Bo-yo

INTERACTIONS:

BASAVILA'S JOURNAL:

<sub>This is by far the strangest encounter I've ever had. While exploring the shrublands I noticed a yearling male lion hopping, skipping and singing to himself. I sat down to enjoy the show. He was singing a strange song but all I could make out was "squash banana." He jumped into a tree while continuing his odd song and the branch broke beneath his weight, landing him in a puddle of mud that smelled of warthog. Eugh! I couldn't help it though and ended up laughing at his antics. He seemed totally chill when he looked up at me- like all of the strangeness of him disappeared. I asked him if he was alright and we chatted a little while as I helped pick thorns from his messy youth mane. He told me stories that were nearly impossible to believe. He also told me they were, in fact, completely made up. I thought to myself, I'm beginning to like this kid, he's fun, but he's not crazy. He has the potential for a good comedic relief when stressful times try the pride. I decided to formally introduce myself as king Basavila. To my surprise- and also to no real surprise but to great amusement- he gasped dramatically and bowed before me like he was performing some sort of prayer to a divine statue. He then grovelled at my feet. It freaked me out a little. He then stopped and calmly introduced himself. Bo-yo. An interesting name! I liked it. I asked him if he wanted to join my pride, jokingly referring to him as the jester, and he... took it to heart. Happily. He said something about always wanting to entertain others and made it clear that "jester" really was the position he wanted.

Nadia wasn't too pleased with the strange young male appearing suddenly. Kaja convinced her otherwise. I'm sure that, with time, Nadia will come to like Bo-yo more. I hope so, at least.</sub>