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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 19:02:56 GMT -6
It was a wonder no one else had claimed it yet! Fiera glanced around before quickly scampering towards it. There was a small dirt path leading up to it. It was unpaved, but clearly enough people frequented this pavilion for a path to have formed. To her relief, Kaito stopped swatting at her long enough to try hitting the grass instead, watching eagerly as it swayed back and forth under the force of his blows. For the first time in nearly half an hour, his tiny growls and whines faded away as childish excitement bubbled up. Fiera slowed on her way to the pagoda. If he was having fun… well, she supposed it couldn’t hurt to let his mood improve before they started training, now could it? She gently set him down, gripping his leash tightly so he couldn’t get away, but otherwise letting him move around freely.
Fiera 6 Kaito 3.1/3.1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 19:06:20 GMT -6
The malii wasted no time, darting into the nearest chunk of grass. He snarled fiercely (that is, adorably) as he attacked the stalks, kicking them as hard as he could and scraping his horn against them. She chuckled a little bit as he savaged it. Clearly he was a pet suited for the battle arena, despite his delicate constitution. “Yeah, get it!” Fiera encouraged, and he let out another “fearsome” growl as he leapt up and brought his front paws down on the grass, flattening it. His opponent wasn’t as easy to defeat as he thought however, as the bunch sprung back up the second he backed off. He squeaked angrily at his opponent’s revival and tackled it again, rolling over the leaves as he did so, flailing all of his limbs in an attempt to destroy them. Fiera wished she had some sort of video camera on her.
Fiera 7 Kaito 3.2/3.2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 19:06:34 GMT -6
She bet this would get so many views if she posted it on the message boards she could access with her WATT. If not, she ccould at the very least show this to Kaito when he got older to embarrass him. After all, what kid didn’t completely loathe pictures of themselves as babies? Fiera figured that all old photos of herself had long since burned, and. Well. Good riddance. Who wanted to see her in a bathtub as an infant anyway. Now that she thought about it though, Kaito would probably need a bath after this. He was rolling around in just about every patch of dirt this little path had to offer. Oh well. It could wait until after the training session- he had to look his best for the upcoming contest, after all! Still, wanting to join in the fun, Fiera snatched up a nearby chunk of grass.
Fiera 8 Kaito 3.3/3.3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 19:06:46 GMT -6
She waved the offending blades in front of the malii, encouraging him. “Ohh, get it, Kaito! Go on, you’ve got it!” She said. The malii crouched down, his butt wiggling as he aimed himself at the grass she was waving in front of his face. As he leapt at it however, Fiera raised it up, causing him to just barely miss. She cackled. “Oh, you’ve got to be faster than tha- oof!” She cried as Kaito leapt at her instead, hitting her directly in the stomach. It wasn’t enough to HURT necessarily, but it was enough to knock the wind out of her momentarily. “Ah, ok, I suppose I deserved that.” She said with a chuckle, trying not to wince as she rubbed her stomach. Kaito didn’t seem to notice that though, and was back to rolling around with the grass, his attack on Fiera just another high flying fighting move he got to utilize in his epic battle.
Fiera 9 Kaito 3.4/3.4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 19:07:00 GMT -6
After a few minutes however, that incredible battle of wills against the very forces of nature seemed to be drawing to a close. The malii seemed to have burnt his exciteable childish energy out, and was now panting on the ground. Fiera was pleased to see it- hopefully it meant that he would be a little easier to train in this upcoming session. He didn’t even resist when she picked him up again, gently folding the kit into the crook of her arm. He made a small noise that she decided to equivilate to a purr, a small huffing sound that he repeated a few times. She chuckled and stroked the back of his head gently as she approached the pavilion again, rolling her shoulders a couple times to get her backpack to sit right on her again. Now that he was calmer, they could get to work properly.
Fiera 10 Kaito 4.0/4.0
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 20:06:00 GMT -6
The pavilion was just as bright and clean on the inside as it was on the outside. There was a picnic bench in the middle that was in good repair, so Fiera took the opportunity to toss her backpack on it, “officially” staking her claim on this area for a while so she and Kaito could train. Speaking of Kaito, she briefly set the young malii on the table, where he folded his legs under himself, loafing for a little bit while Fiera dug through her bag. “Where is it… aha!” She said happily as she pulled out another leash. The one Kaito was attached to right now was admittedly pretty short due to the fact that Fiera found that he couldn’t really be trusted to walk nicely on his own. This one was a good deal longer though, and should give him a much wider range to run around with.
Fiera 1 Kaito 4.1/4.1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 20:06:15 GMT -6
Speaking of claiming this area for herself, Fiera looked back down the path they had come from. The coast was clear so far- it looked like there wasn’t anyone else interested in this place. That was good- it gave her plenty of time to work with Kaito uninterrupted. With that in mind, she went back to trying to attach the new leash to Kaito. The kit had decided it would be a great idea to roll over on his side while she was trying to attach it to her collar, resulting in her having to awkwardly lift up his limp body to try and hook it on. He must have been enjoying her struggles, because he was absolutely no help while she was trying to fix it. She sighed heavily as she missed the loop for the third time and she could have sworn she saw his tails flick with amusement.
FIera 2 Kaito 4.2/4.2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 20:06:27 GMT -6
“Yeah, yeah, laugh it up.” She said to herself as she finally managed to latch it on. As if on cue, Kaito immediately rolled over and yawned, giving her perfect access to his collar now that she no longer needed it. Fiera just rolled her eyes and picked up the other end of the leash, walking toward the edge of the pavilion with it. The finely painted wood floors creaked softly under her feet as she walked. She looped the leash around one of the posts holding up the guardrail, tying it tight against the wood. Perfect. Now Kaito would be able to walk the length of the pavilion, but wouldn’t be able to go outside of it unless he managed to figure out a way to climb up the smooth guardarils… and even then he would only be able to get what, fifteen feet from the pavilion tops?
Fiera 3 Kaito 4.3/4.3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 20:06:44 GMT -6
Fiera could just “reel him in” in that case with no problems at all. It would be easy for her, but she was obviously hoping it wouldn’t come to that. Kaito might be a sassy kit, but he really was just a baby- she didn’t see any need to get adversarial with him, no matter how easily she took on that point of view when it came to other people. Fiera was just a lot softer on her pets than she was with other humans. (Or mammalians, or humanishes, so on and so forth.) If Kaito knew he was tied down though, he certainly didn’t notice. He was gently sniffing the table now that Fiera had left him “alone” for a while, and gave a quick stretch before hopping down to the seat and then the ground before padding over to Fiera and rubbing against her leg.
Fiera 4 Kaito 4.4/4.4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 23, 2020 20:06:57 GMT -6
The humanish chuckled and patted his head. “What, you like me now? Guess that means you’re bored, if I’m suddenly the most interesting thing here.” She said, rubbing around his ear. He let out that soft, warbly meow again and headbutted into her leg once more. Fiera chuckled and stood up, letting him follow her back to where her bag was. With Kaito tied down and her bag set down, she supposed there was nothing stopping them from training. “How about it, Kaito? Feel like learning stuff today?” She asked the malii rhetorically. As expected, he just stared up at her with those wide, blank eyes. Yeah, he would probably be fine. Besides, she had some treats that she was pretty sure she could tempt him with. If she played her cards right today, this training session would go absolutely swimmingly. She just needed Kaito to put in the same amount of effort.
Fiera 5 Kaito 5.0/5.0
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 26, 2020 10:49:40 GMT -6
But what trick to teach him first? Well, for Fiera the answer to that was usually an obvious one: his name. Teaching a pet its name was usually the very first step for any training session, as it introduced pets to the very idea of learning tricks. Their owner would do a thing or give a command, then they would do another thing in turn, and then as a reward for doing the thing they would get a treat (or some praise, or a pat on the head, or some playtime. It varied depending on the pet- all of Fiera’s critters preferred different things.) Fiera hadn’t quite figured out what Kaito liked yet, but she had an idea. She had a special chicken based treat for Kaito today, a can of wet food that she intended to give him spoonfuls from. Usually it was easier to feed her pets kibble, so this was a special treat.
Fiera 6 Kaito 5.1/5.1 Name 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 26, 2020 10:49:56 GMT -6
While Kaito was sitting quietly next to her, Fiera decided to try it out. “Kaito!” She said cheerily. “Over here!” She reiterated. Seeing as the rest of the pavilion was quiet and empty, Fiera’s attempts to communicate were the most interesting thing there… so of course the malii looked up at her, blinking slowly. “Oh, good boy!” Fiera said, fiddling with the can. The second the seal was broken, Kaito perked up a lot more, scenting the air eagerly. He put a paw up on Fiera’s leg as she peeled open the top before taking a tiny plastic spoon that she had in her pocket and spooning out a tiny mouthful. The malii was more than happy to lick it off while making a happy little noise, and Fiera was able to quickly flatten the top of the can again before the young kit could stick his nose in it to grab some more.
Fiera 7 Kaito 5.2/5.2 Name 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 26, 2020 10:50:15 GMT -6
While Kaito was busy swallowing his treat, Fiera quickly shoved it in her bag again so the malii wouldn’t be able to find it. She wanted him to stay focused on the training between treats after all, and then couldn’t really do that if he was spending all of his attention on trying to open a can rather than listening to Fiera. By the time he had finished licking the last of the wet food from his lips, Fiera was up and ready for another attempt at this trick. “Okay then… Kaito! Hello sweetie!” Fiera said, and sure enough, the malii looked up again, bright eyed and bushy tailed, no doubt begging for another bit of chicken. Fiera chuckled and got the can out again, praising him and giving him another spoonful. He was taking to this very quickly, but Fiera supposed that she couldn’t be too surprised- malii were highly intelligent animals after all.
Fiera 8 Kaito 5.3/5.3 Name 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 26, 2020 10:50:30 GMT -6
The trouble with training them was usually just that they didn’t want to listen rather than they didn’t understand what was being asked of them. Once Fiera put the can away again, Kaito seemed raring and ready to go, hopping to and fro as Fiera straightened up. Instead of saying the malii’s name again however, Fiera began talking randomly, saying a whole bunch of different words as opposed to the one that Fiera wanted him to pay attention to. He stayed highly attentive, hanging on Fiera’s every word, but it was soon clear that she wasn’t giving him treats for it. Ugh. Why not? Kaito slowly began losing interest. And when that happened, that’s when Fiera slipped his name back in, ever so nonchalantly. “And then I- Kaito! -went to the store.” As expected though, the malii’s ear flicked but he otherwise didn’t respond. Fiera sighed and said his name again, louder this time.
Fiera 9 Kaito 5.4/5.4 Name 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 26, 2020 10:50:48 GMT -6
THAT got the malii’s attention, and sure enough he sat up again, pretending as if he had never broken his focus before begging for a treat, whining pathetically. Fiera rolled her eyes, but still gave him praise. “Okay, good job Kaito.” SHe said, just a little sarcastically while giving him another spoonful of treat, if just so he wouldn’t go backwards completely on his progress. The next time she tried that particular trick, she did keep talking, and Kaito seemed to relax, flopping against her… but when Fiera said Kaito’s name again, he looked up at her expectantly. That time, Fiera’s smile was genuine. She wasn’t asking him to pay attention to everything all the time- just the words that counted. She gave the malii kit an extra large spoonful of chicken for that one. After all, he had just learned his first trick! In Fiera’s eyes, he had earned it.
Fiera 10 Kaito 6.0/6.0 Name 5
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