lair!" I spat and stomped my foot, hearing a mechanical squeak, rough and crackly, like the sounds that come from your headphones when nothing is playing. That thin, almost inaudible vr-ing sound. My eyes shot down and I spotted what seemed to be a lizard. I gasped in shock, dropping the heavy metal coat rack. In that...it hit my foot. Disgracefully I yanked up my foot, cringing and hopping slightly as I lost my balance, falling on my butt with a 'thunk'.
I opened my eyes and saw it again... it was the size of a mink or a squirrel if it were on all fours and stretched out. Nor sure how to react, I stopped, paralyzed. My brown eyes were wide in a mix of shock, and fear. It was strange, a ebony black and charcoal grey scale base with...blue. Not just a deep, regular blue, but an electic, shocking, sharp blue. Like the kind you see if a light shorts out and the electricity shoots out in a tiny explosion of energy. Before I could protest it turned it's head to the computer, and I followed, spotting the screen. There were past messages and a recent one.
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);Ouch! my tail!Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);Watch out!Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);Are you okay?Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);...You have fallen. Are you okay homosapien? Do you require medical assistance? I can contact the emergency contacts in your medical history that you have listed."No, no....don't call them" I said and looked at it. Wait....was it.... telekinetically inputting messages onto my computer? I sat up, both fascinated, confused, and fearful of this strange creature.
"So...you the messager?"
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);Yes"Cool....so...uh....hi....how are you....I'm Sam, how are you?"I said, not sure how to react and what to say to a strange being that resided with mental and technological powers. That, and it was sparking crackles of energy, so I didn't want to say something stupid or anger it.
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);I and Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/)"That's a big name. So...Error?"
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);I don't like that name"Okay! Okay...so....how about.....John?"
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/); I prefer not"Fine...how about...ugh. Do you... have a favorite letter?"
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/); V, I like V"That narrows it down. Now.... any kind of... language you like? Names you enjoy? Something...easy to say?"
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/); I like the Finnish, and Finland"That's uncommon and odd, but okay!"
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/); Vidhe"Vidhe? So, you like it, good, then I'll call you that" I rushed to stop the name thing, not wanting to continue this.
"So, Vidhe....what...are you?"
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);I don't know what I am. I don't like the rain. I like it inside.I blinked and looked at it. It made sense, since it seemed to be electric and being out in today's downpour might cause a surge and hurt it.
"Okay....but....you're gonna have to stop all that creepy computer stuff"I said and looked at the screen. No response. It must've not heard.
"Okay?"
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/);You said no 'creepy computer stuff'. Did I take it incorrectly as to not respond?"Uh no, but only do it when I talk to you, or you really need to say something. I'm gonna call this in...y'know, you remind me of this new pet on the market. A Pseudodragon! Oh, you look like the ones on the commercials....but you're not like them..."
Error%23({VRHE}P53UD0/)I recovered your coding.... and I think you may be right. I did a search on it, and I fit the physical characteristics of the species."Okay...cool....so, you can be my Psudodragon! Wait you did what? My codes!" I rushed to the computer to see everything as it was before my roommates ruined it, except for the few messages on the bottom from the creature.
"Wow, this is great! You're cool, and useful....but let's keep the creepy down." I said and looked at the Pseudodragon mutant as it came up onto my desk.
"...and my roommates might freak. One's got a phobia for reptiles, and the other is just a wimp"
It nodded, keeping it's silence. It seemed to prefer talking through the computer. I could live with that.
I don't do much form-décor... but here's a small story. I switched my name out, but it's how 'I' would meet it.
The Awkwardness subsided after a few months, but my roommates kicked me out. Instead, I was forced to live with some others who weren't as clean and nice to live with. Though I didn't enjoy the constant chatter from the tech geeks, I did find it nice they respected my work space and didn't play pranks. I was living with two guys, but they weren't interested in me. I told them I was strictly business and they don't mind. The place is spacious, and I get a room to myself...or should I say a basement? It's okay, and Virhe has helped me out. When I'm gone, instead of him shredding toilet paper or chewing my shoes, he plays games on my computer. It's cute to watch. He likes the simple games, like table-hockey type games where you just bounce a ball around and not let it past. He's so good that he gets to these unbelievable levels! I try to watch him, but it goes on for so long I get so tired....
A few times, I'd find him trying to talk to others on internet chat rooms or browsing the web for words he didn't understand. A few times I had to wipe the browsing history and wipe my download history. Virhe wasn't a normal pet, but he was pretty fun to have around. At times I had to be careful when I picked him up or I'd get shocked. I needed to not have any metal on, be completely dry, and have my hair tightly in. The static sometimes got me and I couldn't brush it straight again for hours.
Virhe alerted me of deadlines, homework assignments, and sometimes I could get him to talk to me when I was bored or bummed after a bad grade. It was like having someone there...but it wasn't a human. I have slight human-repulsion so it felt closer to talk to him then a real person. I refer to Virhe as a 'he' but Virhe doesn't really say if it's a girl or guy. I can't tell...I haven't really looked, and with reptiles, it's harder to tell...y'know? A-anyways...
Virhe really bounces between genders for me. I see it as a guy, but others might see it as a girl... I think it can be either. Virhe once told me' I was born this way, so I should act as I was born. I am genderless for a reason. I should not deny what I was born with'. He's a real cold and skeptical one. Ugh, I said 'he' again, didn't I? I just don't like referring to Virhe as 'it'. Virhe is a living being, and saying his name is weird. Ugh, I said 'him'! Y'know what, let's just call Virhe a guy for now. I think of Virhe as a guy. It might be a girl, but I don't care. Virhe is without gender. Can't there be a inbetween word for a neutral gender other than 'it' or 'them'? It feels empty and dry, like calling a baby an 'it'. Sounds odd, huh? Well....
Well, for me, I will see Virhe as a guy. I guess he's genderless, so it isn't true, but eh. Virhe is just...I don't like calling Virhe an 'it'.