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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 16:36:36 GMT -6
Serkan kept moving back, squeaking anxiously, until Fiera finally relented and pulled the mask off. “Come on buddy, it’s just me!” She said, exasperated. Serkan peered at her for a moment, confused, and then seemed to finally relax a bit. Fiera sighed and threw him a berry for at least calming down quickly before backing away. She slipped the mask back on and turned away until she heard the sounds of eating fade, and then hyped herself back up again, trying to sink back into the role of ‘monster’. When she felt ready she whipped around again, making horrible noises even though her throat was REALLY starting to ache by now, trying to desensitize Serkan to intimidating things. To her relief, he reacted a little better by this point, though not by a lot. He still backed away from her while hissing and squeaking in what she guessed was an attempt to intimidate her right back.
Fiera 1 Serkan 53.1/13.1 Hardy 6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 16:36:51 GMT -6
He didn’t turn away this time though, or stumble over himself, or try to flee. So while it wasn’t perfect, Fiera was willing to take that as a sign of improvement. The humanish wrestled another strawberry from her pocket and tossed it to him. “Good job, Serkan. Stay hardy.” She said encouragingly, and even if he couldn’t understand common, Serkan certainly enjoyed his sweet reward. Fiera stayed turned around until he was done and then returned to him in full force, trying to make herself look even more scary than before if possible. This time though, Serkan firmly stood his ground, refusing to back down for this strange monster that seemed to have replaced his owner. Fiera was overjoyed to see it, and practically threw the mask off. “Great job, Serkan!” She said, and gave him plenty of praise and treats. Then, she took him back to the kennels to prepare for the next step…
Fiera 2 Serkan 53.2/13.2 Hardy 7
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 16:43:18 GMT -6
It took a couple hours for Fiera to get both Serkan and Algol to the training grounds, but she managed it. Thankfully, the nyssa was still small enough to fit into a pet carrier and so he didn’t have to see the sarane as she walked them back into the training grounds. Algol was pretty much as terrifying as you could get to a creature this size. As a tier 3 sarane, he was huge for his species, with an intimidating rack of horns and a commanding air to him. He was safely broken however, and while grumpy he wasn’t about to lash out or bother with a creature this small. He would be perfect for getting Serkan through the last of this ability. Once the sarane was safely tied to a tree, Fiera set Serkan’s carrier down just outside of the length of the rope and opened the door for him. Fiera 3 Serkan 53.3/13.3 Hardy 8 (Note: Algol is here as a training tool only, not gaining levels.)
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 16:52:14 GMT -6
Serkan carefully trotted out of the carrier, and Algol looked his way. At that moment, Serkan decided that the interior of the carrier was a lot comfier, despite the lack of sunlight. “No, no. Go be brave.” Fiera said as she lifted up the carrier again, gently pushing Serkan back onto the ground. The sarane was only barely even watching the baby nyssa, but the little creature was trembling in his nonexistent boots. “Serkan, it’s fine!” Fiera assured. “Here, have some food!” She said, and tossed him a berry. The nyssa carefully crept over it and ate it… and Fiera threw another one, slightly closer to Algol. With each step, he seemed to gain a little bit of confidence. Even if he didn’t have the bravery to grab the next one, Fiera let him take the time to get comfortable and build up that mental fortitude needed to close the gap between them.
Fiera 4 Serkan 53.4/13.4 Hardy 9
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 17:22:04 GMT -6
After a great deal of strawberries, Serkan was practically sitting shoulder to shoulder with Serkan, having completely forgotten his fear of the massive dragon in favor of getting to munch on delicious food. Algol leaned down and sniffed at him, and Fiera held her breath. Serkan just grunted grumpily though and scooted a few inches away so the sarane wouldn’t steal his food. Algol just turned away though, completely uninterested. Fiera was relieved- Serkan went from jumping at even Fiera doing her terrible ‘scary’ impression to being completely fine with sitting next to a giant, intimidating predator. If there was any doubt that he was ready to face up against scary foes before, it was thoroughly dispelled now. Nyssa already had quite tough physical constitutions, and now Fiera could rest safe in the knowledge that he would be fine psychologically as well. With that in mind, Fiera went ahead and took both of her pets home.
Fiera 5 Serkan 54.0/14.0 Hardy 10
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 19:47:07 GMT -6
Fiera was back at the public park, this time with her houluh matronne, Bubbles in tow. She had decided to take a break from training for the upcoming tournament to work with her houluh some more. She hadn’t worked with Bubbles since her debutante show, but with the salonne show coming? She had the feeling that the houluh would have to learn some more tricks to have that extra oomph. Bubbles was pretty absent minded, but Fiera was hoping that they could do some cramming before her entry. It was a loyalty salonne, so Fiera knew they’d be looking for her to follow Fiera’s instructions to the letter. So the more tricks she could teach Bubbles, the more loyal she would appear to the judges. And if she won… well, wouldn’t that be the win of a lifetime. Fiera had seen the results of a Maestre breeding, and she wanted that for herself. Fiera 6 Bubbles 20.1/40.1 Watch Me 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 19:47:27 GMT -6
With that in mind, Fiera decided to get going on her first trick. She had plenty of nice meaty treats to reward Bubbles with, easily enough to last them the whole day and she had a list of what she wanted to train. All she had to do now was… train them. “Ready, Bubbles?” Fiera said, stopping under a tree, newly covered in leaves after the winter. Fiera decided to start easy, with ‘watch me’. All she needed to do was get Bubbles to pay attention and keep it there, instead of the temporary attention garnered by calling her name. After all, Fiera wanted to show that her houluh was interested in her and would listen when called. To start out with, Fiera got out a single treat, and then called her common houluh’s name. “Bubbles! Look here, baby.” She said sweetly, and the houluh almost immediately looked up.
Fiera 7 Bubbles 20.2/40.2 Watch Me 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 19:47:45 GMT -6
Bubbles’ ears perked up as well, as held next to Fiera’s head was the treat, obligating the houluh to keep looking at her. “Bubbles, watch me!” Fiera said, setting the command word. She kept repeating it as she walked around Bubbles, and the houluh practically begged for the treat, standing on tip toes and shifting her weight around excitedly as she stared at the treat. After several seconds though, her interest seemed to be flagging. Fiera threw her the treat, wanting to reward her before she lost her attention completely. “Good watch me, Bubbles!” Fiera said cheerily, and Bubbles wagged her tail as she ran over to grab the treat. It was a good first try, but Fiera knew that they could do better than that. As Bubbles ate, she got another treat and palmed it, ready to try again as soon as her pet was ready to try again.
Fiera 8 Bubbles 20.3/40.3 Watch Me 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 19:48:00 GMT -6
Once again, Fiera held the treat up next to her head. “Bubbles, watch me!” She ordered, and then paced around the houluh. “Good.” Fiera said as she watched, trying to encourage her to keep an eye on Fiera for longer. “Goooood.” She continued, as they passed the point where she had stopped paying attention last time. Soon it was clear that she wasn’t going to stop paying attention any time soon- she had done it. With the treat, at least. Fiera tossed it to her, giving her a “Good watch me, Bubbles!” at the same time. Now she needed Bubbles to do that WITHOUT the offer of a treat alongside it. Fiera didn’t intend to have food on hand every time she needed Bubbles to pay attention, and she probably didn’t need the extra calories either. Still, Bubbles seemed to understand the ‘watch me’ command pretty well by now- she just needed to test it out.
Fiera 9 Bubbles 20.4/40.4 Watch Me 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 25, 2020 19:48:16 GMT -6
Fiera waited until Bubbles’ attention wandered a bit to ‘reset’ the trick. When her mind wandered a bit and she began walking away, Fiera called her again. “Bubbles!” She said, and the houluh looked over to her. “Watch me!” She ordered, and began walking around her. Fiera didn’t take her eyes off of the houluh, and Bubbles didn’t stop looking at Fiera in turn. She made a few laps around the pup, one, two, and with every step the houluh turned to look at her, maintaining eye contact. Eventually, Fiera relaxed and got on her knees. “Good girl Bubbles, wow! What a good watch me!” Bubbles relaxed just as fast, letting the tension roll out of her shoulders as she trotted up to lick Fiera’s face, clearly pleased as long as Fiera was happy. She might not have been the brightest bulb in the box, but Bubbles’ loyalty was hardly questionable.
Fiera 10 Bubbles 21.0/42.0 Watch Me 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 27, 2020 16:46:32 GMT -6
Now that Fiera had started training Bubbles though, she seemed a little wound up. In fact, she could hardly get her to leave her alone. She seemed… almost anxious. If she had to guess, Fiera would say that perhaps they had done a little too much training lately, and as a result she was now more often than not in ‘training’ or ‘tricks’ mode, with her attention suddenly snapping back to Fiera every time she caught herself wandering off in an overattentive fashion. Fiera figured that this probably wasn’t the healthiest thing for her… but maybe she could train her to calm down a bit? A command to let her know that the tricks were over and she didn’t need to do anything else. It would probably be best to get this out of the way now before they did any other tricks- that would risk winding her up even more.
Fiera 1 Bubbles 21.1/42.1 At Ease 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 27, 2020 16:46:53 GMT -6
Fiera got out some treats and looked at Bubbles. “Hey Bubbles- at ease!” She said, intending for ‘at ease’ to be the word that meant “it’s ok, you can relax now”. Bubbles looked at her and tilted her head with confusion, but immediately afterward Fiera leaned down and pet her head with fervor, giving her intense praise and as many treats as Bubbles would take. Under such a barrage of love, affection, and food, it was a little difficult for Bubbles to stay so worked up. Fiera watched as her body relaxed and her tail started wagging like crazy. She yipped slightly and licked Fiera’s face in return before chowing down on the treats. “Oh, good girl!” Fiera laughed. “Good at ease! You’re such a good girl!” Fiera said, letting Bubbles relax and be excited for once. The houluh was happy to accept the praise, and even rolled over so the humanish could rub her belly.
Fiera 2 Bubbles 21.2/42.2 At Ease 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 27, 2020 16:47:18 GMT -6
Once Bubbles was relaxed, Fiera decided to try some tricks again. She ran through the basics, letting Bubbles stay and then come, leading her around the field. To the houluh’s credit, she followed every command to a T, and paid close attention to Fiera’s verbal commands and body language. When Fiera stopped giving commands though, she continued to stare at her with just as much fervor as before, even though nothing else was happening. “Okay Bubbles, at ease!” She said. Bubbles just looked around nervously and wagged her tail slightly. Is this what she was supposed to be doing? Was this what Fiera wanted? Fiera sighed, pitying the creature a bit. Then she went right back into the shower of affection, repeating “At ease!” along with Bubbles’ name. Soon the houluh was rolling over and leaping in circles, finally excited and relaxed again. It wasn’t that she didn’t know how to have fun.
Fiera 3 Bubbles 21.3/42.3 At Ease 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 27, 2020 16:47:34 GMT -6
She just didn’t think she was allowed to. Bubbles seemed somewhat worn out after that flurry of energy though, so Fiera decided to run through some tricks that didn’t require a lot of exertion of Bubbles’ part. Things like watch me or stacking, that just required her to stand around and follow a simple order. Bubbles trained her focus on Fiera but like before, she didn’t exactly let go when Fiera stopped giving the order. “At ease.” Fiera tried to reassure, and Bubbles did seem to relax… a little bit. She watched as some of the tension drained out of her shoulders, and she began sniffing around the area, letting her mind wander a bit. The second Fiera moved to go pick up her bag however, Bubbles was standing straight up again, looking right at Fiera as if waiting for her to give a command. Fiera raised an eyebrow at her.
Fiera 4 Bubbles 21.4/42.4 At Ease 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Apr 27, 2020 16:47:56 GMT -6
“It’s fine, Bubbles. At ease. Good girl.” She said, and tossed her one more treat. Bubbles gave her tail a few quick wags and snapped up the treat, chewing loudly. Fiera chuckled and rolled her eyes before putting her backpack back on. After that, she walked to a new part of the field, giving Bubbles a few more orders to keep her on track. When she decided to stop again, she turned to the houluh. “Okay Bubs, at ease!” She said, hoping for the best. And to her relief, the best happened. Bubbles seemed to relax and instead started sniffing around the clearing they had stopped in, digging at a couple of rocks that interested her. Fiera was able to set her bag down and sort through it without incident, with Bubbles just doing her own thing. Fiera stood up, her list of tricks in hand. Now that Bubbles knew how to relax, it was time to up the ante.
Fiera 5 Bubbles 22.0/44.0 At Ease 5
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