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Post by NPC on Mar 15, 2022 21:29:22 GMT -6
Welcome to the Flying Contest Show Ring!Please remember to include the following: - A copy of your application from the registration thread in your first post - A list of every item, move, ability, trick, and skill your creature used in a each post Keep in mind that everything you intend to use in the show ring will have to be officially trained. Check the tutorial for any extra information you might need! The following are allowed to show in this thread: The Show Ring closes Midnight, Mar 31, US Central Time: Countdown
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Post by Renathan on Mar 16, 2022 19:44:51 GMT -6
Renathan was up next, and he was more than a little apprehensive about it. It had been such a long time since he'd been out doing any sort of contests. He'd once brought little Auburn to a whole ton of contests, and due to it she had quite a few ribbons to her name! However, he'd been anxious about it recently... He had a little routine decided for her, but he wondered if perhaps he hadn't done well enough in the past to make sure that it was going to come out quite right. He'd had the area set up for it, along with a little message envelope on a table onstage.
He takes a deep breath, and then holds his arm out with Auburn clinging to the crook of his elbow and lower arm, and walks out into the spotlight.
Once he's standing in the center of the show ring, his voice shows no proof of his anxiety. "This is Auburn, my Izer! She's an excellent aerial acrobat, and she's trained as an aerial messenger!" She raises her wings to stretch them, and perhaps because she feels his bravado, she shakes her mane- showing off her fluffy collar. At this, he lifts his other arm, with her messenger tack. "Alrighty Auburn, lets get your Harness on..." She lowers her wings so that Renathan could slip it on, and then she shrugs a little to help him get it on her, as she was taught. At this, Renathan holds his arm out.
"Auburn- Rilaesri!" He commands; and with that Auburn lifts up about a foot from his arm, her wings going as fast as they could to allow her to flutter. [1/4] - [Auburn Wears her Harness as per 'Wear Harness' and 'Flutters' to start; she is wearing her Collar as well]
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Post by Renathan on Mar 16, 2022 19:59:09 GMT -6
Renathan had her transition into a glide from there; and she was quite good at it! "Auburn, Laesri!" Nearly as soon as his voice rang out, the fluffy Izer transitioned from the 'frantic' wing movements that were required by fluttering, to the smoothest of glides. Had Renathan not seen it many times before, he would scarcely have believed that wings capable of moving so fast were capable of carrying a creature so far held out so far and unmoving. Auburn sails around the ring, the full three-hundred-and-sixty degrees before Renathan gives her another command. "Auburn, Aesri!" At this, Auburn flapped her wings twice- with that she was up above Renathan's head quite far. He let her make a couple of circles up above him before giving her the next command.
"Auburn, Bres'krei!" He had several seeds in a pouch at his side, and he'd fished several out while the crowd was paying attention to Auburn's flight. He threw one out over the crowd as far as he could throw- and Auburn dove after it with an extreme amount of precision, between the heads of two of the spectators without hitting anyone. She caught the seed, and Renathan was sure to throw two more for good measure. Both of these seeds were caught with extreme precision- each time he was sure to make it more difficult to catch. On the last one, he threw another at her while she was catching that one; and she dodged the one he threw directly at her with ease.[2/4] - [Auburn transitions into a 'Glide', And then into full 'Fly'. Auburn then displays that she can 'Catch' Seeds while on the wing, all while dodging small things thrown at her as per 'Danger Sense'.]
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Post by Renathan on Mar 16, 2022 20:12:26 GMT -6
Auburn was an excellent flier, and Renathan wanted to make sure that the whole world knew it! In order to do that, Renathan is sure to call her to him, so that they could work on the next part of their routine. "Auburn, Ri- Vsai!" He calls out. She knows that she means to come to him, so she wheels around a support beam to begin the return. "Auburn, Waeri- Saeri!" He calls out the two commands incredibly quickly on purpose. Auburn had been quite a bit above his head, but at the sound of 'Weari!' she dips her wings to go into a steep dive after him. At 'Saeri!' She began to arc into a tight barrel roll, even as she tumbled down through the air towards Renathan. He holds out his arm and she lands again, with ease. One would think they would be done after such a complicated maneuver for such a small creature. However, they hadn't shown her best skills yet! "Auburn, As'kree- Aesri- Chrii." He commands her. Auburn takes flight again, this time heading straight for the 'message' envelope that he had already placed in the Ring. Without landing, she picks up the message and wheels back around. "Auburn, Ri!" He calls, as she returns. "Auburn, Bralhe." He reaches out his hand. Auburn drops the message into Renathan's hand as soon as she lands on his arm again. [3/4] - [Auburn Shows that she can both 'Dive' and 'Barrel Roll'. Auburn 'Lands' on Renathan as per 'Location (Renathan)'. Auburn then 'Gets: Message', 'Holds' the Message, and then 'Drops' the Message for Renathan to hold.]
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Post by Renathan on Mar 16, 2022 20:22:01 GMT -6
Finally, they were in the home stretch! Renathan takes the message and places it and the rest of the seeds (for the added weight) into Auburn's messenger harness. He made sure that it was closed up, and then raises his arm up to show her off. She could most certainly carry a heavy load, and do all of the things she did earlier! However, he wanted to wind her energy back down now that they were nearly done. "Auburn, Bres'kree!" He calls out the slightly different command from earlier. He doubted a lot of the crowd could tell the difference between the commands for this one and 'catch', but Auburn sure did! Renathan tosses a seed onto the ground, and she glides to the ground to chase after it. She fetches the seed and instead of eating it, Returns. After showing this small example of it, he works her back up- by throwing the seed over a rafter this time. "Auburn, Bres'kree!" Auburn takes no time at all to take flight- and she too goes up and over the rafter before diving after the seed to catch it.
Even with the weight of her message on her back- she shows her athleticism as she dives and barrel rolls to gain as much speed as she could.
Auburn is able to grab the seed even at that perilous arc, and returns to Renathan with the seed. "Maer Gaessh, Auburn!" He congratulates her, giving her the seed as she lands back down on his arm. "That's Auburn, everybody!" He felt that she did well, at least. He only felt the crash of anxiety hit him after they got backstage again. Goodness, that had been tough! For him though, not for Auburn!
[4/4] - [Auburn 'Carries Load', and then plays 'Fetch' with seeds while carrying that load. She puts together all of her aerial feats displayed earlier to fetch a seed thrown over a rafter. Fin!]
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 24, 2022 9:34:09 GMT -6
Fiera was second in the ring, after a performance by an admittedly impressive izer. Or... was it a jibiji? She couldn't really tell from her perspective. Thankfully, Orpheus was easier to see... a lot easier. While he didn't know any messenger tricks like the last contestant, Fiera was sure he would still wow the crowd, if just with his impressive size more than anything else. Without further ado, Fiera trotted out onto the stage. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for coming today! I'm sure you'll see plenty of impressive beasts today, but none so incredible as the fantastic- Orpheus!" She said, turning behind her. "Come here, Orpheus!" She called, a bit quieter but still within her pet's range of hearing. Orpheus walked out into the light, his eyes quickly adjusting and his head twitching from side to side. The audience muttered in hushed tones at the sight of him.
(Orpheus uses Come.)
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 24, 2022 9:54:32 GMT -6
He was dressed to the nines after all- or as well as one could dress up an enormous bird. He was wearing a saddle and bridle that had been tailored specifically for birds of his size, allowing Fiera to ride on him with ease. In addition to that however, Fiera spruced up his appearance a bit more for the contest, dying the tips of his feathers in shades of red, yellow, and orange. This was both to show off to the audience how beautiful and healthy his wings were, but also to give his otherwise dull plumage a bit more "pop". Even though she had done it herself, it didn't look too bad in her opinion. "Good job, Orpheus." She said under her breath, giving the alurook a small treat to reward his good behavior. He was going to need it- performing in front of a crowd put a lot of pressure on him.
(Fiera demonstrates the alurook saddle, bird bridle, feather dye, and meat. Orpheus uses Tack Up.)
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 24, 2022 9:58:48 GMT -6
"Behold ladies and gentlemen, his beautiful feathers! His deep eyes! But don't believe he's just a pretty face, oh no- what you're looking at is a bird of prey! A fierce predator of the skies!" She said, throwing her hands up. "And I will show you all of those aerial attacks, just you wait!" Then she turned back to Orpheus. "Lay down!" She said, and scrambled up onto his back the moment he made his saddle more accessible to her. She took ahold of his bridle and walked him around the ring once, ordering him to turn left and right so the audience could get a good look at him (and so she could get more comfortable in her seat). Finally, she was ready. "Okay Orpheus- fly!" She said, and he immediately began flapping, sending up clouds of dust as he took off. Soon he was in the air however, soaring around the crowd's heads.
(Orpheus uses Lay Down, Carry Rider, Turn Left/Right, and Fly.)
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 24, 2022 10:14:24 GMT -6
She gently tugged on his bridle, adjusting his flight path so he wouldn't run into anything. He took to it admirably, staying within view of the crowd but not hitting any part of the ring. Finally, she turned her view to the ground below and the training tools she had set up there. The first was a training dummy, sitting in plain view of the crowd, but that she wouldn't use until later. The other was a bright blue paper kite in the shape of a dragon, kept aloft by a fan Fiera was able to dig up before the contest started. That was her focus now. "Ready Orpheus... snatch!" She called out, and her pet immediately tucked his wings into a deep dive, spinning like a thrown dart towards the ground. It was all Fiera could do to hang on, but it was over just as fast as he pulled up, the kite clutched in his talons.
(Fiera uses the paper kite. Orpheus uses Bridle Knowledge and Snatch.)
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 24, 2022 10:20:01 GMT -6
The remnants of the kite trailed behind him like a bright blue ribbon as he circled the crowd, earning an impressed noise from the audience. Of course, that wasn't all that Fiera had up her sleeve. "Okay, now land!" She commanded, and she felt his wings shift as he made his way down, landing right behind the training dummy. "Wasn't that lovely folks! A fantastic reminder of his predatory nature- Orpheus, peck!" She commanded, and he gave the training dummy a sharp rap with his beak for emphasis on her statement. "But his talons and beak are hardly his most powerful parts! Show them Orpheus- wing buff!" She said, readying herself for the grand finale. Orpheus opened his wings dramatically, spanning them to their full length for all to see before flapping them- slowly at first, but with increasing speed and strength until everyone in the crowd was buffeted despite his distance from them. The training dummy first slouched, then slid, then bounced along the crowd, thrown about like a ragdoll despite being about the same size and weight as Fiera. By the time Orpheus was done, the answer was clear- his wings were a force to be reckoned with, and Fiera had earned her spot on the contest's leaderboard... so long as the judges agreed with her.
(Fiera uses the training dummy. Orpheus uses Land, Peck, and Wing Buff.) (+1 level to Orpheus)
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Post by Ashe on Mar 28, 2022 15:03:11 GMT -6
Ashe led the Sarane into the contest hall, and into the waiting area. It would be their turn shortly; he hadn't wanted to arrive too early and make Fafnir stand still indoors for longer than absolutely necessary. He trusted his drake with his life at this point, yet why would any sane person insist on testing the fates? This way, they were only in there for a few minutes before they were called out to the show ring. Ashe led Fafnir with words and gestures, while he hefted the saddle over his hip with both of his hands. Once out in front of everyone, Ashe turned Fafnir to the side, so the people gathered could see him. A casual toss of the saddle over the beast's back, a quick tightening of the girth and other straps, all while introducing themselves. "Ladies and gentlemen! I am Ashe, and this is my Drake, Fafnir! Pardon us a few moments, while we- ah, yes, there we go." With the saddle tightened, Ashe stepped into the stirrup, swung his leg over the beast's back, and settled in. With a word, Fafnir launched into the sky - the roof had been opened, for such an occasion. [Fafnir allows 'tack up,' 'carry rider,' and demonstrates 'fly']
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Post by Ashe on Mar 28, 2022 15:11:53 GMT -6
In the air, but not so high as to not be seen by the crowd below, Ashe spent a few moments doing laps around the ring - except in the air - to demonstrate speeds. This loop was faster, this one was slower; this one was a blur, while this one made it seem everlasting. The pair of them whirled through the air, doing a quick loop while they changed directions, turning one way and then the other. With a cry, wordless as head from the ground level, the drake soared into the sky even higher, higher, and higher still - just to turn and plummet through the air, like a rocket speeding back down to earth. With a touch of his heel and a few other directions, the drake spun into a barrel roll, tucking his wings and spinning. This was more than just a simple roll - it was several, in quick, rapid succession, as they plunged to the ground. At the last moment, they corrected and lifted off back into the sky, gone once again except for a dark speck in the sky and a captive star shooting across the show arena. Had they flown to the heavens to catch a star, a deposit it before the viewers? Ashe directed Fafnir through a few more of these coordinated dives, adding first purple sparklers, then white, leaving a trail of pretty smoke behind them. The sparks shot off each side of the drake, darting gracefully over the heads of the crowds. Eventually, as all good things, this had to come to an end. With the signal, Fafnir made a slow, graceful spiral toward the ground, hind his legs touching down, then his tail, and then the front. His wings furled at his sides, and Ashe tossed him a few meaty treats for his troubles - which he gobbled up eagerly. [Fafnir uses faster/slower, turns, higher, barrel roll, land Items used: Purple sparkler, White sparkler, yellow star streamer, and meaty treats]
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Post by Lethalia on Mar 29, 2022 21:55:44 GMT -6
Vidarr's scales had been polished until they gleamed in the Hall's white lights, saddle and bridle oiled and donned well before their showing. A rarity, Lethalia dressed herself up a little, a simple hunter green dress with a dark leather corset over it, a purple scarf to finish the look to obviously match her drake. It also involved some deep purplish lipstick, to compliment against her dark skin. Which, as was customary for them, also could be seen on a small 'smooch' mark planted right on the tip of Vidarr's pale nose. It had been a good luck charm since their first tournament. Just to hassle the drake and all his protests over it, wasn't about to stop anytime soon. While she placed Vidarr in wait just outside of the ring, Lethalia ambled in and beamed up at the noisy crowd. She hadn't figured out just what made a decent show for these city folk, but they were damn well going to try this time! "Hullo there! Thank'ya for takin' th'time fo' seein' m' boy here..."|They're cheering for you,| she informed her drake, as though she needed for him to inflate more. Well, if he filled with so much hot air that he floated away, that could only help in a flying competition, right? It was a harmless lie anyway - they were cheering for him as much as they were the rest of the competition. | wearing his Saddle and Bridle, Vidarr displays his Tack Up and Tolerance |
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Post by Lethalia on Mar 29, 2022 21:56:14 GMT -6
"...this's m'boy, Vidarr!" Lethalia announced with a flourish to the arena entrance, waiting a beat before urging silently |now, Vidarr! Dash in!|Vidarr burst onto the scene, tripped himself up a little upon remembering this was not the pit sands, and tried to recall the routine his master had him practice. It was... run straight now? Yeah? That sounded righ- |Fly! Fly, dummy!| Oh, that was the part he'd neglected to remember. Approaching the far end of the arena now, Vidarr put on a little more speed and spread his wings. Nearing this close to the bend of the arena, there was more urgency to climb into the air than his normal wide-open haunts. His wings beat down and he sprung higher into the air, skirting just over the heads of the crowd as he ascended. Lethalia managed to hide her wince at his close acrobatics, instead spreading her arms in exaggerated cheer as if it'd gone perfectly to plan. | Vidarr Dashes into Flying |
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Post by Lethalia on Mar 29, 2022 21:57:12 GMT -6
|Keep going - make it look good. Do a backflip!| Lethalia directed her drake through his ribbon. Vidarr made some minute adjustment and he continued to rise along the stands, becoming closer to vertical the more he climbed. He gained altitude before tipping over backwards. With a flap of his faded wings he continued an arc back, away from the crowd and into more comfortable open air. It felt better having gained ample room above the crowd to spread his wings. As such - he flinched and ducked dramatically beneath a small projectile his owner pitched his way the moment he had leveled out. "Dodge this'un!!" the satyr called dramatically, another bouncy ball thrown his way and bobbled out of the way of. Ha! Leth knew she'd bought them from the vending machine in the lobby for a reason. "Pretty spry fo'big guy, ain't he?" she played up as Vidarr zipped away from the last projectile. Not too bad for an aerial giant. | while flying, Vidarr does a Flip, avoids 'dangers' with Danger Sense, and Dodges |
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