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This is Frankie.

As you enter the room a flood of baby noises assaults your poor Pundu's ears. Screaming, eating, sleeping baby Pundus lay about. Their one babysitter, an adult Pundu named Frankie, spends her days making sure these babies are fed and changed. The Watchers take care of any learning that they may be able to get durring this stage.

On the northern wall is a giant shelf of toys that baby Pundus can play with. Mostly balls, blocks, and stuffed animals. Any Pundu baby can play with these, though the youngest usually just spend their time sleeping with them. (Yes... sleeping with blocks...)

The eastern wall is filled with cupboards, which are then filled with colored chalk and small chalk boards. Only baby Pundus that have been around for a week are allowed to play with these.

The western wall has huge windowseats that babies can sit on while they eat, taking in the sites as they take in their food. Breakfasts are normally raw bananas and bamboo shoots, seeing as Pundu teeth are sharp even at the baby stage. Lunch is normally boiled bamboo soup with an assortment of vegetables, and dinner is fried vegetables, fruit, and bamboo dipped in sugar for dessert. As you can obviousely see, Pundus are vegetarians.

The southern wall is the entrance. A small gate separates the rest of the room from the door by a few feet. There, parent Pundus leave their children in the care of Frankie and their watchers until they are done with their business.

As usual Desh seemed to have been left alone. He relaxed slowly and moved to the darkest part of the daycre. he stared at the princess as though it were something so special, more special than just a toy in the playroom. He watched other Pundus play with toy blocks or balls even some with chalk. He was different.
He knew he was different, that he could never fit in with these others. He didn't know why he felt that way, but something drew him to such a gem of knowledge.


Mameoyashi sighed a little bit. "Why are you so different Desh?" She mumbled, mostly to herself. She was glad though that Desh had woken up while others were still awake. Mame had resolved to have Deshwitat play with the other babies and so she would.
"Desh, Deshwitat."

Desh's were twicthed a little bit, but he didn't even seem to notice the voice.

Mameoyashi however knew she could be heard. "Listen Deshwitat you have to go play with the other children now. It's not healthy for you to sit here all alone playing with your little doll. Look over there, hm? They're drawing pretty pictures on the chalk boards, doesn't that look like fun?"

Desh tilted his head slowly to the side. Hmm..... those chalk baords look like fun. Slowly he started to crawl over to one of the other baby pundus that had a chalkboard, in a shadey part of the daycare.

Mame was relieved to see that Desh was finally listening to her. He was going to play with the other children and she could relax a bit. How much trouble could he get into now really.

When Desh got over to the Pundu with the chalk board he took a second to see what it was drawing. A nice sunny day with a flower and a tree..... Desh wrinkled his nose, sunshine.... He snatched the chalk board out of the baby's hands and grabbed a mixture of chalk, slowly dragging all the materials back to his dark spot of the playroom.
The other baby started crying and making a big fuss, but Desh ignored it. He quickly erased the sun and flower with his paw and began to doole things himself on the board. A large scribbly building on what looked to be a cliffside. At night. Deshwitat smiled to himself. He was glad he thought of playing with the chalk.

Mame started freaking out at what Desh had done. She looked to the poor crying pundu who was certainly making a fuss before rushing to Desh's side and started to scold him. "Desh that wasn't very nice you aren't supposed to do that kind of thing. look at what you did! How would you like it if someone came and took your princess away?"

Deshwitat looked to the princess a moment, a sudden thought striking him, what happened if someone took her away? He growled softly and grabbed a red piece of chalk and began scribbling on the chalk board.

Mameoyashi sighed heavily. "Are you even listening to me? Desh...." She couldn't help but think that Desh isn't the one that should be pitited. She really should be.... What has she gotten into?

But Desh was not about to give up the chalkboard that easily. It was his and he was not giving it up. He held on tight to the board and bared his teeth at her, even his unusually long front fangs and growled softly.


Mame sighed and looked over to Misty's Watcher helplessly. "I know what you mean. Desh is....stubborn." She turned back to Deshwitat "Desh, now stop that. It's only natural for her to try and take it back you took it from her after all."

Pure fire was alight in his eyes but now also a hint of fun. This little one had the guts to try to take the board back. There was sport in that... A grin moved onto the young one's face as he tried to yank the board out of Misty's paws.

"There is just no getting through to that one. It's like he doesn't even hear me..."

"You're right they are going to break it. I hope this teaches you Desh!" Mame said as she was not pleased in the slightest.

Desh's ear twitched again to the sound of Mame's voice.
As Misty stepped on the chalk pieces so did Desh let the board go. His grin faded as his face grew as stern as a baby's could. Without even seeing the result, would she fall or would she keep her balance? Deshwitat turned away and grabbed his doll.
He sat with his back to the girl just staring in the other direction. He gave a small grunt but nothing else.


Mameoyashi sighed softly. "Thanks Desh....." She turned to the other Watcher. "So sorry about that...'



((Hey no problem! *waves* Have fun at the party and hey bring me back some cake huh biggrin ))

"Oh don't worry." Mame began apologetically. "Really it was Desh that started---"

Desh turned around, no longer the air of playful agression fun about him. He seemed to practically shake with rage she helooked at the pundu now sitting on her bum.

"Oh no.... this is not going to end well..."
Mame moved infront of desh, between him and the other little one. Her essence confronted Deshwitat head on for one. "Don't you dare!" She warned. "You started it of course you are going to get this kind of reaction. You leave her alone Deshwitat! I mean it now you have ignored me long enough! And right now enough is enough do you understand me!?"

Deshwitat seemed for the first time to even recognise Mameoyashi was there. He looked up at her with somewhat shocked eyes but then narrowed defiantly. he did not however move towards the other baby. He sensed the energy of the being between them. he was not yet powerful enough to....
He picked up a shard of the chalk board and flicked it at the other pundu, falling short and only landing by her foot. He shot her a most dangerous look before lumbering away to sit with his doll.

Mameoyashi let out a slow breath. "I'm sorry...." She turned to the other Watcher. "He's....Well..." She couldn't even think of how to finish her sentance and just looked off after him. "Sorry."

((YEah or at least it tried to be his old castle, lol))

Desh sat looking at the chalkboard in his lap. What was that thing on it? The toy box? The daycare? He studied it for awhile and finally realised she tried to redo his drawing. He looked up from the drawing to her just staring at her for a time with no expression.
He set the board down and got up to crawl away. Only in a little awhile did he come back, with the more brightly coloured chalk. He sat back down and snatched the board again. He used all the bright pretty colours he could, though with the expression he had one could tell he didn't like to. In the end he sat the board back infront of the girl Pundu. it was her drawing of his home, but with lots of tiny little flowers sprouting up places.

Mame smiled a bit. "Compromise...good job Desh..."
Turning back to Rei she grinned a bit. "Why do I have the feeling it will be very interesting watching these two grow up?"

Mame laughed a little awkwardly 'yeah...One of them tried to play with desh's doll and..well... I don't think that little one will ever forgive Desh..." She was glad however that Desh was finally playing nice with another Pundu...

Desh remained silent not saying a word while the other one obviously was starting to talk. He smiled a little bit at the castle, his old home. The bats were... certainly scary... but he didn't remember having them at his home. None the less he completed the wingless, headless bats for Misty with a smile.


"Oh! Congratulations on the first word." She smiled happily to Rei. Mame wondered when Desh would have his first word, and what will it be?
"I do hope these two remain friends though." She chuckled softly. "I would hate to see these two fighting...they both seem too stubborn for our own good hm?"

"Yeah...um... Desh doesn't have parents even as far as the Elders know... And I can't figure out for the life of my why he hatesthe sun so much."

Desh tilted his head a little bit at Misty, he couldn't figure out for the life of him why she was getting so worked up. He slowly looked behind him to where she was pointing and saw the sun creeping towards him. In a shocked movement he scampered away from the light, taking his doll, but droping the chalk board behind him.
He sat glaring for a moment at the line of sunlight before looking over to Misty and giving a thankful smile.


"Certainly is...different anyway. I'm sure your little one won't grow to hate the sunlight just because of him though.... I.. hope not anyway."