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Dear Log,

Today was my first entire day with my new Pebble!

Of course, I haven’t named my pebble yet, so for now, its name is just going to be… er… Pebble. I wish I knew what to call it, but you can’t tell a Skull Monkey’s gender until it becomes an infant. Personally, I think mine’ll be a boy. No particular reason, just a hunch.

I remember getting Pebble for the first time as if it had happened a day ago. . .

Wait.

Waaaait.

Waaaaaaait.

It did happen a day ago! Let me tell you about it, Log-thing!

Well, I was pacing about the headquarters, biting my nails and making a perfect spectacle of myself. I had heard about Skull Monkeys from Lenta and Moo, two of my best friends. They're both like sisters to me. And so, when a flatsale opportunity popped up, I hurriedly worked my magic on Microsoft Word and entered. And now, we were getting the results.

As soon as QS posted the list of winners on the door, I gasped in surprise. I hadn't gotten first place, but I had won! My entry had gotten me in the top six! I was amazed, astounded, excited. I was going to get a Skull Monkey of my very own! QS brought in six pebbles then, all in a box. I smiled as I peered in at the six little things. They all looked different, with their little colored tails and their markings. . .

Emelyn picked first. She picked a red and black tartanish pattered one. I held my breath. Even though I didn’t have a favorite pebble yet, this was a very important decision. A decision that would affect me for a very long time. I was basically picking my own child from six choices! Well, five now.

The next two went, with Jamie picking out a purple pebble. Two others picked, their pebbles were silver and gold. I didn’t really take note of them. I suppose I remember Jamie and Emelyn because they are my friends. . .

Now, it was my turn. I tilted my head and held my breath, peeking into the box. Two pebbles remained. One was brown, with green dots and a tawny tail with green streaks. The other was a bright green with an orange radioactive sign. I bit my lip, pondering. I absolutely could not pick between the two! And then, I took a look at Halfling, the last winner. Her gaze was fixed on the bright green pebble. Eyes are a window to the soul. . . I saw how much she wanted that pebble.

I looked at the brown pebble again, picked it up gently and placed it in my palm, and stepped back from the box. Halfling was amazingly happy then. Even though she had been last to pick, she had gotten the pebble that she had wanted. I was happy, so was she. I hadn’t cared in the first place. All SM’s are wonderful! And so, here I am, with my cute little brown pebble that is absolutely perfect in every way. I’m sitting on my couch writing this, holding it on my lap.

Oh, and something interesting about Pebble… It trills. I’ve got no clue why. Whenever it wants to express emotion, it makes this high, trilling sound, or a crooning sound. It’s extremely odd, especially since I don’t hear any of the other pebbles doing it. They just squeak and ‘meep’ all the time. Mine… well… trills.

I’ve also noticed that Pebble likes Shakespeare, Poe, and other writers of classic literature. So far, I’ve read it ‘The Tempest’, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘The Telltale Heart’, ‘Black Cat’, ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’, and, of course, ‘The Raven’. I’ve also read it some nonsense, like Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’, and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.

… I think it liked ‘The Raven’ the best.

Raven would be a good name for a Skull Monkey, but there’s already another SM named that, so I’ll have to think of something different. We’ll see when it grows into an infant.

Adieu,

Rogue Roxness

Dear Log,

My pebble has hatched!

Jamie, Emelyn, Halfling, and I were all at the HQ, just hanging out and getting used to each other, and to our pebbles. And then, they grew. . . all of them, just like that. Aiden was behind the couch at the time, so I didn’t actually SEE him grow. The first one that I saw change was the green pebble, the one that Halfling had taken yesterday. She picked it up, hugged it, and scrutinized it closely. Turned out, it was a male! Congrats to Halfling! His name is now Diro.

Next, I saw the strange purple pebble that Jamie had picked grow. That one turned out to be a female, and Jamie happily dubbed it Toulouze, Tou for short. The next one to grow was the red, Tartan-ish Skull Monkey owned by Emelyn. That one was also female, and she looked Darling. Em, who also owns a beautiful adult SM named Tawn, has decided to call her Tam. I think that Tawn is happy to have a little sister…

Then, I saw a little face peeking out from behind the couch. It had dark eyes, a little nose, brown fur, and green markings. I fell in love immediately. I rushed forwards and scooped up my Skull Monkey, hugging him to me as close as I could. It didn’t say a word. Then, I took it to show QS, almost crying because I was so proud. After a bit of confusion, it turned out that I was the mother of a new baby male!

The name that I have chosen for the little male is Aiden. It means ‘Fiery’ in Celtic. Surprisingly, my little Aiden does not seem to act Fiery at all. He spent most of his first minutes as an infant huddled up against my chest, unwilling to leave me. I think that Aiden is a bit shy. He wasn’t too comfortable with the other SM’s.

However, he did spend some time with Mauli and Isto, his two cousins, who fed him cheese sticks until he burst. I have a feeling that they are going to be his new favorite food. I do seem to have a way with guessing. I guessed that Aiden would be a male, and I was right! Right?

The next monumental occasion of the day was when Aiden uttered his first words. After he grew, and after I pried him away from my chest, he gradually began to interact with two female infants nearby. One was Tam, the tartanish SM from his litter, and one was Edana, an infant who was from an older litter, but had not grown yet. As he began to play with them, he saw some shadows on a nearby wall out of the corner of his eye.

Next thing you know, he said ‘Shadow’. What a strange first word! I knew that I shouldn’t have read him ‘The Raven’! His second word was ‘evil’, and it was said in the same foreboding, frightened, serious tone that ‘shadow’ was spoken in. My Aiden is a bit morbid, I fear. Like mother like son, I guess. Well, he kinda creeped Edana out, but it all turned out alright.

I’m going to let him sleep with me tonight, since he’s still a baby and all. I’ll share my bed with him for his first few nights, and then move him to his own room when he’s used to the house and everything. I’ve already decided that I’m going to read ‘Tales from King Arthur’ to Aiden tonight. I suspect that he’ll enjoy it very much, since they’re very imaginative and exciting.


Well, log, I’d best be getting to bed. Aiden and I are both very tired after today!

G’night,

Rogue Roxness

Dear Log,

Aiden met a new friend today!

I had taken Aiden to the Headquarters, hoping that he would make some new friends. It turns out that he is extremely shy. He doesn’t like for me to be out of touching range, and definitely not out of eye range. I thought it would be good for him to meet some other SM’s and try to relax for a bit. He seems very nervous.

So, I was sitting on a nearby chair in the Playroom, stroking Aiden and looking around the place, when Tam and her mother Emelyn came in! I was pleased, and I put Aiden down near my feet while I began to talk with Em. Tam eyed him shrewdly, and Aiden hid nervously behind my legs. I groaned and moved over a step, revealing him to Tam. The female Skull Monkey was excited, of course, and the two soon began to fight.

At first I was worried, but Em (being the veteran SM mother that she is) assured me that it was perfectly normal for Infants to playfight. There was one point in the mock brawl when Tam chewed on Aiden’s ear, and he let out a grunt of pain, but he seemed fine when I picked him up to look him over for injuries. However, the worst was yet to come. . .

After I picked up Aiden to look him over, Tam grew bored. And when Tam grows bored, bad things can happen. It seems that Tam is a little rogue at times, doing everything in her power to bother the people around her. However, she is so loveable that she can often get away with her little misdemeanors. It turns out that Tam enjoys Shoelaces. My wonderful Gothic Boots have shoelaces. Put two and two together.

Emelyn apologized profusely afterwards, and I assured her that it was perfectly alright. Em got a reluctant Tam to return the shoelace that she had stolen, and I handed Aiden to Emelyn so that she could pet him. I, in turn, picked up Tam and cradled her in my arms. Tam liked being held, but she was a little wild. She didn’t snuggle, like Aiden. Instead, she nipped at me, trying to snatch my Emo Glasses. Again, I didn’t mind. Soon, we put the pair back on the floor. Immediately, they began playfighting again. Tam sat on Aiden’s tail, but he didn’t seem to mind very much.

Aiden seemed a bit happier after he had met Tam. I guess that they are going to be friends.

I also found out that her mother, Em, likes to write and read almost as much as I do! Aiden, it seems, has picked up my habits. I’ve often found Aiden trying to raid my bookshelf and walk off with all the action and adventure novels. His recent favorite is ‘Treasure Island’. Aiden seems to like Poe and his works too, as well as classic literature such as ‘O Henry’. Shakespeare too, of course!

Me? I’ll read anything I can get my hands on.

Tam wasn’t the only SM that Aiden met today, either! While at the HQ, sitting with Aiden, another familiar face came in. It was QS, the owner of Skull Monkeys! QS is the proud mother of three: Madeline (her oldest, a fifth stager), Tobias (a child, with strange wings), and Calli (the baby, her newest, an infant like Aiden). Though Maddie wasn’t nearby, and Tobias was in the kitchen, Calli was with her mother. And so, I decided to introduce Aiden.

As soon as I put Aiden down on the floor, he went all shy on me again, blushing and looking at his feet and all that rot. I nudged him and told him not to be so shy. Calli was very friendly, and soon QS and I had gone into another room and were deeply involved in a conversation. And so, Aiden played with Calli. They ran away from something, a shadow probably, and darted into the kitchen to ask Tobias to save them. He didn’t seem to mind, and since the infants had fun, I’d call the new meeting a success.


G’night, Log!

Rogue Roxness

Dear Log,

I’m sorry that I haven’t written recently. I’ve been pretty busy with Aiden and all. Our reading has now become a tradition. Every night, I light a fire in the living room and sit on the couch (leather, my favorite). Aiden leaps up to sit with me, and curls up against me. I pick out the book for that day (or few days, depending on how long it is), and we read for quite a long time. This usually happens after dinner, when it’s dark out. The fire adds to the atmosphere, I think.

Tonight, we read some Shakespeare. Shakespeare is a favorite of Aiden’s. It was ‘The Merchant of Venice’ tonight, and I think that he enjoyed it immensely. After we read it together, I took Aiden to his new room for the very first time. He hadn’t been in it before then, choosing to sleep with me instead.

I had already set up the room. It’s a rather small size, with a round bed (five feet by five feet, about) in one corner, a desk with a small computer in the other (it’s an old computer, one that only has wordpad for writing or something), and a series of shelves against one wall. These shelves were filled with books. His favorites, and ones I had thought that he would like. Next to the circular bed was a night table with a lamp, and a Boom Box for books on tape and CD’s.

There was a hamper in one corner of the room, and next to it was a closet. Yep, that’s Aiden’s room. Pretty nice, yes? Well, Aiden thought so too! He absolutely loved it. Ran over to the book case first and browsed through the titles before hurrying over to the bed and bouncing on it (after having me check under the bed for monsters, of course. He was too scared to get on it before I proved it was safe).

And so, things were perfect. . . or so I thought. When I began to leave the room, Aiden suddenly began to wail. He wasn’t even sobbing, just. . . letting out a long, low moan. He didn’t want me to leave! I groaned, and climbed into the small bed (very small, since I’m about five feet tall. I’m really short. How would you like a circular bed as long as you were with a SM to share it with?) Aiden slept peacefully in his new room for the first time. Me? I didn’t sleep quite as well, and woke up with a stiff neck.

More news on Aiden. Yesterday, I heard Phoenix, a non-SM child of QS, scolding Aiden and Calli. I listened from the other room as she chided them for some misdemeanor or other. Apparently, they had sneaked up some staircase (I’m a bit confused about this part, since I was near the only staircase I know of in the HQ). Well, I gathered from the conversation that they were trying to find something, and that Phoenix was angry with them.

I haven’t seen Phoenix since then. If I don’t see Phoenix in a few days, I’ll ask Aiden about it, though I’m not sure he’ll answer. I don’t think he’d lie to me, but I’m not sure he’d say anything in response. I just hope that he’s not in trouble. Maybe a little bit of trouble would be good for Aiden… he’s too quiet and shy.

Maybe Tam can get him to loosen up. I’ll have to arrange a playdate between Aiden and Tam with Em as soon as I can… I hope that Aiden learns to relax a bit and associate with people without being frightened. I’ve noticed that he’s getting a bit more comfortable around Calli. I hope that’s a good sign!

Parting is such sweet sorrow,

Rogue Roxness.

Dear Log,

Aiden isn’t quite as scared of everything anymore! I'd say that he's getting much better, overall, though he’s still a little shy around new people and things. I'm so proud of him! The infant had a nice cuddle with me today. After I gently woke Aiden up for dinner (he had been sleeping on the couch after a tiring day of playing at the HQ), we sat down and ate. We had Aiden’s favorite food for part of the meal- cheese sticks. Mauli and Isto have gotten the poor thing hooked on them. Hmm. . . thinking about cheese sticks is making ME hungry! Better change the subject.

So, after dinner, I read out loud to him from a book of poems. Aiden sat in my lap, cuddling against my stomach. It was a happy little family gathering, and I think that we both enjoyed it a lot. The fireplace helped add to the atmosphere, as always. He fell asleep, and I took the golden opportunity to put Aiden in his own room and leave him there alone for the first time. (Finally, I got to sleep in my own bed! Hooray!)

Well, I’d better talk about what happened today, since this IS my log and all. There IS a lot to record. Tons of stuff has been happening at the HQ lately.

By the way, some of the infants have grown! Unfortunately, Aiden was not one of them. There was a litter of infants that were born before Aiden’s litter was, and they had priority, after all. Still, I hope that Aiden and the rest of the infants in his litter grow soon! I’m anxious to see what Aiden will look like as a child! He’ll be really cute, I bet, with his tawny fur and green markings and a cute little white Skull like the older SM’s have. . .

Sorry, off on a tangent there.

Even though I hope that Aiden will grow soon, I love him as he is (even though I want him to be a child with his own Skull and everything!)

Edana was one of the SM’s to grow. At first, Aiden didn’t recognize her, and was a bit scared of her. But they got along fine eventually. Aspyn, a pink SM female, also grew. She looks absolutely stunning. Of course, all of the SM’s look lovely.

Speaking of Children, Aiden and Calli were up to more mischief today! Those two will be the death of me, I swear! I heard Aiden plotting one night while I was looking for my Gothic Boots. I had to go to the store, you see, and I kind of needed shoes if I was going to leave the house (and no, my black bunny slippers would not suffice on this occasion.) As I stepped into my room, my eyes witnessed a very strange sight!

Aiden had a black scarf of mine (I usually wear my lavender, but I have a black one) draped about his neck and was trying to make it cover most of his face, like a robber or something. I guess that he was playing, but trying on my clothes? It took me a moment to get over my shock, and when I did, I noticed that Aiden had also donned my Gothic Boots on his back paws, and had stolen my black gloves for his front ones.

I laughed and scooped the darling up into my arms, taking the scarf off of him and draping it around my own neck before taking off the gloves from his front paws. The boots had fallen off when I had picked him up, since they were far too big for him anyway. I put on the gloves after plopping Aiden on the bed nearby and then stepped into my boots.

Aiden immediately hopped off of my bed and darted into a corner, hiding. After a moment, he gathered his courage and asked if I was angry at him. I told him that I was not angry in the slightest, that instead I was just confused. He did not seem to believe me until I offered to buy him ice cream when I went to the store. He cheered up considerably and trotted off to his own room to do whatever he does in there, humming a tune all the while.

Since he’s always such a good boy, I’m not too worried. I’m sure he was just playing.

Until The Morrow,

Rogue Roxness.

Dear Log,

My mind is fixed on one thing- growing.

Yep, Aiden still has not made that exciting transition from cuddly infant to adorable child. I can only look at the other children SM’s that visit the headquarters and wonder. . . what will Aiden look like compared with them? Will his Skull be as beautiful as the Skulls of the other SM’s at the Headquarters? Will his pelt be smooth and glossy like theirs are? I think that he will look astounding. . . I just wish that he’d grow soon! I’m getting a bit impatient, though I wouldn’t tell QS that. She’d get rather upset with me, I expected.

The infants have been growing, slowly but surely. ^_^ I hope that it does not take too much longer for the rest of them to grow! I'm anxious to see what my darling little boy will look like as a Child! This is worse than when I was waiting to see Aiden as an infant so that I would know his gender! Much worse!

I did ask her about it once, however. My QS says that he will grow once all of the older Infants do. There’s one called Hanyuu that still needs to grow, and there are a few others that I don’t know. Aiden met Hanyuu just recently, actually, and he told me about it. He said that she was very nice, and that she was very intelligent. The little dear also informed me that Han had created her own language! I find that very interesting. Well, Aiden? He reads all of the time. Maybe he could create his own language if he wanted to. . .

Han’s owner is named Korea, and she’s also very kind. She’s done some huge favors for me, and she’s very intelligent. Smart enough to make randomizers when I can’t. . . (x.x). So, another family on our ‘like’ list! I’m so happy that I’m finally getting to know lots of people at the SM board! Everyone is so kind to me, even though I’m a relatively new mother and all. . . they’re always ready to help out if I need some advice or just a friendly hello.

Now, onto the news segment of this entry.

Mauli, Aiden’s cousin and Lenta’s daughter has run away! I’m very, very worried about her. After all, our family is very close to Mauli’s, and we all care about her. The little dear is a beautiful adult female with a strange obsession with Pirates. She’s also a fifth stager, and she looks pretty good! ^_^ She and Aiden get along very well, and Mauli loves him to pieces. She was the one who fed him addictive cheese sticks for the very first time. . .

I already miss her, and now, I’m pacing back and forth, trying not to bite my nails (I just painted them black, and they would taste awful in my mouth. Besides, I’m trying to break the bad habit).
Hopefully, she will come back soon. I wasn’t planning on telling Aiden, but he found out anyway. He overheard a conversation between me and Lenta, Mauli’s mum, and ran in as soon as he heard that Mauli had gone missing.

Of course, I had to comfort him and tell him that Mauli was a big girl that could take care of herself while trying to believe it in my own head. Yeah, I had to lie. But, maybe she will be okay? I hope. . . Poor Lenta is even more worried than me and Aiden are! I know I’d feel terrible if Aiden had run away and was lost an in danger. I think that Lenta feels that it’s her fault, even though I don’t know how it could be. What could Lenta have done to make Mauli run away like that?

All that Lenta was able to tell me during our brief conversation (we couldn’t talk for long, because Lenta wanted to go out looking for Mauli) was that some other Skull Monkey made Mauli’s shadows disappear. As soon as I heard this, I was like- ‘huh?’ Shadows? What the heck was she talking about? I’d never heard anything about Mauli and shadows. But that’s all that I could get out of Lenta. . .

I’m still very confused about it, maybe I’ll update you later, log, so that things will be clearer. Right now, I’m rather busy, since Aiden is clinging to my leg and screaming about the scary monsters that are hiding under his bed and are waiting to eat him as soon as he goes to sleep, like they probably did to Mauli.

Until later,

Rogue Roxness

Dear Log,

I heard the most incredible story from Aiden today! It seems that the little rascal has been beating up a bunny hat with his friend Toulouze. When I heard about this, I asked my son why he would try and attack a silly hat! Turns out that it was Tou’s hat, and that the silly things seemed to think that by killing ‘Bunners’, they might able to scare away the ‘evil kittens’.

Now, why Aiden thinks that Kittens are evil is beyond me. But, he kept ranting about them. From what I gathered, the kittens were plotting to destroy us all. Tou had told him about them, and Aiden had foolishly decided that the kittens were monsters. Argh! Aiden can be so foolish at times! But, I love the little dear anyway.

Of course, I quickly corrected him. Our conversation went a little like this:

“Mum, check under my bed! The evil kittens might be there!”

“Aiden, did you know that Kittens are not monsters?”

”They aren’t?

”Nope. They’re cute and cuddly.”

”Really? Tou said that they were baby cats.”

“They are.”

”What’s a cat? Are they evil?”

”No, silly! Here, look at this picture. THAT is a kitten. See the fuzzy tail and cute nose?”

”I still think it looks evil, like it’s plotting something.”

”Silly Aiden, it isn’t plotting. Isn’t it precious?”

”Not really. I still say it looks evil. I’m scared of kittens!”

”Aiden. . . almost everyone in the world loves kittens!”

”Really? Why?”

”Because they’re soft, intelligent, and funny, like you.”

”Oh.”

Even though he still thinks that kittens are evil, I don’t think he’s as afraid of them as he was before. I explained that they were smaller than he was, and he cheered up considerably.

Good night, have to go check under Aiden’s bed for monsters or kittens

Rogue Roxness.

PS: Guess who's birthday it is in two days... ^_^

Dear Log,

Yesterday was my birthday, and guess what I got? A new computer! Completely new, completely awesome. I’m typing on it now, as a matter of fact. It’s even black to match my gothic personality! So happy… ^_^ I love it already. Well, what's not to love about it? I mean, it looks awesome! Aiden is afraid that there are monsters inside running around in Hamster wheels to give it power. I think that he’s been watching a little too much TV.

I was a bit nervous about what Aiden would get for me on this special day. . . two days ago I ran across him scanning a car magazine, looking at a jaguar. When I came over, the naughty boy hid the magazine underneath the pillow on the couch that he was sitting on. I casually told him in the following conversation that he could not get a jaguar without money.

“So, Aiden, my birthday is coming up. . .”

“Yeah, I know, Mum. Do we get cake?”

“Of course! I love cake. And cars. I really love cars.”

“What kind of cars.”

“Jaguars.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. . . it’s a pity that they cost so much money.”

“What? You mean you actually have to pay to get a car? How stupid is that!”

So, as you can see, Aiden was a little disappointed. Since the plan to get me a jaguar did not work out, the tiny SM decided on a different tactic. The following day, I found him in the kitchen, huddled over a piece of colored paper. Around the paper was a glitter bottle, glue, other sheets of colored paper, macaroni, and paint. Well, it wasn’t that hard to guess what he was doing. . .

He quickly hid all of the supplies when I came into the room, and pretended that he hadn’t been doing anything. He failed miserably, I regret to say. Later, I found the supplies in the trash can. Guess that plan didn’t work out either.

However, yesterday, when Aiden gave me his present, I was pleasantly surprised! He got me a bouquet of flowers, and gave me a poem that he had written just for me! It truly was beautiful, the poem and the flowers, and I’m very pleased with them. I gave him a huge kiss, and he acted all embarrassed, but I knew that he liked it. I think it was a wonderful birthday.

Oh, more good news! Mauli came back! She tried to steal the governor’s boat so that she could become a pirate. . . the fool. I wonder why she didn’t try to steal a less extravagant vessel. She told me that she wanted the best boat for her crew. She was planning to sail off and start her own crew, and become the fiercest SM captain in history! She failed miserably. The police brought her back home, and Lenta had to convince them that Mauli meant no harm.

Of course, I wasn’t mad at all. I was just glad to have her back! I was almost as worried as Lenta was about Mauli’s well being!

Adieu,

Rogue Roxness

Hello, Log!

Haven’t talked to you for a while. Oh, I have news for you! My crazy Skull Monkey son has a new hobby. Aiden has taken to writing short stories now. What will he do next? He never shows them to me, says they aren’t good enough. I’ll have to find some way to get him to show me.

I remember the first time I caught him writing. I was about to go into his room and remind him to clean it before dinner, when I heard him typing on his computer. He often does that, just to do random things. I thought that he was keeping a diary or something. Well, I opened the door as quietly as I could and crept over to him, peering over his shoulder. This is what I saw:


The Storm
By Aiden

“The night was cold and dark, and a silver mist hung over the lake, blotting out the stars. I sat on the dock, shivering from the cold. . .”


That’s all I glimpsed before Aiden saw me and quickly switched off the screen. There was more, about a page, but I didn’t get to read it. As soon as he had switched off of the screen, he blushed and hung his head. “How long’ve you been standing there?” he asked me timidly, “and how much did you read?”

I answered him truthfully. After that, he asked me to please not read any more of his writing, since he thought it was terrible and didn’t want me to laugh at him. “You read so many good books, I don’t want you saying I’m a bad writer.” I’ll convince him to show me some of his work somehow. . . I’m very curious to see what he’s written!

In other news, I’m thinking of taking Aiden out for a picnic soon. I want to talk to him about something important. . . adopting. You see, something new and exciting is happening at the headquarters. . . QS has set up a SM adoption program! It is for Skull Monkeys that have been abandoned and neglected by their old owners, and that need new homes. You have to be interviewed, and QS picks the owner that she think would click with the SM the best.

I’ve looked at the SM’s up for adoption, and my heart went out to all of them. After all, they needed homes! I’m shocked that anyone would leave a Skull Monkey, since they’re so loving and kind and wonderful. . . I know that I would never want to give my own son. And so, I’d like to ask Aiden if he wouldn’t mind me taking one into our home.

Giving my love to another Skull Monkey would make us all very happy I’m sure. So, I’m going to break the news to him. Shall post about this later. The Skull Monkey that I want to try and adopt is named Wuto. He is dark and depressed as well as witty and sarcastic. I think he would be a wonderful challenge for me. I’d love to try and show him that life can be good as well as bad. Think I’d do a pretty good job too! Now, I just have to convince Aiden.

I’m sure that Wuto will be a welcome member of our family. I think the main obstacle is getting him. I’m trying to get an interview scheduled for him, and I’m hoping that I’ll answer the questions right! My friend Rai is also trying to adopt a Skull Monkey, an infant named Odd. The poor dear is all alone, and Rai has no Skull Monkey to keep her company. I think they’d be good for each other.

From what I know of Wuto, he’s aggressive, dark, depressed, and hates the world and doesn’t trust anyone. That’s why I want him. I look at Wuto as a challenge. I’d like to show him that people can care about him. Besides, he’d get along well with a goth, like me. He’d love my taste in literature, and I think I could relate to him better than someone really happy and peppy all the time.

Well, until later,

Rogue Roxness.

Dear Log,

Well, I had that picnic with Aiden. Turns out he was thrilled about getting an older brother. Or, at least, the possibility of getting one. We had a nice little conversation:

“Aiden, I’d like to talk to you about something important. . .”

“Yeah? What?”

“How would you like to have a brother?”

“Yes! I’d love that! Would he be a pebble? How do you know if he’d be a brother or a sister if he’s a pebble? What will you name him?”

“Well, he’d be an OLDER brother, Aiden. . . you know how QS is putting some Skull Monkeys up for Adoption? I’d like to try and get one of them so that you’d have someone to keep you company, and so that I’d be able to give a good home to a Skull Monkey in need.”

“Really? Which one are you going to try and adopt?”

“Wuto.”

“Wuto? What’s he like?”

“Well, he’s a bit dark, like me.”

But, by that time, Aiden was too busy babbling questions at one hundred miles per minute. I didn’t have time to answer them!

I’m relieved that Aiden is excited about adopting. . . even if I don’t get Wuto, I’ll try and adopt a different Skull Monkey. There are plenty that need loving homes, and now that I know Aiden would love a sibling, I think that I’ll keep trying until I succeed! After he stopped asking questions, Aiden had only one more comment. “How are you going to get him?”

I explained the process as best I could, and he seemed satisfied with my answer. Then, we finished eating, packed up, and went home.

Aiden seems happy, confident that I’ll win. That’s good. I’ll need all the confidence that I can get. I’m starting to seriously doubt my chances at getting Wuto.

I scheduled my interview, and. . . I had it yesterday! The interview was with a woman named Lizzi, a fellow Skull Monkey owner who I knew from afar, but hadn’t really met. She turned out to be pretty nice! I’m excited to know whether I got Wuto or not!

She asked me questions, like: How often would I be at the Headquarters, Why do you think you would be a good owner for Wuto, and What is a normal day at your house like? I answered them as best I could, and I think that I did pretty well. The oddest question was the last one. She showed me a picture of black clouds with a red dot in the middle, and asked me what I thought of it.

At first, I didn’t like it. I mean, it was just a random picture! But then, I began thinking about symbolism and I saw a lot of different things the picture could mean. Dark clouds gathering around one speck of bright red light. . . can’t you smell the symbolism there? After studying it, I ended up liking it! The strangest part was that she could not tell me who the artist was. I wonder. . .

Aiden, in his own way, is an artist. He’s been working on his short stories constantly, though he still won’t let me read them. He sits in the living room with me, and while I play my flute, he writes. And writes. And writes. If he keeps this up, he’ll have a novel before long! I’ll have to pester him to show me sometime soon. . . maybe I can get to him with some ice cream.

Hoping for Wuto,

Rogue Roxness

Well, Log, I didn’t get Wuto.

I thought that I did really well in my interview, but I guess that Wuto’s new owner did better. I’m disappointed, but I’ll get over it. And, there are many more Skull Monkeys that need homes, and I’ve still got plenty of room at the ol’ house for one more SM to love and care for. Aiden is disappointed like me, but he’s got other things on his mind, and he knows that I’ll try again. His chances of getting a sibling (maybe a sister?) are still good.

However, there is a LOT of good news to counter the bad! First of all, Aiden grew! He is now a beautiful child with his own lovely skull! He looks so cute that I could just burst! I’m extremely proud of him. He also has a special green cert that he likes a lot, the dear. I love him to pieces. . . Well, about him being a Child. . . he looks very cute, though different than he did when he was an infant. I absolutely adore him!

I’ve been waiting for this day a very long time, and it has finally come! Aiden says that his skull feels a bit awkward, but I think that he will get used to it. I think it’s absolutely precious. . .

So, there is even more good news!

Hold on to your hats. . .

Aiden will be a fifth stager!!! In the recent 5th stage marathon, a series of competitions for fifth stage items, Aiden won a faucet! I don’t know how it works, but I’ve told him that he is not allowed to use the faucet until he is an adult. He can alternate back and forth between the Adult stage and the Fifth stage, which is very nice. Aiden seems pretty excited about it!





Oh, and there’s still more!

I wasn’t the only one who tried to adopt a Skull Monkey! Lenta and Moo, the owners of Mauil and Isto, both tried as well! Even my SMless friend (not any more) Azurai tried!

in our group of friends. . . Azurai received a Skull Monkey infant named Odd from the Adoption Agency. Lenta received Remy, and I am just as pleased about that! And Laura? She got Banda! So, now, two of my friends have double trouble, and one is raising her very first infant! I’m so happy for them all! I’m a bit upset about losing Wuto, but I’ma try next time more SM’s are put up for Adoption. Maybe Aiden could have a sister?

Aiden's just as sad as I am, but he got over it when he held his shiny fifth stage faucet in his paws, peering eagerly at it from behind his Skull. He flaunts the new Skull proudly, and is very happy to be a child now! He was getting a bit bored being an Infant, and I'm so proud to see my baby grow up. . . so proud he'll be a fifth stager. . . Well, Wuto got a good home, so we all won. I'll just have to try again next time, and keep my chin up.

Well, ta ta for now!

Rogue Roxness

Well, hello again!

Recently, Aiden took a trip to the zoo with Calli, the Skull Monkey that I think he has a major crush on! He went with Maddie, Calli’s older sister, and Bob, Maddie’s boyfriend. Hanyuu, Korea’s daughter, tagged along, and Tam ended up going as well. Tou and Diro also accompanied them. When Aiden came home, he was quite happy. I asked him why, and he told me about his day.

Apparently, Bob had instructed the SM’s that had gone to the zoo with him to draw all of the animals that they saw. The first exhibit in the zoo that they had stopped at was the bird exhibit. Aiden had drawn a lovely picture of a red bird, and had presented it to Calli, since she had said that she liked it so much. Immediately, I saw why Aiden was so happy. He is completely, utterly in love with his friend Calli, and is happy that she liked his picture.

Because of this whole Calli thing, I’ve decided to talk to Aiden about girls and stuff. (No, not the birds and the bees talk, SM’s can’t breed like that anyway! I just mean about girls in general).

“So, Aiden, you really seem to like Calli.”

“Yeah, Mum. I mean, she’s my best friend. But I get a funny feeling in my stomach when I see her, and I talk a lot.”

“Well, Aiden. . . that probably means you like her as more than just a friend.”

“Like in books?”

“Yeah, like in a lot of the books you’ve read.”

“So, do you think Calli likes me like the people in books like each other?”

“Well, maybe. Why don’t you ask her?”

“I’d be too embarrassed!”

“I’ve got an idea. Get her some flowers! She’d like that.”

And so, I’ve caught Aiden eyeing the SM garden with eager eyes ever since then. I’ll have to remind him that the garden is off limits. He can find Calli some flowers from somewhere else. . .

~*~ Later ~*~

Well, it looks like little Romeo has done his work. I was sitting on the couch reading a book when Aiden walked in, holding something in his mouth. I took a closer look at him. . . and I realized it was a flower! I grinned and winked at Aiden as he passed by. He grinned at me, still holding the flower in his teeth.

A few minutes later, he left. I suspect that I know where he’s going. . .

By the way, Lenta's birthday is coming in FOUR DAYS! ^_^ I'm excited about it!

Farewell,

Rogue Roxness

Dear Log,

Sorry that I haven’t written in a while. My family took me on a camping trip, and I had to leave Aiden with a babysitter, poor thing. I’ll make sure to take him on a camping trip sometime soon! Maybe I can invite some of the other Skull Monkeys, and we can spend a night in the woods together? Wouldn’t that be fun? I’m sure that both Aiden and I would enjoy it immensely.

So, I guess I’d better talk about what’s happened recently. Well, Aiden and I decided to go to a “Mommy ‘n Me” child getting to know you thing. When we arrived, Tou was the only other child there! Skull Monkey infants were everywhere, and I think that Aiden was a little embarrassed. Then again, he’s always embarrassed, so I’m not sure that it matters.

Anyways, when he got there, he ran straight up to Tou. The first thing that he did when he got there was point out Odd and tell Tou that Odd was his special little cousin. That’s how Aiden’s been brought up, you see. Since Moo/Laura, Lenta/Tara, and Azurai/Aero and I are best friends (almost like sisters), our Skull Monkeys call each other cousin. When I explained this to Aiden, he quickly quoted Shakespeare.

“We call each other cousin in remembrance of course school day friendship” or something of the like from Measure for Measure.

Isabel, of course, talking about her “cousin”, Juliet. I’ll shut up now.

So, back to what I was talking about. I took Aiden to this “Mommy ‘n Me” thing, and though he was a little embarrassed at first, I think that he enjoyed it a lot. When we walked in, all of the Skull Monkeys were playing with blocks. Odd had built a few impressive towers, and had presented a block to Azurai to show his affection. Personally, I’d pity anyone who owned such a hyper Skull Monkey and had to deal with him all the time, but Rai seems to love him.

I do too, honestly. He’s absolutely adorable, and he makes everyone smile. I guess we all need to smile. I would never trade Aiden for the world, though. He’s more precious to me than any other. . .

However, I still would enjoy it if he had a sibling. . .

Back to the subject. I can’t get off on a tangent. I know that I want a sibling for Aiden, but I can’t obsess over it. . . you know? I’ve carefully avoided mentioning the subject to Aiden since we lost Wuto. . . we both want a sibling, but I’m hoping that he can forget until I can try my luck again at adopting.

By the way, did you know that Enciel is gone? She’s one of the Skull Monkeys that was up for adoption. Fleta, her adoptee, couldn’t take care of her. Enciel was a wreck, so instead of letting someone else adopt her, QS sent her to a foreign country. I’m really not sure what I think about any of this. . . I don’t want to get involved.

Well, bye log.

Rogue Roxness

Dear Log,

There is so much to think about.

Aiden is an adult! ^_^ I’m so proud of him. . . and I’ll never leave him. Not ever.

Trouble is brewing at the SM Headquarters. Friend against friend, fighting over many things. Everyone hates everyone else, some people want to leave, but are staying to rub it in other peoples faces. I don’t know what to think.

Sometimes, at night, I cry. I just want to have fun with everyone like I used to. . . Like we used to. . .

QS is no longer head of Skull Monkeys. Well, she kinda is, but she’s not going to have any new ones, no breeding, no new 5th stagers, nothing. Nothing at all. She’s pretty much gone.

Emelyn, a nice girl and the owner of Tam, wants to take over. Not steal the shop from QS, who has lost interest in it anyway, but to embellish upon it. Personally, I think she’d do a fine job. I think that QS agrees, but she doesn’t want ANYONE taking over HER shop.

I’m not sure what to think.

My two best friends, Laura and Tara, have been hurt. That hurt me too.

It seems like the only person who isn’t fighting right now is me. . . I don’t like picking sides. QS yelled at Laura and Tara. I don’t know what to think.

Friend against friend. . . It’s very hard.

I think that Aiden even senses something! But. . .

I’m standing by my friends.

To anyone who reads this log, I give my support to Laura and Tara and anything that they do. Be mad at me or don’t, I don’t care. I love you both.

This might be the last entry in this log. I don’t know.

This might be the last of a lot of things.

Farewell, maybe forever.

Christina Anne Kuvshinoff, Aiden’s devoted mother. I’ve decided to sign with my real name for the first and last time.