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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:01:28 GMT -6
Once it was open, she soundlessly slipped an ice cube into her palm (wincing only slightly at the sudden cold. That was the other reason she was training danger sense first- the ice would be melted if she left it until later.) and then loaded it into her slingshot. She raised it up carefully, aiming it while squinting down the “sight”, lining it up with Ophelia’s shoulder… and letting it loose. To her delight, it hit Ophelia squarely in the shoulder. Despite the amphadron’s attempt at maintaining a flat personality, THAT was enough to break her monotony. She chittered furiously, whipping around to find the source of the strike, but Fiera merely snickered and darted behind the next rock over, too fast for Ophelia to track her. Not wanting to lose any time, Fiera loaded up another slingshot load of ice before glancing over the rock again to gauge Ophelia’s location.
Fiera 15 Ophelia 18.0/18.0 Danger Sense 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:38:33 GMT -6
The amphadron had wandered toward a rock, having decided that that was the source of the freezing projectile that had hit her… but Fiera couldn’t help but note that it wasn’t even the one she had been sitting behind originally. “Oh come on Ophelia, you’re smarter than that…” She grumbled under her breath. Ophelia noticed THAT however, and looked over at Fiera’s location. Fiera cursed quietly and quickly shot off the ice cube, not wanting to be discovered. That one struck Ophelia in the chest and she chattered angrily again, marching toward Fiera’s location. Fiera frowned, but she supposed that that had technically been an improvement- she DID hear Fiera before she struck, even if the humanish had made it overly easy for her and she didn’t actually get out of the way. Fiera shrugged and dug around in her pocket into a plastic bag for a treat for her pet.
Fiera 16 Ophelia 18.1/18.1 Danger Sense 6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:38:53 GMT -6
Fiera had brought a whole bunch of cherries for Ophelia’s training today, as amphadron seemed to prefer small pieces of fruit after they grew to adulthood, having grown out of their old diets of bugs and plankton. This suited Fiera just fine as she could just shove a bunch of cherries in her pocket and call it a day instead of having to mess around with bug stuff. Even though Ophelia hadn’t exactly completed the action she was looking for, she was on the right track and Fiera felt it was worth a reward. So she tossed the treat into Ophelia’s field of view, distracting the amphadron with the flash of red long enough for the humanish to scramble to another position. Ophelia leaned down and sniffed the cherry experimentally before picking it up, popping it into her mouth. The distraction was good for rewarding her, but it also allowed Fiera to reload the slingshot.
Fiera 17 Ophelia 18.2/18.2 Danger Sense 7
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:39:09 GMT -6
The cat woman lined it up again, keeping her eye on Ophelia. The amphadron wasn’t even facing the right direction this time as the humanish aimed right at her flank- it was an easy shot. As she let loose though, Ophelia turned to glance behind her- was it a coincidence? No, it musn’t have been, as she quickly tried to make a step forward. She wasn’t fast enough though, as the ice cube still hit, only barely off target. Ophelia hissed with displeasure, but at least finished the attempted dodge. Fiera smiled and threw out another cherry to distract her before darting away again. That was a much better attempt- it was intended instead of coincidentaly, and she seemed to get the idea now that she was meant to be dodging these instead of just staring into space. Now she just had to get Ophelia noticing them fast enough to actually get out of the way before they hit.
Fiera 18 Ophelia 18.3/18.3 Danger Sense 8
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:39:39 GMT -6
Once she was settled behind the next obstacle- a bush this time- Fiera grabbed another ice cube from her portable cooler, careful to not make a sound as she did so. Now that Ophelia was actually paying attention, Fiera was even more careful to not make any noise to tip Ophelia off as to her location. She loaded the cube and aimed it carefully at the amphadron. As she let it loose however, it became clear that even if Fiera didn’t think she was making ny noise, that didn’t mean that her pet didn’t notice her. Ophelia immediately spun around, trying her best to get out of the way. Fiera watched as the ice cube glanced off of her, spinning end over end into the bushes. The humanish didn’t waste any time and tossed her a few more cherries, but also dashed to the next bit of cover to stay undiscovered.
Fiera 19 Ophelia 18.4/18.4 Danger Sense 9
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:40:00 GMT -6
It was clear that Ophelia had just about gotten the hang of this, but she hadn't managed to COMPLETELY dodge anything quite yet. With any luck though, this would be their last try at this. Fiera didn’t waste any time- she loaded up an ice cube into her trusty slingshot, took aim, and fired. The result of that, she hadn’t been expecting. Ophelia moved surprisingly fast- faster than Fiera thought she was capable of moving. She dashed out of the way and the cube whizzed right by her. Fiera’s eyebrows crept up her head and she fired off a couple more shots, but the amphadron was able to dodge around them easily. Huh. Fiera threw out a few more cherries and came out from behind the rock. The amphadron gave her a withering glare but seemed glad to be done with the task. It looked like Ophelia could dodge with the best of them now- hopefully it would do her good in the upcoming tournament.
Fiera 20 Ophelia 19.0/19.0 Danger Sense 10
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:40:49 GMT -6
With that out of the way, Fiera decided to try something a bit… harder. She knew that amphadron were naturally magical creatures. She owned more than one actually, and even though she was still just a tadpole, the amphadron she owned that was the offspring of a majesty and an eclipse amphadron was… well, weird. She always seemed to be making things float or glow or some other weird thing and frankly Fiera wasn’t really sure how to handle that quite yet. Ophelia had thankfully been a lot more “normal” growing up, and Fiera was grateful for it. Still, that didn’t meant that she hadn’t noticed things that were… off about her little creature. Or big creature now, as it was. Sometimes water would flow differently around her, or the clouds would move oddly, or plants would seem to lean in toward her as she walked. All of it was little things…
Fiera 1 Ophelia 19.1/19.1 Wave of Muck 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:41:06 GMT -6
But enough for Fiera to know that there was more to Ophelia than she was letting on, so long as she paid attention. She had seen videos of moss amphadron doing truly amazing things sometimes, though the ones she had seen on her WATT were far older and better trained. Still, Ophelia was a clever girl and Fiera would accept no less than perfection from her amphadron. She just had to wait until Ophelia… tried something, and then reward her for it. The humanish checked her pockets. She still had plenty of cherries left- how hard could it possibly be? She shrugged and watched as Ophelia picked her way up and down the shoreline, examining all the little stones in the pebbly beach as the waves of the lake gently washed up and over them and her saurian toes. Fiera didn’t like the water as much and stayed comfortably far from the water.
Fiera 2 Ophelia 19.2/19.2 Wave of Muck 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:41:29 GMT -6
Finally, the amphadron stopped, examining something further out in the water. Fiera couldn’t see what it was from her angle, but the amphadron seemed interested. The humanish distantly wondered if there was something different about how amphadron eyes were constructed that made them different, better at seeing things underwater. Still, Ophelia took a step toward whatever it was, and then another, making Fiera think that perhaps she was going to jump into the water and swim away (and thus Fiera would have to go after her). But instead the amphadron held her strange little hands up and seemed to… push forward through the air. Slowly but surely, the water pushed away in front of her, ebbing back as if it was a normal wave being pulled back. Unlike the regular wavves around her however, it just kept going, pulling further and further from the shore, letting Ophelia approach the object without getting wet.
Fiera 3 Ophelia 19.3/19.3 Wave of Muck 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:41:44 GMT -6
Soon the water pulled back around the object, revealing it- a bright orange shell sitting half submerged in the sand. It was definitely a rare color to see in the lake- usually shells that bright could only be gotten from the sea. Ophelia leaned down to pluck it out, clearly interested in it, but Fiera was more impressed with the fact that she had managed to bend the water around her just to retrieve it. “Wow!” She couldn’t help but say, gobsmacked at what she just saw. Ophelia just about jumped out of her skin at that, clearly having forgotten entirely that Fiera was there. She fumbled the shell back into the sand and the water snapped shut around her, her focus broken. Fiera yelped as well and jumped back several feet as the water rushed back onto the shore with a vengeance after being kept from it for so long.
Fiera 4 Ophelia 19.4/19.4 Wave of Muck 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:42:05 GMT -6
The water was thick with silt and sand, muddy from the speed of it. Ophelia was fine and was able to swim back to shore easily enough, but Fiera had to retreated to a nearby rocl to avoid getting her feet wet. In spite of that, she seemed far more amused than angry about it, laughing with surprise. Now THAT they could use in a fight. “Good job Ophelia, wow!” She said again once the amphadron returned to shore, clearly a lot less happy about losing her shell than Fiera was at seeing Ophelia do… whatever that was. “Let’s call that um… wave! Good wave, Ophelia!” Fiera said, holding out a cherry for the amphadron. She looekd down at the cherry, back up at Fiera and huffed angrily, practically slapping the fruit out of Fiera’s hand before shoving it in her own mouth, chewing quickly before returning to the water’s edge.
Fiera 5 Ophelia 20.0/20.0 Wave of Muck 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:42:28 GMT -6
This time however, FIera stalked out after her, wanting to try and encourage Ophelia to practice it. She pointed out in the water. “Wave! Go on Ophelia, wave!” She said, not realizing how useless this way. If that was something amphadron did, Ophelia would be rolling her eyes right about now. Still, she did start up again, focusing harder on the water this time instead of letting base instincts take over. Her eyes squinted and her hands seemed to tremble from the effort, but the water did move forward, faster than before. Ophelia walked forward at a normal pace this time instead of the tip-toeing she did before, able to cross that distance in half the time and building up a “hill” of water in front of her. When she saw the shell again she rushed forward to grab it, not letting herself get distracted by Fiera this time. When she picked it up she turned around to look at the humanish.
Fiera 6 Ophelia 20.1/20.1 Wave of Muck 6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:42:57 GMT -6
Whether or not she was looking at Fiera for her approval or not Fiera couldn’t say (as Ophelia didn’t really seem to care one way or another if Fiera approved of her or not), but Fiera still gave the amphadron an enthusiastic thumbs up. “Great job, Ophelia! Now- wave!” She said, making a large gesture over her shoulder, as if bringing down a crashing wave over the shore. That wasn’t something Fiera could do obviously, but hopefully Ophelia was clever enough to get the picture despite their language barrier. A sly look came over her eyes and she raised her arms just like Fiera did, and the wall of muddy water began to rise up behind her ominously. “Yes, great! Great job!” Fiera said, repeating the “throwing” gesture frantically with excitement. Ophelia nodded, as if saying “Well, if you say so.”, and brought her arms down in front of her.
Fiera 7 Ophelia 20.2/20.2 Wave of Muck 7
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:43:13 GMT -6
The resulting wave struck Fiera with the force of a bus, and she almost immediately regretted not ordering Ophelia to do it from a safe distance. The humanish was tossed along the shore, scraped along the pebbles as she lost her ability to tell up from down (let alone being able to see any light through the silt filled water), and all she could think of was how glad she was that she didn’t wear her NICE swim suit today. Finally she was able to get some purchase on the ground and dug her hands into the rocky ground as deep as possible, clinging for dear life as the undertoe threatened to suck her back into the water as the wave drained away back toward the lake again. FIera coughed loudly as the water finally left her, trying to hack up the seaweed that had no doubt made its way into her lungs after all that.
Fiera 8 Ophelia 20.3/20.3 Wave of Muck 8
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 12, 2020 10:43:30 GMT -6
She heard a crunching noise next to her as she finally hacked up the rest of the water, and glanced up to her left. Ophelia stood over her, cocking her head slightly as she looked down at the humanish… before gently setting a cherry down right in front of her face. “Oh, very funny.” Fiera said dryly, but still with a smile on her face before getting up and coughing some more. “...Good wave though, Ophelia.” She said again, and the amphadron nodded and wandered back down to the shore while Fiera caught her breath. When she looked up, Ophelia was still standing next to the water, staring at her. “What, waiting for me?” Fiera said dryly. When she didn’t move it was clear that she was indeed waiting for Fiera. “Aw heck, why not.” Fiera said before clambering up onto a large rock this time to stay out of the way of any waves her pet summoned.
Fiera 9 Ophelia 20.4/20.4 Wave of Muck 9
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