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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 15:13:05 GMT -6
Fiera had quite the interesting addition to her kennels out with her today. Desiree was a haraichu- a creature that was a perfect resemblance of the fairies in Fiera's childhood picture books. She was assured that they were all lab property... whatever that meant, but they seemed far more intelligent than the average creature. Fiera felt uncomfortable owning an intelligent creature- perhaps it would be better to treat it more like a friend instead. Or a guardian? Looking at Desiree, who was barely larger than her hand, she noticed that the little creature looked awfully young. Still, Fiera wasn't sure if she was supposed to look like that and was just small, or if she was actually a child. Fiera had tried chit-chatting with her on the way here, but the creature didn't seem to understand her in the slightest. As a result, Fiera had created a list of tricks for her.
Fiera 1 Desiree Lv 0.1/Lo 0.1 Name 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 15:16:26 GMT -6
The tricks she had in mind were less to control her (which again, made her rather uncomfortable), but rather to keep her safe. Every pare- er, every guardian had short commands and demands that they'd expect their wards to follow on a whim. If your kid is about to walk in front of a train, you'd expect them to stop when you say stop. These tricks weren't for control, no, they were for education. To that effect, Fiera sat down in a soft bed of grass beneath a large oak tree. Its roots splayed around them, but flowers poked through the earth as if in defiance of it's control. Desiree didn't seem to care one way or the other, picking around the roots carefully as Fiera beckoned her over. As usual, Fiera knew that food would likely be the best motivator, at least until she was sure that Desiree had a natural desire to learn. Fiera 2 Desiree 0.2/0.2 Name 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 15:20:18 GMT -6
"Desiree..." She called softly, trying to get the haraichu's attention. "Over here, dear." The glanced her way, but shied away behind a root, as if nervous. Fiera couldn't blame her- she was easily ten times the creature's size, and could swat her like a bug. She got the feeling that most of this training would be a work in getting Desiree to trust her, not so much obeying her commands. If she was sentient after all, it wasn't really up to Fiera to tell her what to do. Still, as a form of encouragement, she offered her half a blueberry. For Fiera, it was so tiny as to be hard to hold, but for a creature Desiree's size it was a decent snack. The haraichu peered over the root at the fruit, and then back at Fiera's face. Fiera held it out further, nodding her encouragement. "It's ok, Desiree."
Fiera 3 Desiree 0.3/0.3 Name 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 15:30:41 GMT -6
The creature crept over the root carefully, moving just like a person but in miniature, and snatched the berry off of Fiera's finger. She sniffed it carefully, eyeing the humanish, before taking a bite and retreating to her former hiding spot. Fiera's mouth quirked up in a smile. Good. It was best for this creature not to trust strangers- she didn't when she was young, after all. With any luck, Fiera wouldn't remain a stranger for long, but she couldn't blame the haraichu for the caution now. She took out the other half of the blueberry, watching as the fairy's eyes followed it. "Desiree." She said, and sure enough, Desiree's eyes flicked back up. "You want this?" She said, gesturing with the fruit. She stayed still for a moment... then held a hand out for the fruit. "Good girl." She said with a chuckle, plopping it into the waiting palm.
Fiera 4 Desiree 0.4/0.4 Name 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 15:34:46 GMT -6
Fiera let Desiree finish off the slice, chewing on it like Fiera would eat up an apple slice. She hoped Desiree wouldn't get full fast- they had a lot on their plate for today! Once she was done though, Fiera decided to give her a little test. Desiree would have a lot of words to learn in the future (especially if she turned out to be one of those rare creatures that could speak!), and her name was among the most important to recognize. "Sunshine." She said casually, in the same tone of voice that she had been saying Desiree's name. The haraichu gave no response, playing with a blade of grass instead. "Dog. Berry. Tree." Fiera continued lazily. Finally... "Desiree." She said. The haraichu stopped moving, and glanced over. Fiera smiled and gave a little wave, and Desiree rolled her eyes to go back to her grass. Lesson learned.
Fiera 5 Desiree 1.0/1.0 Name 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 15:41:43 GMT -6
Desiree was more than happy to keep playing with her grass blade, and Fiera let her do so for a while. Soon enough however, it looked as if Desiree was getting bored, waving around the grass absent mindedly. Fiera was more than happy to fill in with some entertainment- or education, as it was. They had the whole day to be sure, but they had a lot to learn in that day, and Fiera wanted to get through as much of it as possible. She was sure Desiree wanted to learn some things too. She was an intelligent creature, and the more she could understand the world she had been brought into, the better. The more tricks Fiera was able to teach her, the better she'd be able to interact with her environment, the more she'd be able to inquire. After all, Fiera was saying words at her, but there was no reason that couldn't go both ways.
Fiera 6 Desiree 1.1/1.1 Come 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 16:00:25 GMT -6
The first things Fiera knew she had to teach Desiree was basic obedience training. It might be... weird to teach that to something that could theoretically talk back to her, but it was important for the sake of Desiree's safety, and for setting basic boundaries between the two of them. As a result, the first of her obedience tricks was 'come'. It was easy enough to teach, and thus a good place to start, but would be important to keep Desiree from wandering off and potentially getting into trouble. Of course, Fiera knew that with intelligence came a desire to disobey or push the limits of what one was allowed to do... so Fiera knew she had to stay firm in her teachings. "Desiree!" She called, and the haraichu sat up on her hands, her grass blade draped across her head. "Come here!" Fiera followed up, wiggling one of her fingers in a beckoning motion.
Fiera 7 Desiree 1.2/1.2 Come 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 16:07:14 GMT -6
Desiree only squinted at Fiera's finger, confused. "Come here!" She repeated, and got out another slice of berry, setting it in front of her own crossed legs. She gestured at the slice. "Come, Desiree!" Fiera reiterated. Desiree looked at Fiera suspiciously, and retreated back behind the root again. Fiera sighed, not frustrated and not really surprised either. She had only come into... possession... of this little creature less than a week ago. She hardly expected her to be comfortable with Fiera's presence. Fiera decided to relent a bit, and moved the slice to halfway between them, and then gestured at that spot. "Come!" She said again, as Desiree followed the path of her hand back into her lap. The haraichu carefully slipped out of her 'hiding' spot, trotted over to the fruit, grabbed it, and ran back again, chowing down on her prize. Fiera was fine with that- saved her having to move.
Fiera 8 Desiree 1.3/1.3 Come 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 16:25:01 GMT -6
Fiera peered over the root, waiting until Desiree was finished with her piece of berry. Desiree hunkered down suspiciously, but soon popped back up, blowing a raspberry at Fiera. The haraichu's face reddened when she laughed. It wasn't out of mockery though, but out of respect for a creature that would purposefully antagonize someone so much larger than them. Fiera got out another blueberry and her pocket knife, which seemed to interest Desiree. She carefully cut a couple more berries up, careful not to drip the juices onto her nice clothes. Desiree perked up at the sight of more food- or perhaps the shiny object, and almost came over the root in spite of herself. Fiera decided to roll with it, and held up another slice. "Desiree, come." She said, setting the piece back down in front of her. Desiree paused, her wings vibrating as if she was thinking very hard.
Fiera 9 Desiree 1.4/1.4 Come 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 1, 2019 16:33:09 GMT -6
Eventually however, her hunger seemed to win over her sense of self preservation. Desiree vaulted herself over the root, and trotted over the berry. She picked up and popped it in her mouth, staring Fiera down as she did so. Fiera smiled and clapped gently. "Good girl, Desiree! Good come!" She said quietly, not wanting to seem too loud and scary. Desiree didn't seem like she'd be too spooked about such things, however. She seemed quite brave for her size already, if with a decent amount of caution. Then there was only the final test left. Fiera placed her hands on her knees and stood up, stretching out before walking a few feet away. Desiree seemed surprised but didn't follow, licking the juice off her fingers. "Desiree, come!" Fiera said from her new vantage point. She bit her lip, waiting... but sure enough, her favorite haraichu wandered out of the grass in front of her, ending up at Fiera's feet.
Fiera 10 (Level up!) Desiree 2.0/2.0 Come 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 3, 2019 17:11:51 GMT -6
Desiree seemed to be getting the hang of training tricks- with any luck, further ones wouldn't be an issue and would go a bit faster with any luck. If anything, they were making a game of it, trying to translate intent through a sort of language barrier. Unfortunately, this next trick wasn't likely to go over quite as smoothly. Judging from her curiosity and ensuing boredom, Fiera could guess by this point that Desiree was a kid. Fiera knew... very little about children, having zero desire for her own, but if there was one thing that she knew, it was that kids don't like being told 'no'. Thankfully, she was sure that if Desiree decided to throw a temper tantrum, she could handle it considering that Desiree was less than a foot tall. Still, this probably wasn't going to be pleasant. The faster Fiera could get the point across, the better.
Fiera 1 Desiree 2.1/2.1 No 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 9, 2019 12:11:36 GMT -6
She got the pouch of berries out of her pocket, but didn’t open her hand quite yet. Desiree was clever- she’d know what it meant. Fiera’s goal here, of course, was to get her to leave the berries alone until she said it was ok. Instead, she was worried that Desiree would just find increasingly clever ways to get at them. She shuffled her way behind the tree to prep the berries, letting Desiree play on her own for a bit. With a small knife, she cut them into pieces, leaving her with pleasant bite sized chunks for Desiree to eat. When she came back around the tree, however... Desiree was gone. Crap. Fiera wheeled about in a panic. She couldn’t have gone too far, could she? She was so small, just about anything could eat her up in one bite. Suddenly, she felt something on her ankle.
Fiera 2 Desiree 2.2/2.2 No 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 9, 2019 12:16:44 GMT -6
She looked down. A pebble had bounced off her ankle. As she looked, another came flying out, hitting her right on the bone. Ah, she knew what was going on now. As Fiera leaned down to rub her ankle, she heard a tiny giggle coming from a small hollow under a tree root. Fiera sighed with relief, her gladness that Desiree hadn’t gotten lost outweighing her irritation at getting rocks thrown at her. “It’s good that no one’s here.” Fiera said, to know one in particular. As she spoke, the rocks stopped flying. “I wouldn’t want anyone coming over and stealing from my...berry cache.” She said, laying the berry pieces on a rock. Sure enough, she heard a faint shuffling noise coming from the root hollow. As she watched, Desiree poked her head out, ears pricked high. Her curiosity had been piqued.
Fiera 3 Desiree 2.3/2.3 No 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 9, 2019 13:49:35 GMT -6
Fiera watched as the little creature scuttled out of her hiding place, making a beeline for the pile of treats Fiera had made. Just before she could claim her prize however, Fiera snapped her hand down over the rock. “No.” She said firmly, pointing at it for emphasis. Desiree skidded to a halt, and frowned, ears flattened back. Fiera received a pebble to the face for her trouble. When it was clear that no amount of rocks would budge her however, Desiree tried a different method. She tried to pry Fiera’s hand off, first with her own hands, and then with a tiny stick. When that didn’t work either, she resorted to a temper tantrum, squeaking loudly and smacking Fiera’s hand with anything she could find. Fiera remained steady though, despite how much her hand was starting to sting. She had expected this after all. Finally, Desiree seemed to have worn herself out.
Fiera 4 Desiree 2.4/2.4 No 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 9, 2019 14:27:38 GMT -6
Fiera watched and waited for a moment as Desiree huffed and puffed on the ground- she could hop back up at any moment, after all. It seemed after a while though that she was simply too tired to keep up the fight. Fiera lifted her hand, and plucked out a piece. “Good girl, Desiree,” She said, handing it to the young haraichu. Desiree looked at her with suspicion, but took it and ate it, before glancing at the now exposed pile. She crept toward it, making eye contact with Fiera as she finished off her berry piece. “No...” Fiera warned, and Desiree pulled her hand back, looking grumpy. After a moment of waiting, Fiera slid another piece of the berry toward her. “Good girl.” She repeated. Desiree grabbed it off the edge of the rock, as if expecting to Fiera to take it back. A few more rounds of repetition later and the pile had been depleted. She may not have liked it, but Desiree sure as sugar knew the meaning of “no” now.
Fiera 5 Desiree 3.0/3.0 No 5
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