Arden

A Vaiki born and raised in Ventura, CA, Arden grew up somewhat sheltered. And she was okay with this! Despite her nearness to the second-largest city in the country, she lived a calm and quiet life, watched over by the two trees on the hill, and it was nice.

But everything changes at some point - For Arden, it was when she met another Vaiki, taller than her with brown spotted fur and eyes like blueberries, sneaking under the barbed wire fence before dawn one early morning. It was a common practice, but Arden was a bit of a worrywart, a stickler for the rules and normalcy, and so she attempted to intervene. When confronted, told that she wasn't supposed to do that, the taller Vaiki just laughed and procilaimed, "Yeah, I can read. What, are ya gonna call the cops?" Ducking in after her, Arden tried to stop her... only to end up following her all the way up to the trees on the hill in her failed attempts to convince her to leave.

At the top of the hill, the other Vaiki gestured out over her town and towards the coast, grinning as the sun rose behind her. "Great view," she proclaimed, pulling out a phone and snapping a picture. "Now, aren't you glad you came up here? Would've missed out on this if you hadn't." A bit reluctantly, Arden had to agree. As Ventura awoke for the day, the two made their way back down the hill, Brooke chatting happily, and Arden humoring her and playing along, then joining in... and the rest is history.

The winter months Arden spent with Brooke changed her - Whether for the better or the worse, it's hard to say. After years of quiet, at times reclusive, normalcy, she developed a taste for thrills and excitement and adventure, a taste that remained even after the two broke up. These days, if you want to find Arden, all you have to do is seek out excitement and fun - An amusement park, a party, a concert, an event, or, well... just about anywhere different from her old, calm life.