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Post by Renathan on Mar 26, 2022 0:58:10 GMT -6
Kotori x Damsel20/20 Items in Use:~ [Renathan is using Sever Bond for the Duration of this Breeding.]
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Post by Renathan on Apr 6, 2022 22:22:23 GMT -6
Renathan thought he was going to have to put down orbaru breeding as a hobby for a little bit again when he finally managed to get a little more time to spend taking a pair out to the Breeding Center. In fact, he had managed to scoop himself out an entire evening's worth of time- and that was a rarity! Such a rarity that Renathan was practically giddy as he performed the little spell that would allow him to be away from Auburn for the evening- so much so that he could hardly concentrate. Once the spell was completed, Renathan practically runs out to the orbaru cottage to make his selections. He had two female orbaru that were currently expecting kits, so those two were ruled out. Instead, he decides on little Damsel- an orbaru that was descended from his original hoard of Red Panda stock. Now that he had fresh stock in those custom coat morphs, he was excited to select one of the males for her. But which one? He had quite a few founder males that would be perfect... He decides finally on the little extra fluffy silky male that he has- he'd named it Kotori. With any luck, the orbaru pair he'd selected would make very cute kits!
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Post by Renathan on Apr 7, 2022 22:38:07 GMT -6
Even as Renathan made his selection, he got an idea for the next orbaru breeding. What if he picked up one of the Labs-made orbaru, one of those blue ones, and then bred one of those with Tsukuyomi? He figured that they would make quite adorable kits! Still, he didn't have time to go out and adopt a whole other orbaru at the moment, and he had Kotori and Damsel with him now. He leaves the orbaru cottage, sits the orbaru down and reaches for his keys, and locks the cottage up behind him before putting away his keys and picking Kotori and Damsel back up. He may have a whole evening to work with these two, but he couldn't waste time getting on his way if he wanted to maintain all of that time for allowed the two orbaru to play for long enough to make some high quality kits! Playful orbaru were happy orbaru, and happy orbaru pairs made excellently adorable kits. He was pleased to have long enough time today to hopefully allow them to being to play more organically. With any luck, he wouldn't actually have to bribe them with the baby berry that he had already decided to bring.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 7, 2022 23:10:11 GMT -6
Still, even as Renathan walked off of his property and out to the sidewalk to get well on his way, he could not help but think about plans for the future. He was perfectly fine with this particular breeding producing a lot of female kits, but he really did need more males in the future. It felt like males were pretty rare in his litters, so he figured he should go back to the 'Nature's Bounty' store for him to pick up some of those berries touted to produce more males in litters. He hoped that with any luck, he could apply them to specific breedings to produce more male orbaru for his breeding stock. He'd have to think about when he'd have time to stop by. In the meantime, he walked fairly quickly along the sidewalk until he got to the end of his street, and then made a turn. The Breeding Center was quite a distance away, but he got there pretty quickly. His mind was running rampant the entire time, he was so excited about this hobby. How long had it been since he'd been this happy about breeding orbaru? Luckily, Kotori was pretty chill, and Damsel was always very placid.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 13:17:15 GMT -6
There was very little that could keep someone like Renathan down for very long when he had a goal in mind (or at least, that was how he felt in this moment- thankfully he manages not to let the pit cross his mind even once during that little deviation of thought), save for plotting more outings in the future. Perhaps it would be best if he slowed down on the orbaru breeding hobby some- he did already have two does expecting kits, and if today was successful he'd have three does expecting kits. However, Renathan was in one of his incredibly rare excellent moods, so at the moment he felt like nothing could really bring him down. He walks jauntily to the Breeding Center and even has a much easier time getting through the front doors than he typically does when trying to get in. Perhaps it was because both Kotori and Damsel were quite calm, or perhaps it was because both of them were on the small side for regular orbaru. They felt lighter for him than most of his orbaru did, at least. He doesn't afford much thought to it as he walks into the building and lets the door close behind him.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 13:56:05 GMT -6
Renathan hadn't noticed a lot of orbaru breeders at the Breeding Center the last few times that he'd been here. In fact, the Breeding Center had been pretty sparse. Perhaps it was because he tended to go on his lunch breaks (and he hadn't had a lot of time to work with the orbaru during that time) and that was smack dab in the middle of the regular work day. However, as soon as he turned towards the front desk today, he was met with a large line of people. There were quite a few sets of breeders, usually each person with an orbaru in their arms and standing right next to one another. Renathan couldn't help but gawk a little; how long had it been since he'd seen a line like this one? He wondered if it was the spring season or something, or perhaps it was actually like this in the afternoons most of the year... Then again, it was also towards the end of the week. Perhaps that was the perfect storm for creating a line at the Breeding Center front desk! Renathan gently resituated Kotori and Damsel in his arms, so that they were sitting much closer together.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 15:22:40 GMT -6
Perhaps it would have been ill advised for Renathan to situate his arms like that if he had been holding something more aggressive or physically powerful- like a comparable-sized vulticus puppy pair. However, with Orbaru it was generally quite okay to have them in relatively close quarters (like being carried up against Renathan's chest as they were currently). Kotori makes a surprised 'boop-boo!' noise as he is gently jostled against Damsel, and Damsel shyly presses her muzzle to his fur. Well, at least they were already getting along! It wasn't always the case that Renathan's orbaru got along immediately. In fact, the last pair he'd brought up here sort of had issues originally. He wondered vaguely if that would affect the quality of the offspring? He'd been worried about it at the time but he hadn't really thought of it since. He had all the time in the world to worry about it now that he was in this line though! He takes a deep breath and makes sure to stay in the line without causing any issues to those surrounding him. He didn't expect his orbaru pair to cause trouble, but one could never tell! Orbaru were generally sweet, but sometimes were more playful than usual.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 15:30:15 GMT -6
The individual just in front of Renathan was a small avian, who also had two orbaru with them. One of the orbaru was a common red male orbaru- but the other was a pretty little offspring it looked like. Renathan couldn't place what kind it was at first, since it was not directly in front of him to be able to see it. It could have been an original version one orbaru, couldn't it? Those were very uncommon these days, but were becoming a little more common as people purposefully fed the orbaru nutrients that would tend to make them have offspring that were more like the ones from so long ago. Renathan hadn't even been around, during that time. Apparently those orbaru had been so prolific that there had been an issue with the amounts of them. The Labs had apparently shut off the breeding program for repairs, at that. The russet mammalian was quite glad that he hadn't been around whenever that was going on! The line moved ahead of him before he even realized it, and he was a little late in stepping forward. He probably looked like a daydreaming idiot! He couldn't help but chuckle at himself, which startled little Kotori a little bit.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 15:37:57 GMT -6
Kotori was a little easily startled, Renathan noted. He didn't seem to be uncharacteristically aggressive, like Lazare's line could sometimes be (Damsel was surprisingly not all that aggressive in contrast)- but he did seem a little bit like a scaredy cat. "Aww, poor boyo." He says, moving his hand over to give Kotori a little pat on his fluffy little head scruff. "It's alright." Perhaps he would have to work on that, sometime. So far he hadn't went out and taught any of his orbaru anything in particular. Someday he did want to though! Damsel, on the other hand, was generally very brave. She may not be aggressive like some of her forebears but she wasn't afraid of anything at all! She gently boops in response to little Kotori's slight panicked wriggling, and she reaches around him as well as she could (since they were practically shoulder to shoulder) in order to calm him down. The little gambit works, if only because orbaru tended to get along with one another very well. Renathan couldn't help but think that this was incredibly cute, these two made a very good pair already. He hoped that this streak of positive interaction would continue.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 15:46:48 GMT -6
It really was a change of pace to see two orbaru complimenting each other so well from the very beginning. When was the last time he'd seen two orbaru get along so well? Perhaps he should be a little concerned about that, actually. It wasn't a super common thing for orbaru to not get along with one another, yet he often seemed to pick up pairs with funky contrasting personalities... Yeah, now that Renathan thought about it he was a little concerned. He'd never really had issues with the quality of the kits that came from his pairs, and he didn't suspect it now- but maybe he should start picking pairs that were much more complimentary, like this pair were. Typically he selected pairs that looked like they would work out color-wise, and perhaps that had caused a little bit of a bottleneck when it came to personalities. Lazare was most certainly his favorite orbaru for sure, but he did seem to pass down his pretty little princess funky personality just as much as he tended to pass down his bright scarlet fur. At least his new male orbaru that shared his colors weren't actually related to him- so maybe they would pass down whatever traits they had instead.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 15:59:45 GMT -6
Renathan both had all the time in the world, with how long the line was, and no time at all to sit down and look over Kotori to sort of guess what kind of traits he might pass down. He really did wish he could sit, if only so that he could watch his orbaru interact more organically, but it would be a long while before he could do that he knew. The line did slowly move forward as people signed in and got their paperwork done. At one point he even saw someone that was sitting inside the waiting room get brought out to a room that had been prepared. So at least there was a good chance that he wouldn't spend too much time sitting around in the waiting room while the time came, right? At least he hoped so. The waiting room could often be a little stressful with so many people. So far it was being kept at a manageable level, but there were so many people in the line that it wouldn't be that way for long. Kotori was now calm at least! Renathan could really count his tiny wins in cases like this one. Damsel had been quite a boon on this trip so far.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 16:12:30 GMT -6
Time passes, and it feels like it takes forever. Renathan did really love and care about this hobby, but it really could be a labor of love couldn't it? He had an easy enough time housing and feeding and providing enrichment for them, but trying to carve time out of his days to work with them on any level more than that was super difficult. In addition, he really wanted to start doing other things again! He wanted to go mining relatively soon, and he also wanted to pick out another of his creatures to start training. Though he had no interest in the pit, he did still have an interest in the Contest Hall- and he couldn't just keep tossing Auburn at every single contest (Though she was an excellent contest performer, really!). He would eventually have to train up yet another creature that could compete in the competitions that she wouldn't be as good at (strength and intimidation contests came to mind immediately- do they even still have those anymore?). In addition, he didn't really have any critters that would be scary enough for the Vai Min Mur competitions. He thought about this as he watched his two orbaru cuddle up together in his arms.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 16:37:43 GMT -6
Kotori had long ears, much longer than Damsel's. Damsel was very fine-boned, lanky-limbed and quite petite otherwise. Because she was a 'version-two' type orbaru, her ears were long and had fine curls, but they weren't nearly as long as Kotori's. Kotori's ears were much longer but less curly when it came right down to it. The tips had a decent singular curl to them, but they weren't quite as fine as Damsel's sweet double-curls. Renathan really did love that about the version-two orbaru, but it was quite expensive to buy the berries to ensure their production! Besides, he really did love silkies, since they had such sweet little faces and such stunning (and high maintenance!) fur. He really could not be happier whenever silkies were produced in breedings he worked on. He wondered maybe if he would get any silkies out of these two, though perhaps he was counting his COD's before they hatched in that case. Orbaru did tend to be quite prolific, but they always seemed to produce what they were going to produce without much machination from the owners or selection of parents past a very vague wash-over. Renathan couldn't help but wonder about it, while he had time in the line.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 16:51:35 GMT -6
The line felt like it took forever. Most things felt like they took forever. Whenever Renathan was at the forge, it felt like things went by so incredibly fast that it made his head spin, but that was because Renathan had something that he liked to focus on for long periods of time- it just felt like no time at all. As for this situation, though... He was quite impatient. He didn't show it though- no part of his body belied the fact that he felt like waiting in the line was a bit of a slog. Really, coming to the breeding center at all sometimes felt like a slog, especially if the orbaru weren't playing or getting along very well. In this case, though his orbaru were getting along famously well (thank goodness! Renathan couldn't help but count his lucky stars when it came to that) they weren't really able to play being held in his arms, and he would be quite remiss to put them down on the tile with so many people around. It would be chaos and he'd most likely be asked to leave. He most certainly did not want to do that! He might not get the chance to return.
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Post by Renathan on Apr 9, 2022 16:54:42 GMT -6
Renathan was a common patron of the Breeding Center, so it would be horrible for him to lose all of what little credence he had to work with here just because he wanted to get on with letting Kotori and Damsel play. At least they were cuddling right now. That would make them happy in the long run... Besides, they might not even play if he did let them down. Kotori seemed really shy about all of the other creatures around here. Every time another orbaru looked over their owner's shoulders to stare at him or boop at him, he hid his little face into Damsel's shoulder much tighter than he had before. As much as Renathan wanted to get the show on the road, he also wanted to get Kotori somewhere where he would feel much more confident doing what orbaru did best. He was way too scared to go ahead and flash his tail orb at the moment, and maybe he'd be too nervous to do that today at all. Renathan sure hoped he'd calm down quite quickly once they had theirself a little room! Finally, the line whittled down to about three people including Renathan, and he felt like he could breathe a bit.
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