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Post by Jack on Jul 23, 2021 11:57:02 GMT -6
Breezy End of the Day x Natural's Shiny ShinyBreeding 1/3 for Patronne Breeding 1/2 for Matronne 20/20
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Post by Jack on Jul 23, 2021 11:59:46 GMT -6
They had done one breeding not too long ago, and while they were waiting on pups to be available to take home, they decided to do another one. Jack and Magpie waited outside of the Breeding Center with smiles on their faces, though Magpie was pretty nervous. This was the first time she had seen her be anything but confident she knew with a frown, and Jack hoped she would be alright. "Go find food," she told her, and the Houluh took off into the trees nearby to see what she could find. Jack figured if she could help her take her mind off of things, then it would be fine and all things would be better. Of course she didn't know what she would bring back, if anything, but hey, it was worth a shot. The woman leaned against the building with a little smile on her face and she hoped that things would work out well enough.
1/20
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 23, 2021 12:46:15 GMT -6
It was just one breeding after another, eh? At least, it felt that way to Fiera. Just a couple days ago she had done a houluh breeding with Jack's patronne Red and her own matronne Skyler in the hopes of getting some golden furred puppies. They had three breedings planned out though, so it was on to the next one. Perhaps it was a bad idea to produce so many houluh pups at a time, but... it WAS quite fun. She walked toward the breeding center with Sundown in front of her. He was, quite frankly, the most beautiful houluh she had ever seen. His unique nigh-purple fade stood out against his bright red fur, with white patches accenting it and stripes across his flanks. She was pretty sure she had peaked with him, and it wasn't even intentional! Needless to say, she was only picking the best for her boy today.
2/20
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Post by Jack on Jul 23, 2021 12:49:47 GMT -6
She waited for awhile before smiling and waving at the woman she saw walking down the way toward the Breeding Center where she was waiting. She Patronne she had brought with her was completely lovely, and she was pleased with the possibility of pups from the two of them. Speaking of, Magpie burst out of the trees with a mushroom in her mouth, trotting over to Jack, completely pleased with herself as she produced the mushroom. Jack chuckled and knelt down next to her, "Good girl Magpie, but I can't really eat that one..." The mushroom was red with white spots, but still, Magpie didn't know what was edible and what wasn't. "Your mate's here love, want to see?" she then asked, and stood up again, motioning toward Fiera and her Patronne with a smile on her face. She couldn't wait to see what was going to happen today, it would be great.
3/20
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 23, 2021 12:56:24 GMT -6
Fiera saw Jack waving at them from a distance- she could easily pick out the woman on sight by now. Sundown perked up at the sight of another person and his tail wagged slightly, but... Fiera couldn't see the matronne. Where was Magpie? She had picked the other houluh out specifically for her gorgeous coppery pelt. When she had first seen it, she was blown away. It seemed to almost sparkle in the sunlight, reflecting light off of the glossy strands of hair. She was sure that she and Sundown would make gorgeous offspring, but... not if she wasn't here. Just as Fiera was about to say something about it, a flurry of movement burst from the trees adjacent to the breeding center, and Magpie trotted over to her owner with a bright red and white mushroom in her mouth. Sundown seemed excited at the sight of her and pulled harder on the leash.
4/20
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Post by Jack on Jul 23, 2021 12:59:28 GMT -6
Keeping a hand on the nervous Houluh's head, Jack smiled as Fiera and Sundown got close enough to speak to, "Sorry, I had her foraging because she's been super nervous about this whole thing." She rubbed Magpie's hand, the Houluh was always after shiny things, hence her show name of Shiny Shiny, and Jack knew that it would keep her calmer if she could hunt things down. Wagging her tail nervously, she crept forward and sniffed at the Patronne before whining a little and looking back at the woman. She didn't know what she was supposed to do, and this was really bothering her. Jack frowned and stroked her back a little, cooing at her, before apologizing to Fiera, "I'm sorry, she's really not like this at all, usually she's very boisterous and ready to go, ready to learn. I think the other Houluh have filled her with thoughts and ideas, I'll have to have a chat with them when we get back..."
5/20
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 23, 2021 13:03:05 GMT -6
"Nerves eh? Is it her first time too? I wouldn't worry about it too much, Sundown's never done this either." Fiera said with a chuckle. She hadn't actually asked Jack before setting up the breeding. Normally a houluh's first breeding went well enough anyway, even if they were confused about what they were supposed to be doing. Nature... took its course, and they figured it out sooner rather than later most of the time. She hadn't even considered it when she brought Sundown around. The patronne sniffed closer to her, and even started snapping at the mushroom that Magpie was holding. Fiera clicked her tongue and pulled on him a bit, but he still kept pulling at the leash, trying to decide whether or not he wanted to interact with Magpie or eat that mushroom. Fiera had admittedly spoiled him a bit as a pup, so his manners were... a little entitled at times.
6/20
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Post by Jack on Jul 23, 2021 20:54:46 GMT -6
"Yeah, it's her first, she's my latest Houluh to have grown, actually. I didn't expect anyone to want to breed with her so soon!" Jack exclaimed, taking the mushroom from the Matronne and giving Sundown the eye. She rubbed the ring that let her speak to the species and shook her head at him, "Trust me boyo, you don't want to eat this, you'll be sicker than ever if you do, and you could die." Hopefully that would get through to him, but who knew. Usually she didn't speak to other people's Houluh, but she figured a fair warning was better than nothing. "Here, let me get the door!" she said, tucking the mushroom into the bag she carried with her, she could use it in something later she was sure, and opened the door, motioning for them all to go in. Magpie tucked her tail for a moment before wagging it again and hopping into the building with a low woof.
7/20
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 23, 2021 22:00:26 GMT -6
"Really now? I'm surprised about that. Just look at her, I'm amazed people weren't all over that the second she finished growing!" Fiera said with a wide gesture of her arm. Magpie really was a gorgeous houluh. Sundown's head snapped up as Jack rubbed her ring however, confused. "Ha, you know he can't understand you, right? You've got to use a command." Fiera said, tugging on his leash some more, completely oblivious to Jack's ring of animal speech. She had never seen one before- how would she know what it did? Sundown eventually backed down off of the mushroom though, returning to Fiera's side. Fine then, he didn't want that dumb fungus anyway. Fiera was more than happy to take advantage of the opened door though, and sauntered right in with Sundown holding his nose just as high. He glanced back over at Magpie though- would she be accompanying him today?
8/20
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Post by Jack on Jul 24, 2021 13:29:21 GMT -6
Magpie slunk through the door as Jack motioned her through and she smiled a little as she thought about it. She would perk up, even if she had to talk her into it at this point. Jack laughed a little at what Fiera said and showed her the ring she had, "Here, a Ring of Animal Tongues, it lets you speak with a species of your choice. I have one for Sarane and one for Houluh, so we can actually talk to each other. Usually I won't talk to other people's animals as a courtesy, but if it's something that could kill them, I feel like I have an obligation, you know?" Giving a little shrug, she entered into the building and went over to the counter with a small smile as she started filling out paperwork, feeling Magpie press up against her legs as she stared at Sundown, trying to figure him out.
9/20
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 24, 2021 14:30:25 GMT -6
Fiera raised her eyebrow at the ring. "More magic crap, huh? Man, I don't know how you can trust that stuff. I don't like using anything unless I know how it works." She said, eyeing it suspiciously. It wasn't that she didn't like or didn't trust magic... except she just didn't enjoy using it and didn't believe that it was always used in her best interest, that's all. Still, she followed Jack into the building, following up behind her and snatching up a set of papers to fill out as well. Sundown was relentless in his pursuit of Magpie by now though. She had mushrooms AND she was pretty. Of course, he was pretty gorgeous himself- why wouldn't she like him too? He went up and sniffed her loudly, practically shoving his nose into the side of her head to try and get a better picture of what she was like.
10/20
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Post by Jack on Jul 24, 2021 14:48:51 GMT -6
Giving a chuckle, she nodded and then touched the pouch at her hip full of nodes. She liked magic, it was wild and untamable, just able to be borrowed for a bit before it was set loose in the world again. It made her happy that there was at least something out there you couldn't control like usual. "I mean, to each their own, right?" Jack offered with a smile as she finished off her paperwork and slid it across the counter. Magpie was the daughter of two Zephyr Houluh, which was interesting when it came to colorings at least she figured.
The Houluh herself jumped almost out of her skin when she was poked and prodded by the Patronne and she growled a little before sneaking forward for a quick sniff, dancing backward again and looking him up and down for a bit, trying to get a sense of what he was like as well.
11/20
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 24, 2021 14:54:50 GMT -6
Fiera glanced down at Jack's hip. Oh, that was a node pouch, wasn't it. Fiera had one node, but she usually left it at home. The knife in her purse was a lot more reliable. "Pfft, if you say so. In my opinion, there's multiple right answers, but there's always someone who's more right." She said, putting a hand on her chest. She threw the paperwork back onto the counter, where it slid for a few inches before the harried receptionist caught it. They shot Fiera a dirty look, but soon read off the breeding room they should head to. Fiera nodded at them.
Sundown pressed his ears back as Magpie growled at him. Well, he hadn't done anything wrong, so she must be a bit tetchy. He'd just have to try a little bit harder to win him over. Oh, she was looking at him! He trotted around gracefully, letting her get a good eyeful of his shiny coat.
12/20
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Post by Jack on Jul 24, 2021 15:02:32 GMT -6
All she could do was chuckle and shrug. Jack knew that Fiera was a little touchy about some subjects and she always thought she was right. Well, might as well let her think that sometimes, it was better than arguing every time they saw each other she figured. The woman stretched out and listened to what room they needed to look for and started down the hallway, Magpie at her side as the Houluh glanced over at the Patronne every now and then.
She wasn't sure what to do about all this, he did look nice with his longer coat, but that didn't really matter did it? He was pretty full of himself it seemed, and she wasn't really pleased with that much. Of course she knew she would come home with a puppy after this, but didn't really know the... mechanics of it. Jack patted her on the head and then yawned a little before glancing over at Fiera again, "Have any plans after this?" Might as well make conversation.
13/20
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 24, 2021 15:30:29 GMT -6
Fiera strutted forward, proud in the knowledge that Jack was definitely convinced that her opinion was correct. But of course she was- she had more lived experience than the other woman, so it would do her well to listen to her. Her shoes click-clacked through the hallway as she looked for the correct door, tugging Sundown along behind her. "Hmm, I need to train something up for the aquatic contest that's coming up soon. Are you thinking of entering that? Goodness knows you have a lot of critters back home."
The houluh meanwhile was still plenty interested in Magpie, even if she wasn't too interested in him. He wasn't really sure where all this was going, but it was nice to get to spend time with such a pretty lady. He wagged his tail at her some more, making longing glances over his shoulder at her to show that he was still interested.
14/20
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