Mel on
Byron Kai
Byron Kai was from an early batch of clones introduced those on the CF list.
Physically he is 'living-dead' like his brothers and requires protoblood, but
differs from the rest in that he has wavy rather than straight hair, like that
of Prince when he impersonated the original Kai on Water. As a person he is
extremely aesthetic and enthusiastic about all aspects of Earth's art, theatre,
literature and poetry. He has a particular preference for the works of Lord
Byron, hence his decision to name himself after his hero; it's a name that suits
him well I feel, given his appearance. He has yet to truly emulate the original
Byron's rakish, hell-raising traits <glances over to where Byron is quietly
reading>, but hey, give it time. The closest he's come to it is after hitting
the proto-dew, although he tends more to act like his 'father' did in Twilight,
becoming more child-like, dancing around and spouting nonsensical rhymes.
He has been writing his own poetry of late, but I haven't yet been able to
persuade him to show it to anyone, even myself. He can be somewhat shy and
lacking in self confidence, which may be due to my being late to pick him up
after he had been woken. The poor thing got depressed thinking he'd been
abandoned and proceeded to drown his sorrows, resulting in some very 'Twilight'
behaviour at the CF labs before I arrived. He is still highly embarrassed about
that, but has gradually learned to laugh it off. Byron was also very quiet and
clingy the first days after I got him home and seemed convinced he had to behave
as though I was his Mistress; fortunately he now knows I don't consider him that
way and is developing a quiet confidence and level-headedness that makes him
handy in a crisis. He is also very intellectual but not to the point of thespian
snobbery and doesn't look down on people for not sharing his interests. Sweet,
polite, and very much a gentleman, he makes very good company.
Byron on Mel
Mel is a young lady in her late twenties, hailing from the island of Britain on
Earth. I have been with her for close to two years at least since my birth and
have found her to be a wonderful companion and friend. As she says, we did get
off to a somewhat rocky start, since she was unable to collect me from the CF
Labs the day I woke, and I truly thought she had changed her mind. Fortunately
she didn't take long to arrive and was most apologetic, vowing to make it up to
me, as she is quite compassionate and hates to see those she cares for hurting.
This led to some confusion in the first few days, as I had decided that I must
be a 'good' clone and serve my Mistress to my best abilities; if I pleased her,
she would not leave me again. Yet here she was, practically waiting on me hand
and foot, and when I pointed out it should be the other way round, she was most
taken aback and distressed. After a long talk, we discussed our expectations of
each other and our relationship, during which Mel made it clear that I was not
her slave and would always be special to her, no matter what I did. Since then
we have grown close, both as lovers and friends.
Mel is cheerful and optimistic most of the time and will try to help out to the
best of her abilities. She used to be just as shy as me but has improved a lot,
even in the short time I have known her, and while still being quiet, she has
quite an evil sense of humour. She can be somewhat lazy, a bit too eager to
please people in order to gain their approval - which is probably why she hates
it when I display this quality - and can sometimes be over sensitive about
inconsequential things, but she does make some effort to overcome this and I
think we learn a lot from each other. I am happy to be with her and hope to
remain so for many years to come.
Mel on Squishie
Squishie is descended from a clone of Squish, the cute baby Cluster Lizard who
adopted Kai as his mummy. She was not created at the CF Labs however, but by a
reclusive and eccentric scientist named Doctor Morat, who lives and works on a
remote island off the coast of Scotland. I have no idea how he obtained the DNA
from Squish in the first place, but he is obsessed with Cluster Lizards,
considering them the 'perfect species'. He has cloned and bred others in the
past, but he's not saying how many or what happened to them. Squishie
was my 'welcome' gift to Byron, though I should confess now that when I
originally came across Morat on the Internet and contacted him, I thought I was
getting a plush version! However, once that mistake was cleared up and Morat
decided I was suitable as an owner, I decided that keeping a Cluster Lizard
might not be so difficult after all. Sigh.
Actually it hasn't been too bad, all things considered. Squishie is a 'pygmy'
Lizard, especially bred for people who don't have access to wide stretches of
land, which is handy for me as a fully grown adult rampaging through my part of
leafy suburbia doesn't bear thinking about. Squishie remains the size of a baby
Lizard and looking after her is very much like having a demanding four year old
child. She is naturally inquisitive, so we have be vigilant at all times in case
she runs off and attracts undue attention, and she can get quite violent if she
thinks Byron or I are under threat. However she is very affectionate most of the
time and will quite happily be fussed over by anyone. She is also fairly
obedient, although she tends to defer to Byron more than me; he's her 'first
mummy' while I am the close second. She's now learned not to automatically
consider anyone or anything she hasn't met before as food, and usually gets on
quite well with other people's pets. She's a handful, but we love her dearly and
wouldn't have her any other way.