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Post by Ashe on Oct 22, 2021 3:54:23 GMT -6
Boomy stood where Ashe asked him to stay. He knew there would be something stopping him from moving forward if he tried, so he just waited. Often, there were treats involved if he did as Ashe told him, and he really liked treats. So he waited even though Ashe was walking in the other direction... The silly human did that sometimes. But he would always return!
Ashe found that the bug didn't care if he was around. It was the size of an Equillion, holy shit! Ashe reached out and touched the shell, admiring the shiny black and red patterns. Like a ladybug, only a thousand times bigger. He wondered if the Golossle could feel his touch? He didn't understand how insect anatomy worked. Could they feel touch? What was inside the exoskeleton? Did they have organs? So many questions. He ran his hand along the smooth surface and he moved to an end, looking for the head of the beast.
Boomy: +4 3/5 Ashe: +0 13/20 Post 93 *Yang VMM Event post 3/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 22, 2021 4:14:20 GMT -6
That was not its head. Ashe was pretty sure it wasn't its head, anyway. He traveled around to the other end and - ah-ha! That's the head he was looking for. Those eyes, and the mandibles grasping at things, nibbling away. Ashe watched it eat for a few moments, then he knelt before it. It finally seemed to notice him! It eyed him, then moved forward, little mandible arm things wiggling, touching Ashe. Was it trying to eat him?? Was it sniffing him? Ashe knew nothing about bugs! "Hey there, bug guy," he said, and then allowed himself to chuckle at his own joke. Instead of 'big guy' he said 'bug guy'. Ha, he was so funny. Pity no one was around to appreciate him. Except Boomy, but Boomy was still standing over there and probably out of earshot, if he would have even understood the joke. "Hope you're not eating my entire garden away. I got some treats if I can entice you.."
Boomy: +4 4/5 Ashe: +0 14/20 Post 94 *Yang VMM Event post 4/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 22, 2021 4:25:05 GMT -6
The Golossle looked interested in this compromise, so Ashe gave it a few treats. It seemed to enjoy the fruit, and was eating out of Ashe's hands in no time. Ashe patted its head and suddenly remembered; Boomy was left standing there. The poor guy! "You wait right here... Keep eating my plants if you want." He walked back over to Boomy, who perked up at the sight of him. He had stayed like a good boy and Ashe called to him, "Come, Boomy!' to break the spell. The fossil walked over to Ashe, and the man cuddled his head a bit. "Hey, I got a special treat for you!" Ashe announced. He pulled out a mix of fruit and veggie treats, and a bag of protein powder. He coated the food with it, and set it on the ground in front of him. Boomy eagerly ate it all; he seemed to have an endless stomach, that one! He was a growing boy for sure. Boomy: + 5 0/5Ashe: +0 15/20 Post 95 *Yang VMM Event post 5/15 Fed:
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Post by Ashe on Oct 22, 2021 4:31:19 GMT -6
Boomy cleaned up every last leaf in the meal Ashe had prepared for him, and he even looked around for more. Ashe shook his head. "Not right now, maybe later. We're going to have to put you on a diet if you keep this up." With his goodest boy taken care of, Ashe returned to the Golossle. He had to get this guy home before he could start tracking something else... But he might also have to leave his fossil pet again, and he worried this time it wouldn't go as smoothly. He considered this as he walked back over to the Golossle. He had to see if the bug would even think of following him for food. He had a long way to go, to corral something that could also fly! He tried to entice the bug with some more treats - and it seemed to be working! The Golossle was following him now, soft slow steps. But it was coming! Ashe backed up, weaving his way through his garden.
Boomy: +0 1/5 Ashe: +0 16/20 Post 96 *Yang VMM Event post 6/15
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Post by Nadia on Oct 23, 2021 11:36:41 GMT -6
Make sure Boomy doesn't tread on this...
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 0:48:24 GMT -6
On the way to the exit, Ashe found another one of those odd bunanas on the ground. He scooped it up before Boomy could squash it and put it with the other goods he found. He waved the treats again to regain the Golossle's attention, and he commanded Boomy to "Stay! Stay right there!" Ashe went as fast as he could convince the Golossle to move, and after what seemed like forever - and a couple of detours because bugs gonna bug the shit out of him - the made it to Ashe's kennel. He locked the bug up and rushed back to the Garden. He walked in, secured the gate, then went to see if Boomy had stayed where he'd asked. He wouldn't even be mad if he hadn't, that was a long time to ask! And, sure enough, somewhere during that hour, Boomy had forgotten the command and walked off. He wasn't hard to find, though, thankfully. He was munching on the leaves of a nearby tree.
Boomy: +0 2/5 Ashe: +0 17/20 Post 97 *Yang VMM Event post 7/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 1:14:39 GMT -6
"Boomy!" Ashe called when he spotted the dino. Boomy turned his head to acknowledge Ashe. He made a happy little grunting noise through is nostrils, then turned and continued to eat. If Ashe didn't know any better, he'd think he was growing. He had to be! All of this food intake had to be because of a growth spurt, surely. Unless he was making up time for all the millions of years his bones had been without nutrients. Okay, Ashe knew that's not how the restoration process went, but... Boomy liked to eat, and Ashe liked to make up reasons why.
"Come, Boomy. We gotta keep looking, see how many more of these creatures there are! Let's go have another adventure!"
Boomy looked up when called and plodded over to Ashe, looking pleased with himself. Ashe smiled at his dino and patted his head affectionately. When he started walking, Boomy followed, and together they walked the entire circumference of the pond right there in the garden.
Boomy: +0 3/5 Ashe: +0 18/20 Post 98 *Yang VMM Event post 8/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 1:24:58 GMT -6
Ashe wasn't seeing much in the way of tracks. It was near impossible right now - these areas were so trodden by Ashe himself, by Boomy, by the creatures Ashe had already found, walking around and through to go home to Ashe's kennel. And then the rain, of course, softening the ground and filling the footprints, making the mud choppy and undefined. He started trying to look for broken plants, like some creature had pushed through, but his garden, while unkempt, wasn't a dense rain forest. He decided to keep looking, but the rain was starting to pick up. From a misty drizzle to a soft steady rain. At least it wasn't down-pouring yet! "I'm not done yet," he told his companion. He had set aside this entire day to go looking for fun things. A little rain wouldn't stop him, not when there were ghosts and goblins out and about. But where to start... He kind of wondered if doing some actual gardening would work.
Boomy: +0 4/5 Ashe: +0 19/20 Post 99 *Yang VMM Event post 9/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 1:29:15 GMT -6
Ashe found a patch of squash he had been trying to raise - in this case, some pumpkins. He liked to carve these into things and put lights in them. Decorate the pathway from the gate of Zanarkand to the door of his house. The flickering glow of the candle light was great for the atmosphere he was trying to create. The ones here, though, hadn't grown that great and were still small. Some were dying already, even on the vine. Too much neglect? Or a bad spot to grow them in? He knelt and plucked a few. One, he cracked open on a rock, and offered the insides to Boomy. The dino sniffed at it, a little weirded out by the stringy innards, then he took a tentative bite because, why not, he was a dinosaur hog. He seemed to like it, because he took a few more bites. Seeds and guts and all. It had a strong odor but he didn't seem to mind at all.
Boomy: +1 0/5 Ashe: +1 0/20 Post 100 *Yang VMM Event post 10/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 1:35:59 GMT -6
Ashe fudged around with the pumpkins a little longer. He trimmed off the bad ones, he tried to locate which vines were the cause and get rid of them. He found some invasive plants and trimmed those back, too. He tried to prep the ground for a better crop next year, and he knew he had some seeds at home to get ready in the spring. For now, it was enough to bury the remains (hopefully returning nutrients into the soil - Ashe wasn't a pro, though) and clear things up a bit. Then Ashe moved it along to the next bed he had set up, one for raspberries. Now, these were past harvesting, but Ashe did some trimming and cleaning there as well. It definitely looked a lot better now. Boomy was still eating the pumpkin when Ashe glanced up to see where he was. He must like squash. Was there anything he didn't like? Ashe wondered.
Boomy: +1 1/5 Ashe: +1 1/20 Post 101 *Yang VMM Event post 11/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 1:43:53 GMT -6
Ashe sighed and stood up. He'd done all he could do around here at the moment, it was time to move on. Boomy was gnawing on the rind of the pumpkin, which Ashe didn't think he should be actually eating, so he called to him and Boomy came over. He headbutted Ashe lightly in greeting, but Ashe couldn't have him doing that when he got bigger! He might not mean much by it, but Boomy was going to get bigger, and this would be a bad habit! He scolded Boomy gently and stepped away from him, not returning the affection. Boomy looked hurt, though Ashe knew it was only himself anthropomorphizing him. He shouldn't do that; it was for Boomy's own good that he grew out of bad habits, and it was easier to start now.
"Come, Boomy," Ashe said again, and started moving. This time, Boomy followed without the headbutt, and Ashe did give him a little bit of praise, pleased he was acting politely.
Boomy: +1 2/5 Ashe: +1 2/20 Post 102 *Yang VMM Event post 12/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 2:01:19 GMT -6
They walked together back to the pond. The rain was still falling steadily, and the drops showed just how much when they fell on the water. It was enough to churn the surface of the otherwise normally clear pond. Ashe couldn't even see his reflection on it. He didn't mind getting too wet - the wetness didn't bother him. He liked swimming, and fishing, and all that. It would be the cold that would do him in eventually. When the wet seeped into his bones and there was no sun out to warm and dry him, he would get too cold to handle it and he would have to return to Zanarkand, have Dracula make his bath super steamy, and he'd live there for the next twenty four hours. But right now, he was still semi dry on the inside, so he had a little bit of exploration in him. He trudged on, with Boomy at his side, looking for anything amiss, anything enticing or exciting.
Boomy: +1 3/5 Ashe: +1 3/20 Post 103 *Yang VMM Event post 13/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 2:33:36 GMT -6
He came to a halt suddenly, feeling like something was watching him. Something more than just Boomy, more than just the usual possibility of his Lotine and other pets hanging around. He'd seen a couple of them earlier, but he figured most were taking shelter from the rain right about now. But this one felt new, like something not-your-pet watching you, waiting for you to slip up. Boomy wasn't paying much attention to Ashe stopping and plowed into his butt accidentally, nearly sending him to the ground. Ashe managed to keep his knees from buckling and, with a little bit of embarrassing flailing, he remained standing. "Shh!" He told Boomy in a hissing whisper. "Careful!" He didn't want to lose his concentration as he gazed around, trying to find the source. Where did he feel the most eye pressure coming from... But that was the thing about a gaze; unlike a smell or a sound, it seemed to come from all over.
Boomy: +1 4/5 Ashe: +1 4/20 Post 104 *Yang VMM Event post 14/15
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Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 2:48:25 GMT -6
Ashe turned in a slow circle, looking around. The underbrush, the trees, any rock that could hide a predator. Was this what it felt like to be an Equillion in the field? Ashe didn't like it. He didn't want to be the one hunted! He was confident he could handle this, but he preferred having the upper hand. Wait, so why not continue on, as if he didn't know, while in reality he did know... Thus taking away from the element of surprise? He decided to do that, to lure them out by pretending he didn't know they were there. He continued on, calling for Boomy to follow him. The dino didn't seem to have the same instincts. Was he too soft? Was he too young? Or was his species one that would get so big, he wouldn't need to worry about any predators in this area? Either way, the pair continued walking down the worn path, pretending to think they were still alone without a care in the world.
Boomy: +2 0/5 Ashe: +0 5/20 Post 105 *Yang VMM Event post 15/15
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Post by Nadia on Oct 29, 2021 6:43:21 GMT -6
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