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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 18, 2020 20:16:34 GMT -6
With ‘no’ done and finished, Fiera supposed that she could try something else while she had the time. She still wanted Serkan to learn the basics first of course. It would be important for the rest of his training. These basic moves could be used to help build other tricks later on… though she wasn’t sure which. Her list of tricks was quite long by this point, and she couldn’t really say what would come in handy. The more Serkan knew the better though, with the greater a chance he’d have at being able to defend himself in a fight. So she’d keep on plowing through these basic tricks until she either finished them or got tired of it- whichever came first. For now though, she ran her finger down the list of basics and picked one at random before cracking her eyelid open to see which one she had selected.
Fiera 1 Serkan 47.1/7.1 Stay 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 18, 2020 20:16:50 GMT -6
Stay. That one was easy enough- especially for Serkan. He usually did nothing BUT sit around and wait for her. She had only seen him get up and go somewhere of his own volition once or twice, and even then she guessed it was because he saw a better sunning spot somewhere else. That made sense for a nyssa, of course. Even as living, animalistic plants, they’d still be a little sluggish in comparison to most animals. Hopefully that meant that Serkan would take to this trick well, and she’d be able to move onto something else soon enough. “Okay Serkan, ready to try something else?” She said cheerfully, and merely got a pleasant blink in response. She decided to take it as a yes. She got out the box of berries again, making sure she still had enough left. They would come in handy for this, as they did for most tricks.
Fiera 2 Serkan 47.2/7.2 Stay 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 8:37:17 GMT -6
Then, she tied a thin rope to Serkan’s neck, with the other end looped around a tree. She didn’t think he was going to go wandering off, but you could never be too sure. Then, she pointed at him. “Stay.” She said, and then walked away. As predicted, Serkan didn’t… go anywhere. She came back to find him in the exact same position she left him, sitting in a patch of sunlight. This was a hard trick to teach a pet that didn’t move to start with. Still, she gave him the berry. “Good stay, Serkan!” Serkan looked up at her, and then down at the berry before leaning forward and grabbing it. Ready to try again, Fiera pointed at him again. “Serkan, stay!” She said, and then began to walk away. To her surprise though, the nyssa started following her- did he think she had more berries? “Serkan, no!” She cried, trying to shoo him back to his spot.
Fiera 3 Serkan 47.3/7.3 Stay 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 8:59:33 GMT -6
As soon as she said ‘no’, a command he already knew, the nyssa stopped. Fiera sighed with relief. “Good. Stay.” She reiterated, and started backing away again until she was hidden in the bushes once more. Sure enough, he stayed there until Fiera came back out again. “Good boy, Serkan, good stay.” She said, and threw down another strawberry, which he happily took chunks out of until it was gone. Then she tried it one more time, and to up the difficulty, she held a berry in her hand where he could see it as she backed away. “Serkan-” She said, already seeing his neck move forward, pulling the rope more taught. “Stay.” As she gave the command he seemed to relax, but she didn’t want to assume he was obeying just yet. Instead, she retreated into the bushes like before, staying hidden for a few moments while watching him.
Fiera 4 Serkan 47.4/7.4 Stay 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 9:02:18 GMT -6
When it looked like he wasn’t going anywhere, Fiera emerged from the bushes again and tossed him the strawberry. “Good job, Serkan. Good stay.” She said, and he ate that one like all the others. From there, Fiera decided to give him the final test. She untied the rope from his neck and the tree, and put it away in her back where it belonged. Then she got out another berry and hoped for the best. “Serkan, stay.” She said, pointing at him. The nyssa just tilted his head as she began moving away before giving a great big yawn. He didn’t do anything else though, and soon Fiera was fully hidden in the bushes. She gave it a bit, the seconds creeping by, before she decided he was done. She emerged and walked over to him. “Good job Serkan.” She said, releasing him from the trick… and to her surprise, he walked over to her and looked up expectantly for his treat. She laughed and dropped it into his waiting mouth- he had earned it.
Fiera 5 Serkan 48.0/8.0 Stay 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 9:34:05 GMT -6
That left one more basic trick for Serkan to learn. Fiera was as ready for it as anything- though she did have one more thing that wasn’t related to fighting that she wanted to teach him after this, if she had time. Maybe she’d move on without it, maybe she wouldn’t. But this came first. Specifically, ‘come’, teaching him to move over to her when she called. It was useful, of course. Serkan wasn’t exactly speedy, but considering he was a little plant monster in a forest, she had to feeling that he wouldn’t be too hard to lose if he really wanted to get away from her. So it was a good idea to teach him something to keep him here and at attention. After that, she might teach him to accept scary things, or maybe to stop nipping her, but that was a problem for future Fiera.
Fiera 6 Serkan 48.1/8.1 Come 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 16:36:37 GMT -6
Thankfully, Fiera knew what Serkan liked by this point. Soft soil, bright sunlight, and nice juicy berries. His affection for Fiera seemed nonexistant- she suspected that she moved too fast for him- but he liked food well enough for her to use it to train him. With that in mind, she decided that it wouldn’t be too hard to lure him out of his sunny patch using a berry to get him to follow her. She checked her plastic package- she still had quite a few strawberries left by this point, easily enough to teach him this and a couple other tricks. She took one out and closed the package again before putting it away inside her backpack. It was time to begin. “Serkan!” She called, trying to get the nyssa’s attention. He was slow to turn to her, but not lazily. “Look what I have!” She said, holding up the strawberry so his little eyes could see.
Fiera 7 Serkan 48.2/8.2 Come 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 16:37:00 GMT -6
“You want it?” She said as she watched him open and close his mouth, enticed. “Come get it then! Come!” She said, setting the cue word. Sure enough, Serkan got up on his unsteady little feet and toddled over to Fiera, gently clawing at her pants in an attempt to get to the strawberry. “Good come, Serkan! Here you go!” She said, and dropped it down to him. It fell through his puff of leaves and onto the ground, and he quickly (for him at least) turned around to eat it, clutching it in his little hands as he took bites out of it. While he did that, Fiera took the opportunity to walk a bit further away, stopping at a tree around twenty feet away. She held up another berry as Serkan’s eyes followed her, before hiding it in her palm and letting her hand drop to her side. “Okay Serkan- come!”
Fiera 8 Serkan 48.3/8.3 Come 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 16:37:21 GMT -6
She called him, but there was a moment of hesitation. He didn’t immediately see a berry, but he seemed to recognize that word a bit. And he did THINK he saw a berry for a minute there.... Fiera gave him a few moments for deliberation, and soon enough he picked the right option. Fiera waited as the bloodroot nyssa toddled over to her, sniffing loudly in an attempt to detect the berry. Despite not being able to catch onto it, Fiera was pleased that he came to her regardless. When he arrived at her feet, she gave him the berry anyway. “Here you go Serkan, good come- ow!” She said as he bit her finger along with the berry. She yanked the digit out as he kept chewing on the fruit, apparently ignorant about having nipped his owner. She sighed and walked the other way, resetting for the trick.
Fiera 8 Serkan 48.4/8.4 Come 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 16:37:42 GMT -6
This time, she definitely wasn’t holding a berry- she wouldn’t always have them on her in the future, after all. He needed to be able to do the trick without them. She doubted he would have even been able to see it in her hand at this distance anyway- she was about forty feet away, and only barely within his line of sight with all of the trees in the way. She cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted. “Serkan, come!” Distantly, she saw the nyssa move as if looking up, and then he trundled out of her line of sight. She waited there nervously for a moment, hoping that he was making his way to her and not stumbling into a river somewhere. After a minute or so though, she heard a rustling in a bush next to her, and out stumbled Serkan. They blinked at each other for a moment, as if they were both surprised that worked. Then Fiera snorted and gave Serkan a pat on the head. “Good job, buddy.”
Fiera 10 Serkan 49.0/9.0 Come 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 16:38:57 GMT -6
Fiera had finished all of Serkan’s basics technically… but there was one thing that was still bothering her. Bloodroot nyssa weren’t known for being vicious- quite the opposite- but it was well known that they had a better appetite for… animal protein… than others of their species. There had been multiple incidents so far where Serkan had bitten Fiera. It had been purely on accident, of course. She knew that Serkan wasn’t aggressive and had no desire to harm her… but at the same time, she knew that he was only going to get bigger and bigger, eventually reaching an immense size as most nyssa did. It was cute and mostly harmless now, but an ‘accidental’ bite as an adult would probably shatter her arm, and when he got old, would probably leave her without an arm entirely. She shuddered at the thought, rubbing her bruised fingers carefully.
Fiera 1 Serkan 49.1/9.1 No Bites 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 19, 2020 18:31:28 GMT -6
Yeah, it would probably be worth her time to train that out of him sooner rather than later. She needed him to understand the Fieras were not for biting. The humanish quickly checked her stock of berries- she still had some left, not bad. Without further ado, she got one out, holding it out for Serkan. Then, she braced herself and prepared to be bitten… a lot. “Serkan, look what I have for you!” She said, holding it out to him. The nyssa looked at the sweet treat and tilted his head a few times, getting a good angle on it… and then opened his mouth and clamped down on what was practically Fiera’s entire hand instead of just grabbing the berry. She yowled loudly and yanked her hand away, taking the berry with it. “Serkan, NO!” She exclaimed, rubbing the spot of the injury. He hadn’t drawn blood, but it still hurt.
Fiera 2 Serkan 49.2/9.2 No Bites 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 20, 2020 11:08:38 GMT -6
Serkan looked at her curiously, as if confused about what he had done wrong. She offered it back to Serkan reluctantly, trying to soothe him a bit. "There there, just... be gentle, okay?" She asked, a little desperately. The nyssa leaned forward again and grabbed at the strawberry again, but this time managed to grab the fruit and not her fingers. "That's it! No bites, Serkan! Good job!" She said, relieved. For his good behavior, Fiera gave him another strawberry, setting that one in front of him. He seemed excited to get another treat, though he was likely confused as to why. With that done, Fiera got out a third strawberry, holding it in her fingers like before. Hopefully he... wouldn't bite so hard this time. "Okay Serkan, you want a strawberry again? No bites now..." She said carefully, inching closer to Serkan. He sniffed her fingers curiously, catching the fruit's scent.
Fiera 3 Serkan 49.3/9.3 No Bites 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 20, 2020 17:16:58 GMT -6
Then, he reached out to take it. Once again, his jaws clamped down on Fiera’s fingers. “Serkan, no-” Fiera started, but after a split second he seemed to realize his mistake and lightened the pressure. Fiera immediately yanked her hand out. “Serkan, NO BITING.” She said sharply, but couldn’t help but sigh and relent, setting the berry in front of him again. “...But it looks like you’re figuring it out.” She said gently. The nyssa seemed happy to have the treat, and leaned down to grab it as Fiera rubbed her fingers again. At least he had been gentle that time. Hopefully he’d either keep that up or just stop biting her all together. To test that out, Fiera got out yet another berry as Serkan finished up his last treat. She held it out to him and took a deep breath. “Okay. Here you go Serkan, you can have this. But no bites, okay?”
Fiera 4 Serkan 49.4/9.4 No Bites 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 20, 2020 17:17:14 GMT -6
She winced as the nyssa moved forward again, ready for the worst. But the worst didn’t happen. Instead, Serkan opened his mouth, ready to take a massive bite again… but withdrew, eyeing Fiera’s hand instead. Then he reached forward with less enthusiasm and instead gripped the middle of the strawberry, popping it out of Fiera’s fingers instead of biting her and waiting for her to release it. The humanish was relieved, and her shoulders relaxed as he ate. “Good job, Serkan.” She said happily. “No bites!” She continued, and gave him a few more berries just to keep testing it. He was happy to accept them- it was free food, after all- but for Fiera, it was a sign that she didn’t have to worry about bruised knuckles again any time soon. And hopefully, it meant that he’d be more manageable in the future as well.
Fiera 5 Serkan 50.0/10.0 No Bites 5
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