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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:05:11 GMT -6
With the more basic tricks down pat, Fiera decided to teach Yoru some things that would let him get a little exercise, both in his limbs and his brain. She was sure learning to shake his head back and forth must have been a mind numbing experience. Fiera had some more fun things in mind now, or at least she was sure he’d find them fun. She had been saving the best for last after all. Once she had the basics down, they could really ramp up the effort put into training. They only had two tricks left too, so the quicker they could get them done, the better. Well… three if you counted teaching him how to speak. Fiera wasn’t really counting that as a ‘trick’ though. Teaching a sapient creature how to speak a language was much more complicated than that, calling it a trick felt… dishonest to say the least.
Fiera 1 Yoru 11.1/11.1 Search 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:05:24 GMT -6
The other two tricks she had would definitely help Yoru out in the future, but nowhere near as much as speech would, so she was still counting them as “tricks” for now. The first was search, which she figured would be a bit hard to teach, and the other was fly. Flight was important to harachiu, and she figured he would be excited to learn about it, so she’d teach it to him later as a ‘treat’ for having such a good day of training. Which meant that she was going to train him to search first. She had trained this once before so she had the basic idea down, she just needed to convey that to him. Luckily, she had brought some training tools to the public park with her to help him learn this. While Yoru was distracted, zipping around the base of the tree they were sitting under, Fiera dug around for them.
Fiera 2 Yoru 11.2/11.2 Search 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:05:38 GMT -6
They had sunk to the bottom of her bag so it took her a while to find them, but she was soon able to fish them out. She had a little velvet sack, and she could hear the tools clattering around inside it. Opening it up, she upended the pouch and poured some marbles out into her hand. They were bright and shiny, but not the most colorful ones she had ever seen, which was probably why they were so cheap. Still, they were more eye catching than anything else around here, and Yoru would probably love them. Heck, she’d probably even let him keep them afterward. But first, she had to get his attention with them first. “Yoru!” She called, and the harachiu peeked out from behind the tree upon hearing his name. She held one out for him enticingly- it looked just enough like a berry that he was interested.
Fiera 3 Yoru 11.3/11.3 Search 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:06:33 GMT -6
Yoru took it from her curiously before sniffing it. He looked confused by it, and tapped his fingers against the marble a couple times while looking right through it- it clearly wasn’t food. “Yoru, search!” She said, setting the command word. Yoru looked at her with even more confusion, but she simply said “Oh, good search!” And took the marble back from him. Then, she replaced it with a blueberry, putting it in his hands. The harachiu clearly had no idea what was going on but ate the berry anyway- he was hardly the type to turn down a free treat. He ate it, but still eyed the marble, which Fiera was rolling around in her fingers. When he was done eating his fruit, she handed it back to him. “Ok Yoru,” She said again. “Search.” Then she opened her hand and held it out to him, looking at him encouragingly.
Fiera 4 Yoru 11.4/11.4 Search 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:06:56 GMT -6
The harachiu still looked completely baffled about this, but hesitantly moved his hands forward and placed the marble in Fiera’s own hand. She reacted with inordinate delight in response to the action and praised him. “Oh, good job Yoru! Good search!” She said, and gave him another berry. He raised an eyebrow, clearly a little bored with this trick, but still accepted the treat. Fiera was fine with that though, because the trick had only just begun- she was going to kick it up some notches soon. When Yoru was ready again, Fiera set the marble down in front of him. It was a few steps away this time, as opposed to being literally in his hands like last time. If he wanted it, he’d have to get up and grab it himself. “Alright Yoru, let’s do this again. Search!” She commanded, keeping her hands in her lap this time.
Fiera 5 Yoru 12.0/12.0 Search 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:07:11 GMT -6
Yoru looked between her and the marble and waited a moment. When it was clear that Fiera wasn’t going to hand it to him, he sighed and got up. He plodded over to the marble and picked it up before carrying it over to Fiera. She was happy to open her hand to him and he dropped it in before crossing his arms, waiting for a response. Fiera couldn’t help but grin as she praised him. “Atta boy, Yoru! Good search!” She said, and handed him a berry. While he ate it, she waved the marble in front of his face. His eyes followed her as she moved her hand behind a nearby rock, making it clear that she had set it down over there. It wasn’t exactly “hidden” considering that he knew where it was, but it was definitely a step further toward what she was trying to get him to do.
Fiera 6 Yoru 12.1/12.1 Search 6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:07:26 GMT -6
“Ok Yoru, search!” She said, crossing her arms again. Yoru looked at her before getting up again, walking behind the rock and holding up the marble. She smiled in response, but didn’t give him a berry or anything yet. Finally, he walked over with the marble and placed it in her hand. “Good job, Yoru! Good search!” She said, and gave him another blueberry, which he munched on thoughtfully. It was clear that he was starting to get the idea here. Fiera held it up so he could see, and the harachiu nodded thoughtfully. Then, she wound up her arm and launched the marble into the field behind them. Yoru’s jaw dropped, completely horrified. How was he ever going to find that? “Ok Yoru!” Fiera said, her chipper attitude not dropping for a second. “Search!” She said, clapping her hands together for emphasis. Yoru looked between her and the field.
Fiera 7 Yoru 12.2/12.2 Search 7
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:07:44 GMT -6
Fiera waved a hand at him in a shooing motion. “Go on! Search!” She said. Yoru rubbed the back of his neck, clearly daunted by the task, but marched off into the field regardless. There was no chance of him getting lost, of course. His black and dark grey colors stuck out like a sore thumb against the pale grass. She watched as he rustled through it with increasing intensity and frustration, and wondered if perhaps she had chucked the marble a bit TOO far. After a few minutes he came back, looking almost ashamed of himself. He shuffled his feet and held out what was definitely NOT a marble. Instead it was a regular rock, albeit with a shiny streak through it, some sort of metal. Maybe pyrite? Fiera couldn’t say for sure, but she was delighted by it. “Good search, Yoru!” She said, clapping her hands. The harachiu was surprised.
Fiera 8 Yoru 12.3/12.3 Search 8
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:08:01 GMT -6
She took the rock from him and traded it for another treat, happy that he got the real point of the trick. After all, “search” didn’t mean “go find me a marble”, it meant “go look around for anything interesting”, and Yoru had done exactly that. The rock wasn’t a marble, but it WAS interesting to look at, which was exactly what she was hoping for. When Yoru was ready to try again, she pointed at the field once more. “Yoru, search!” She said and Yoru rushed out, a little more excited now that he knew he wasn’t going to get in trouble for not bringing back any specific object. She watched patiently as he made his way through the field, picking up various objects, shaking his head, and putting them back down again. Eventually he came back with an ordinary looking stick- that had a caterpillar sitting on it!
Fiera 9 Yoru 12.4/12.4 Search 9
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:08:16 GMT -6
Fiera rewarded him for that (though she set it as far from her as she could tolerate), and sent him out into the field again. Yoru was growing increasingly excited by this, as it meant that he got to show Fiera things that he found “cool”, and not just things that she wanted to see. Soon she had a small pile of neat objects including some shiny rocks, the caterpillar stick, a giant leaf, several bottle caps, and even the marble that she had been fully expecting to never see again. Yoru sat down, giggling and Fiera couldn’t blame him. It was a neat thing to know how to do, and she was proud that he had figured it out. Honestly, this little treasure trove had proved to be its own reward, more than any treat she could give him. It looked like they had figured out how to have fun with this trick after all.
Fiera 10 Yoru 13.0/13.0 Search 10
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:08:51 GMT -6
The second to last trick Fiera had to teach Yoru was at hand. She didn’t even need to look at her list to know which one it was- she had crossed most of them off anyway. With all of the other tricks she had taught, it was now time to teach Yoru how to fly. She was excited, to be honest. Flying was something that nearly every harachiu could do, and was almost a rite of passage of sorts. Fiera had taught it to one of her own harachiu before, and now it was Yoru’s time to try. She had everything they’d need, even if he didn’t know what they were for at first. Fiera was genuinely excited- this would be so much fun for him, even if it required her to be constantly on guard so he didn’t belly flop onto the ground. She called Yoru over, ready to begin.
Fiera 1 Yoru 13.1/13.1 Fly 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:09:04 GMT -6
He trotted over to Fiera at the sound of his name but stopped when he saw what was in front of him. It was a step ladder, which only came up to Fiera’s waist but to Yoru was several times his height. It was surrounded by several soft pads, stuffed with fluff so if he landed on them, it wouldn’t hurt. When Yoru didn’t come any closer, Fiera went over to him and gently picked him up, setting him on the lowest rung of the step ladder. He struggled a bit and clung to the stepladder when Fiera released him, huffing loudly. She supposed that made sense- he was a person, not a toy, and didn’t like being carried around. Still, she knew how to get him to do what she wanted. “Hey Yoru, look here!” She said from across the soft pads while holding up a nice, juicy berry.
Fiera 2 Yoru 13.2/13.2 Fly 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:09:31 GMT -6
The harachiu’s eyes widened and she knew she had him. He immediately let go of the step ladder and leapt off, instinctually using his wings as “air brakes” to slow him before he hit the ground. When he reached her, Fiera was giddy with excitement. She handed him the berry while saying “Good job! Good fly!” Harachiu clearly had SOME instincts for using their wings- she’d just have to nudge him until he was able to use them for their intended purpose. While he ate, she gently set him down on the next rung up on the stepladder, getting a much deserved death glare from Yoru as she did. When he was done eating, she started calling him again, holding up another berry. “Come on Yoru- fly!” She said, waving it around enticingly. Yoru bunched himself up, clearly enjoying the fact that he could jump off from a height and not get hurt like this.
Fiera 3 Yoru 13.3/13.3 Fly 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:09:46 GMT -6
He launched himself off of the rung and this time managed to flap his wings a couple time, making it even further before his feet hit the ground and he tumbled toward Fiera, end over end before landing at her feet. Fiera resisted the urge to laugh and instead praised him for his ‘flight’, giving him the berry. It looked like something clicked though, because Yoru walked back over to the stepladder himself and ate the berry as quickly as he could while he climbed. It would appear that he realized that he had gotten further that time, and his naturally inquisitive nature meant that he wanted to push that as far as possible. He climbed up to the top of the stepladder this time, even though Fiera was of the opinion that he was biting off more than he could chew. “Ok Yoru…” Fiera said, with an unspoken “If you’re sure” tacked on.
Fiera 4 Yoru 13.4/13.4 Fly 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 10, 2020 14:10:06 GMT -6
“Fly!” She said, and the young harachiu leapt as high as he could, his black and grey wings pumping furiously. He hung in the air for a moment…. And didn’t fall back down. He looked around wildly as Fiera realized at the same time he did that he was actually fluttering, managing to stay roughly in place in midair. A look of pure joy spread over his face as he looked at her… before his wings lost the rhythm and he fell to the ground again. Still, he had gotten the right idea, and he and Fiera worked the rest of the day on that, building his strength and rhythm until he was able to flutter from place to place easily. He would need to build up the strength in his wing muscles, but he now had the general idea- and was that much closer to his roots and instincts.
Fiera 5 Yoru 14.0/14.0 Fly 5
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