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Halcyon
Sept 24, 2021 3:47:53 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Sept 24, 2021 3:47:53 GMT -6
"Come here real quick!" Ashe called out, wanting to make sure she would still listen to him. He didn't want her to lose her mind while swimming, of course, and it would be easier to recall her if she would listen on her own.
"I don't wanna!" She called back, treading water so she could stay on the surface. Ashe was talking to her! She didn't want to ignore him, but she also didn't want to go back to the shore just yet. She felt great! Not like earlier when she just couldn't manage to make her limbs move. They'd felt so heavy... Right now they felt so light, at one with the water around her. Little did she know, fatigue was a creeping monster.
"Please, just for a minute." She was quiet, not wanting to . "Lucrecia!" Ashe called, using her full name. Something about that made her shudder, and she started swimming toward the shore. When she reached the shallows, she walked, and then plodded through the mud.
Ashe: 1 4/20 Lucrecia: 6.3 / 8.3 *Ashe is using Sever Bond 39
Teaching Swim: 6
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Halcyon
Sept 24, 2021 3:53:03 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Sept 24, 2021 3:53:03 GMT -6
With a sigh, Lucrecia sat down in front of Ashe on solid ground and looked up at him, pouting a bit to let him know that she would much rather be swimming around out there. Ashe stooped so he could be on level with her. He put a hand on her head and ruffled her scales a little bit. "Aww, don't look at me like that. I'm not trying to take away all of your fun. I just want to talk to you a little bit..." Her look softened and she finally relented, nuzzling into Ashe's hand. He smiled and stroked her a bit, lovingly. "So I know you love to swim. But I want you to pay attention to your body while you're out there."
"What do you mean?" She asked, tilting her head to the side. How did you not pay attention to your body? It was yours!
"When your legs start to get tired, I want you to swim to the shore. Or at least the shallows where you can stand."
Ashe: 1 5/20 Lucrecia: 6.4 / 8.4 *Ashe is using Sever Bond 40
Teaching Swim: 7
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Halcyon
Oct 18, 2021 19:29:19 GMT -6
Post by Silver on Oct 18, 2021 19:29:19 GMT -6
A Vacera is on the hunt. It chases after a little fish, but is unsuccessful. Thankfully, it doesn't seem to see you yet, perhaps you should approach with caution. To Tame the Vacera: Make at least 4 RP posts interacting with the creature and trying to tame it. At the end of your taming attempt, mark your last post with [done] and wait for staff approval.
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Halcyon
Oct 29, 2021 16:15:21 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Oct 29, 2021 16:15:21 GMT -6
Ashe was reaching down to pick up a shell he'd suddenly found, when Lucrecia let out a startled gasp. She saw something moving down there! As she watched, she saw the shape dart around fast, then slow down. She didn't know it, but it had been chasing a fish and lost the smaller critter. "What is that?" She asked, watching, leaning forward. Her front end was lower than her hind, and her butt wiggled in excitement. Ashe pocketed the shell and went to see. From his higher vantage point, he was able to see the shape and color of the Vacera on the prowl. While it wasn't much impressive compared to his beasts, he didn't want Lu getting tangled up with one!
"Stay back, please. If I can get it to come closer to us... I'll show you what it is. But we can't scare it off!" Ashe told her. She gave a determined nod; she wanted to see what it was! Ashe knelt at the water's edge and drummed his fingers on the surface, to try to get its attention.
Ashe: 1 6/20 Lucrecia: 7.0 / 9.0 *Ashe is using Sever Bond 41
Taming post: 1/4
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Halcyon
Nov 19, 2021 0:54:29 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Nov 19, 2021 0:54:29 GMT -6
The tapping seemed to work, and the fish swam toward him. Perhaps it thought the small splashes were a prey sized fish trying to get away - that was the goal, at least. And It swam closer, looking around. Ashe did it again, and the Vacera seemed to look up at him. It seemed a bit startled by the man's looming presence, and turned to flee. But Ashe had treats! They were just small treats, something he'd planned on using for Lu or anything else he happened to find along the way. This would be the perfect time to entice. He tossed a couple into the water in front of the moving fish, catching its attention once more. As the morsels drifted down through the water around it, the fish seemed to pause. And then it moved like it was eating them.
Ashe took that as a win and tried to get it to come back, closer, by tossing a treat here... and there... Closer and closer. See? Ashe wasn't scary. He provided snacks!
Ashe: 1 7/20 Lucrecia: 7.1 / 9.1 *Ashe is using Sever Bond 42
Taming post: 2/4
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Halcyon
Nov 19, 2021 0:59:10 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Nov 19, 2021 0:59:10 GMT -6
Lucrecia watched on, trying not to scare it off. She peered over the side of the rock as well to watch, marveling at the fish. "Pretty," She commented. "But needs more purple." It seemed her favorite color was purple... Perhaps because she was purple herself, and she had a bias. Ashe himself was a fan of her purple, but he disagreed.
"Purple would stand out more in the water, I'm afraid.." He murmured as he tried to keep the Vacera close to them. Dropping treats in whenever it thought otherwise. Drumming his fingers on the surface to catch its attention. "The blue and the black help it blend in with shadows and stuff, I figure."
Lucrecia pondered this a little bit. She knew she didn't blend in - there weren't many purple things, besides other dragons, in this canyon. "But I can see it! It's not blending in too well."
"I don't imagine it's trying to hide from you, so much as smaller fish that it wants to eat!" Ashe said with a chuckle.
Ashe: 1 8/20 Lucrecia: 7.2 / 9.2 *Ashe is using Sever Bond 43
Taming post: 3/4
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Halcyon
Nov 19, 2021 1:26:51 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Nov 19, 2021 1:26:51 GMT -6
"I suppose that makes sense," she agreed finally. She dropped the topic now, finding it boring and used up, but she kept watching the fish below as Ashe tried to convince it that staying around them was a good idea. The waters here were shallower, where most of this rock would probably have been submerged in the wet season, but there was enough for the vacera to swim in comfortably, and even the hope of hiding places for the little fish before the tides trapped them in pools.
Ashe wasn't sure how else to bond quickly with a fish that could just swim away from him at any given moment. He cheated with the bigger ones, trapping them in a netted area until they liked him! But wild things... He tried to keep it interested by trailing his finger in a large circle, getting the fish to follow and pay him attention. He would make big and little splashes, and drop occasional treats. But he couldn't do this forever! Would the fish like him?
Ashe: 1 9/20 Lucrecia: 7.3 / 9.3 *Ashe is using Sever Bond 44
Taming post: 4/4 - DONE
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Halcyon
Nov 19, 2021 1:37:04 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Nov 19, 2021 1:37:04 GMT -6
"Won't that fish scare away other fish," Lu pondered out loud, suddenly out of the blue. She was watching it still, but had realized the smaller ones had all gone away. There wasn't any life visible around here, let along something that would actually nibble at Ashe's fishing pole, or swim into a net. Was Ashe giving it all up for the one bigger fish? Was it that special?
"It probably will. I'd have to move it to a pool, temporarily, or take it home real quick to get it out of the way. But first things first, this is my catch, and I'm going to catch it!" He smiled reassuringly over at her. "Once this is taken care of, we can have a bit more fun, don't you worry."
Ashe hadn't been in the mood for anything aquatic lately. The Aquarium, which he used to fish for, reminded him too much of... her. But it was still a habit, still in his blood, to fish and reap the bounty the sea offered him.
Ashe: 1 10/20 Lucrecia: 7.4 / 9.4 *Ashe is using Sever Bond 45
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Halcyon
Nov 21, 2021 12:01:55 GMT -6
Post by Nadia on Nov 21, 2021 12:01:55 GMT -6
Food makes the world go round. The vacera warms up to you pretty fast, with your tactic in place - looks like you've made a new friend! [Congratulations, you have successfully tamed the creature!] Even better, there are some catches to be had...
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Halcyon
Jan 30, 2023 3:03:19 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Jan 30, 2023 3:03:19 GMT -6
It had taken some time to get Ashe's catches back to the aquarium, and then even longer for him to come back out with Lucrecia. He had other dragon friends that he had to spend time with as well, but eventually time and fate found the pair back out at the riverside. It was still the dry season - Ashe had been tempted to wait for the wet season because that would surely be more fun - but they would do alright.
Ashe had left Inyala back at the house, using Sever Bond so they could be apart temporarily without causing any harm. It was a simple spell and they were both used to it by now. With him instead was Santiago's daughter, who was a bit bigger - they grew like weeds! - but not much more world-lier. She was too sheltered in that cave.
"Do you remember being here last time?" Ashe asked her, setting down his fishing stuff. She bounded around his legs, her excitement evident.
Ashe: 1 11/20 Lucrecia: 8.0 / 10.0 *Ashe is using Sever Bond Dry Season 1
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Halcyon
Jan 30, 2023 3:09:44 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Jan 30, 2023 3:09:44 GMT -6
"Yes! We swam! And had fun!"
Ashe was glad her memory of this place was a fond one, unmarred by the visit from the large vacara fish and the tin can, among other things that had shown up.
"Have you practiced swimming at all since then?" He asked her, knowing there were plenty of pools in the caves. Santiago had a large bathing pool himself, for example. It would be deep enough to practice young muscles.
"Uh-huh! Papa let me swim until I was tired a couple days ago! He watched me, of course. Wouldn't swim with me, but Frigga and Hel tried. They didn't like it as much as me and they got bored." She made a face, as if finding it hard to believe anyone could find anything more fun to do.
"I'll swim with you today. How's that sound?"
It was still winter, but a rare warm day made it tolerable to go for a swim. Ashe would have a fire ready to warm up after!
Ashe: 1 12/20 Lucrecia: 8.1 / 10.1 *Ashe is using Sever Bond Dry Season 2
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Halcyon
Jan 30, 2023 3:41:20 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Jan 30, 2023 3:41:20 GMT -6
Before too long, the pair of them were splashing in the shallows. Ashe had worn a suit suitable for divers, or even a surfer. The material was made to keep him warmer inside so he wouldn't freeze to death, and despite the promise of a fire, he wanted to avoid that all too realistic possibility. He shook his hair free, kicked off his boots, and climbed the rocks and sand and whatever else separated them from the depths.
Lucrecia kept pace by his side, and when he said the magic word, she leaped into the water. Ashe let out a startled, terrified, parent sounding gasp when he saw his baby dragon go airborne, and halted. He only breathed when he saw she had calculated correctly and landed in the deeper water. She went under, and he could see her dark form despite the shadows and murk of the water here, and she spiraled her way back up to the surface.
Ashe: 1 13/20 Lucrecia: 8.2 / 10.2 *Ashe is using Sever Bond Dry Season 3
Swim 8
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Halcyon
Jan 30, 2023 3:47:57 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Jan 30, 2023 3:47:57 GMT -6
Ashe reached a spot where he could jump in, too, without the guarantee of scraping his legs or breaking a foot. He really needed to work on picking a better spot! This was not swimming friendly, though he figured he could probably fish from here if he chose a decent rock to sit on. He landed in the water with a splash, a sloppy cannonball since he wasn't confident enough to risk a dive. He came to the surface and saw Lu swimming circles around him, proudly. She used her tail to help steer, and her legs paddled mightily.
"Here's an idea to try that might be easier for you." Ashe reached over to her and gently took her body in his hands. She let him, trusting her cool uncle Ashe. He tucked her limbs down to her sides, so she was more serpentine, then he undulated her body, like a slithering snake through the water. "Try that. And use your tail, too."
Ashe: 1 15/20 Lucrecia: 8.3 / 10.3 *Ashe is using Sever Bond Dry Season 4
Swim 9
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Halcyon
Jan 30, 2023 4:26:46 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Jan 30, 2023 4:26:46 GMT -6
"That's it, you've got it!" Ashe cheered her on as she wriggled and wiggled and finally got the motion right. She propelled herself out of Ashe's hands and a few feet forward. But she forgot to hold her legs close to her body! Not only did they create drag, but they also distracted her and she lost her momentum.
"Oops," she said, surfacing and looking back at Ashe for assistance. Ashe obliged and the pair worked at the for a few more tries, before she was able to take off and keep going on her own for a good ten feet or so. Ashe was pleased with her progress, watching her gain confidence and speed while she was under water. She didn't need him to hold her limbs any longer, she remembered what to do. The rest would come with age and experience - and also more practice, building up those baby muscles into something respectable. Ashe watched her shadow with a smile on his face, until she surfaced again.
Ashe: 1 16/20 Lucrecia: 8.4 / 10.4 *Ashe is using Sever Bond Dry Season 5
Swim 10
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Halcyon
Jan 30, 2023 17:07:16 GMT -6
Post by Ashe on Jan 30, 2023 17:07:16 GMT -6
"Very good, you're doing great!" Ashe was pleased that she was learning how to control her muscles at will, rather than just on pure instinct. Of course, it was thanks to this instinct that she was able to pick it up so quickly - it was just the fine tuning and the muscle building that Ashe was working on. He wouldn't be surprised, either, if she had had a slow start simply because she was Makiyan-raised, rather than being with her own kind. Was that cruel, he wondered? Or was it enough that he was doing his best by her?
"C'mere, Lu," Ashe called to her. She swam eagerly over to him, showing off her fancy moves. She looked like a fish herself! Though the swimming like this might be scaring away all the fish, and the best Ashe could hope for would be for it to also unearth crustaceans or treasure...
"So, I want to teach you some command words. You know, for when I take you treasure hunting with me."
[Ashe: 1 17/20 Lucrecia: 9 / 11 *Ashe is using Sever Bond Dry Season 6]
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