|
Post by NPC on Feb 6, 2024 10:54:28 GMT -6
Welcome to the Cute 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 deadline is Midnight, February 21st, US Central Time: Countdown
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:48:25 GMT -6
The contest hall lights were bright on Fiera’s head, beating down on her like an oppressive sun. She hardly noticed them though- the gazes of the audience were usually more intimidating still. And yet, intimidation was not the name of the game today- it was “cute”. And that she could serve up. “Hello everyone!” She said, dressed in a caricature of a seasonal outfit- a little jacket lined with puffs of fur, making her look perhaps like some manner of elf more than a person. Little bells on her wrist jingled with each wave. “I have a very special guest for you today- come here, Henri!” She called, and patted her hands on her knees. From offstage came Henri, her baby jolly bird. He sprinted across the stage floor with a comparatively large bell wrapped around his neck. It was only about the size of a golf ball, but on a creature his size it was enormous, making a cute jingling noise with every movement he made.
(Henri uses Come and is wearing the silver bell (last item on the list.) )
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:50:32 GMT -6
Henri chirped eagerly as he ran up to Fiera, as if he hadn’t seen her in a thousand years. Fiera crouched down as he skidded to a stop in front of her. “Henri! How lovely for you to make it today, I appreciate it.” She said, winking to the audience as she held out a hand. “Henri, shake.” She said under her breath and he leaned back on his hind legs in return, placing his paw into Fiera’s hand so she could give it a firm shake as if he was a little businessman instead of a tiny animal. “Isn’t he polite, everyone? Here, let me give you a closer look!” She said, and sweeped Henri up in her hands. She held him above her head for the audience to coo at, and he barely moved. His body hung limply in her hands while his head twitched around in a birdlike fashion, happily enjoying the new perspective from high up.
(Henri uses Shake and Tolerance)
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:52:10 GMT -6
His fur was brushed to the point of perfection, making him look extra fluffy and cute for his performance, and the humanish could hear the audience giggling at his lackadaisical behavior. When she was sure they had gotten their fill, she set him down again. “Isn’t he a peach? But we can’t have all the fun- let’s take a look at what he likes to do!” She said, and held up a potion. She pointed it away from herself, shielding Henri with one foot, and pulled the cork. Like a cannon going off, a burst of snow erupted from the neck of the bottle, covering the surrounding area. With Fiera having to give him a command, Henri was off like a shot, leaping into the snow. He rolled and bounced around in it adorably, sticking his head into the still-falling drifts and digging his way into loose burrows.
(The brush has been used to emphasize his appearance for the contest. Fiera uses the Make It Snow Potion.)
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:52:46 GMT -6
The freezing cold didn’t seem to bother him in the slightest, and every so often he’d pop back up with his feathers still lightly dusted with the powdery snow. The audience laughed at his antics, but once she got the feeling they were getting tired of it, Fiera moved on to the next task. “He can’t play for too long though! Let’s see if we can bring him back!” She said, and pulled something out of her little jacket- a bar of pet-safe chocolate. Henri loved this stuff, and the moment he heard the rustling sound of her opening the packaging, he rushed over as fast as a bullet, the bell around his neck jingling almost continuously. He popcorned up as she unwrapped the bar painfully slow, as if trying to grab it right out of her hand. When she finally broke a piece off he almost did grab it with an especially high leap.
(Henri demonstrates Tundra Dwelling, Fiera uses the pet safe chocolate)
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:54:38 GMT -6
“Henri, no.” She said firmly and he flopped to the ground like a puppet with his strings cut, looking up at her dejectedly with his big, wet eyes. You’d think she had kicked him instead of saying that he just had to wait a few moments for chocolate. Instead, she took a few steps away from him and crouched, setting the piece on the ground. He instantaneously popped up again, but Fiera held up a finger. “Henri stay. Stayyy.” She said, repeating the command. The audience giggled again as he visibly quivered at the effort it was taking to not move. More than anything else, he wanted that chocolate. “Alright, fine then. Good boy, Henri.” Fiera said with a laugh and stepped away. Her pet immediately rushed over to claim his prize, doing a happy little dance all the while as he ate it. While he did so, Fiera slipped the bells off of her wrist.
(Henri uses No and Stay)
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:55:44 GMT -6
Fiera got on her knees this time instead of just crouching down and held up the bells. Once he was done eating, Henri glanced back at the small noise they made. “Henri, let’s sing a duet!” She said cheerily, and gave the bells a little test jingle. He seemed entranced by them and pranced a little bit closer before sitting down. “Ready? Speak!” She said, and jingled the bells once. Henri let out a chirp at the exact same pitch and tone as the bells. “Speak!” She said again, and jingled it twice. This time he let out two chirps. “Speak!” She said one more time, and jingled the bells thrice. Sure enough, he let out three loud chirps. “Oh, good job Henri!” Fiera said with a laugh and gave him another chunk of chocolate for his troubles. He accepted it happily and pecked it apart while Fiera prepared for their ‘grand finale’.
(Fiera uses the Jingle Bells, Henri uses Speak Up)
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:56:46 GMT -6
She pulled out a small critter carrier- much smaller than the kind you’d use for a regular pet. Inside was a pocket pet- a little creature no bigger than Fiera’s palm. It almost looked like a miniature jolly bird, but the resemblance was only superficial- they weren’t closely related. Still, she was sure the audience would appreciate the resemblance. “Look everyone- a little sibling for Henri.” She said, and allowed the “aw”s to roll in as they got a good look. Ultimately, the cardinal sir was pretty grumpy right now as she had separated him from his mate for the show, but the pair would be reunited soon enough. She set it on the ground and let Henri take a good look at him. The jolly bird circled the pocketpet a couple times and sniffed it curiously, but ultimately seemed to have no other thoughts on it. Perhaps it looked more strange than cute to him.
(Fiera uses the Cardinal Sir Pocketpet)
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:57:07 GMT -6
“Ready, Henri? Sing it a song!” She said, encouraging her pet to get to work. He glanced up at Fiera briefly but seemed to get the idea and soon sat back, puffing out his chest as something bubbled up from inside it. What came out of his beak wasn’t the same simple chirps as before. Instead it was a vibrating, undulating rhythm, almost like an alien violin than simple birdsong. It was simple in its melody, but apparently highly effective. The audience seemed enraptured, and so did the cardinal sir. The latter seemed unable to look away from Henri from the moment he started singing and soon swayed on its feet… before collapsing to the ground. “Good job, Henri!” Fiera said before scooping it up, holding it close to the microphone. Its chest rose and fell as its deep breaths reverberated across the audience, revealing it to be in a deep sleep.
(Henri uses Sweet Song)
|
|
|
Post by Fiera Ferella on Feb 20, 2024 12:59:15 GMT -6
“Isn’t that sweet? He put his little sibling to bed for me.” Fiera said with a wink, and the audience seemed thoroughly charmed. She slipped the pocket pet back into its little carrier and hooked it back onto her belt before picking up Henri once more. “And that’s Henri, everyone! I hope you have a lovely day- and enjoy the rest of the contest!” She said with a wave and watched as the judges turned to each other to discuss. Fiera was sure it would be nothing but good things- Henri couldn’t do much, but if there was one thing he was good at, it was being adorable. With her job done, Fiera turned on her heel to jingle off stage again once more, with Henri snuggling down into the crook of her elbow. As far as he was concerned, he hadn’t just competed in a contest but had a fun day out with his owner instead.
(Done!)
|
|
|
Post by Twilight-Claw on Feb 20, 2024 16:21:17 GMT -6
Having bathed Yuki while she was at home with her made it that the only thing she had left to do with making her pretty is brushing the kit’s fur, adding some rose perfume on her coat to make her smell extra nice, and adding an extra ribbon on her. She cooed at the adorable sight when she is done, only one small purple bow at the base of her tail, and the larger ribbon of telepathy acting as a much larger bow whose knot start at the back of her neck, so the end parts of the ribbon trail a bit behind her. The charm she has gifted her little one is held securely on her upper left front leg, and clearly visible against the white of her fur. Her little kit is finally awake, and with the plan she had asked if Yuki could do, as well as shown through the link how she images parts could go if she focuses on it well enough. She feels quite secure for this contest. Yuki, for all that she had been asleep while she was busy registering their entry for this show, has been trying to stay as still as she patiently could be. Which for a young kit full of newly awakened energy, isn’t easy. Stroking her head carefully in the direction her fur normally goes, and making sure not to mess up her appearance as she pets her gentle as a silent reward. She can see the little one puff up her chest in delight, tail wagging slowly.
(Used Items: Deluxe Pet Shampoo, Luxery Grooming supplies, Rose Perfume, Violet Ribbon of Telepathy, Purple Bow, Charm of brilliance)
Twilight 0.1 Yuki Lv 12.2, Ly 26.3
|
|
|
Post by Twilight-Claw on Feb 20, 2024 16:21:44 GMT -6
“You’re ready now Yuki, you know what to do?” She murmurs both out loud, and through the mind link as she sends her thoughts on what its hopefully going to look like as a performance to her. The only other people who registered for the contest getting ready for theirs as well. Though, seeing as she’s the second person who seems ready for their performance she starts setting all the supplies on the ground near the entrance of the Show Ring so its visible in sight when they enter, and would be ready to get used, but not so much clearly in sight for the crowd if they don’t pay too much attention to it as soon as the first performance is done and over with. And all the snow gone from sight.
‘I know, I know!’ Is almost yipped out when she hears the child like voice of Yuki come through the link.
‘Good.’ Checking her coat pocket to make sure she has Yuki’s treat’s, she leaves her backpack behind, but takes along the picture book under her arm as she steps inside the ring, Heading to the middle while Yuki stays behind, sitting on the Panillow she had laid on the ground for her. “Hello all!” She calls out cheerfully, giving a bow to the crowd and judges. “I am Twilight, and I’d like to introduce my companion for today’s performance!” She throws the arm not holding the picture book to her side and slightly behind, looking back at the entrance, she calls out clearly. “Yuki if you would? Come!” And just like she had been asking of Yuki to try for this act, Yuki, focusing on the pillow as she looks down, slowly rises in the air.
A little wobble perhaps as she tries to regulate how much focus she should keep on it as she lifts herself while being on top of the pillow, her telekinesis holding on to the pillow as she moves forward slowly, tail wagging softly. “Good, good! Now Yuki here,” She calls out as her companion slowly comes forward on the pillow, her ducked head making her look slightly shy when her ears flick just the slightest behind the back of her head, and the large ribbon around her neck in perfect view. “she is a Frostnip Vulticus! Still a kit that needs her beauty sleep now and then.” She nods towards the pillow as Yuki lets it slowly land on the ground to her left side, giving a small yawn afterwards to try and ease the tension in her frame from focusing on just lifting herself up in a way that might be a midge unorthodox, and yet timing it unintentionally perfectly well with her words.
(On Command: Name, Come, Telekinesis) (Used Items: Moon Panillow)
Twilight 0.2 Yuki Lv 12.3, Ly 27.0
|
|
|
Post by Twilight-Claw on Feb 20, 2024 16:22:04 GMT -6
Dropping her arm to her side, she glances at her companion, seeing Yuki look back at her, wagging her tail slowly while her ears perk forward. “What do you say about letting the crowd view you from up close for a bit? Hmm?” She says in a teasing voice that is loud enough for the crowd to hear, Yuki keeps her gaze on her as she starts walking, giving a small yip in response.
“Follow along for a bit Yuki?” Grinning she heads closer to the bleachers, her companion following right after as her small tail curls a little as she walks, the purple bow at the base of her tail easily visible as she walks after her now that she isn’t sitting down, and showing off how well groomed she looks while in her opinion looking darn cute with the large and small bow she’s wearing.
They only take one circuit around the ring before they head towards the center of the ring once more and has Yuki sit on the soft pillow for a bit as she lowers herself to the ground to sit beside her companion.
(On Command: Follow) (Used Items: Previously Mentioned)
Twilight 0.3 Yuki Lv 12.4, Ly 27.2
|
|
|
Post by Twilight-Claw on Feb 20, 2024 16:22:31 GMT -6
Taking the picture book from under her arm, she says to Yuki. “Hey Yuki, I know you like reading stories, but don’t you think it would be more fun if you’d invite some friends to read together with you?” She questions the little fox, while sending mentally through the link certain images to prompt her on what she wants Yuki to do next while using her telekinesis. A wag of the tail and a small yip that ends in a whine as Yuki parses through the thoughts she sends to her, she yips a second time when she is done as she looks back to the entrance, almost like she is calling out to someone…
With Yuki’s eyes narrowed on the objects at the entrance, she can see the kit’s focus with her telekinesis on the objects as they start moving. The soft jingling noise of small gold bells tied on the tail of a festive orbaru plushy while it’s riding a wooden felusine toy sound pleasant as it comes closer. While right behind it a pink faeron plushy is hopping after a mouse toy that makes slow zigzagging movements on the ground, as if trying to escape the faeron’s grasp whenever it hops a bit too close.
She has to admit, this is really quite something, as Yuki controls the movement of three things that come closer to them. The Faeron just a bit distracted, while the orbaru staying straight on the saddle with its tail being dragged on the ground and still making the jingling noises thanks to it.
“Ahh! So your friends have arrived! That’s great!” She calls out cheerfully as she watches Yuki manipulate the toys to come closer, each in a different pattern. Opening the picture book when she has the toys almost at her side, she flips through the pages to get too the ones with the biggest pictures so even the crowd could at least see something of it. “How about you try to tell them the story this time Yuki?” She says out loud as she places the book in front of Yuki. On the page, the picture of a lonely Vulticus pup could be seen standing inside a forest, a cave entrance close by.
Yuki looks at the toy mouse, letting it zigzag right under the cushion, and have the Faeron that tried hopping after it, tilts it head in puzzlement, then made it look at Yuki, and then the book. She made it visible perk up and jump on the cusion with her. Its head aimed at the book, and its tiny front limbs going forwards so it looks like the Faeron is laying its head on them. Yuki then switches her attention to the riding Orbaru, making it look like it perks up, one plushy limb thumping its chest as if to ask ‘me too?’ Yippping, she made the Orbaru hop off the felusine, pat its side, then shuffle closer to the pillow, making a show of having a difficulty getting on it, the tiny bells attached to its tail jingling as it does. Yuki then makes it appear as if she is helping the Orbaru by gentle grabbing it at the neck, and dragging it closer to where the Faeron is laying down, yipping in excitement, she wags her tail as she manipulates with her mind to have the toy turn on its belly as well, wagging its tailed orb only once before looking at the picture book.
“So Yuki? How did the story start again?” She says when she sees Yuki got the toys in place, and have her focus on the book as she sends the mental images of body movements to her. Yipping, she points her paw to the first page about the vulticus pup. “Right! The story begins about a lonely vulticus pup, no packmates in sight, right?” Yuki flips the page, and whines at the sight of it looking just the same as the last one, only without a cave entrance. “Yes that does seem sad, but what happens next?” She asks as Yuki flips with her telekinesis to the next page. A river with a fish looking in the other direction, away from the pup could be seen. “So he went to the river and tried to make friends with the fish?” She questions, and Yuki yips, looks down and have the Faeron tilt its head to the side and point with one forelimb to the picture of the fish before dropping it and laying its head on both forelimbs.
Whining, Yuki flips to the next page, one where the pup left the river, flipped to another page where a bird could be seen in the tree and looks away from the pup. “So the bird he meets, didn’t want to be his packmate either… That’s quite sad.” She finishes as Yuki yips in agreement and flips through several pages where the pup could be seen traveling too different areas, she flips each page slow enough that the closest of the crowd could see the pages clearly, while Yuki herself made a show of whining and at certain points barking while pointing to a page. Really trying to sell the idea that she is trying to tell the tale to the two plushies. “The pup is traveling for a long time it seems, through all kinds of terrains.” She comments as she watches the pages be flipped, and make sure the crowd knows at least a little on what is going on.
Finally Yuki ends up flipping to the page near the end where a hill can be seen and a purple orbaru’s head sticks out of it. “What do you think? That a potential packmate for the pup?” She says cheerfully while pointing to the page where the orbaru head could be seen clearly sticking out of the hole it made.
Yipping, she wags her tail and looks down at the two plushies, making them wag their tail as well and have the jingling of the bells be heard as the Orbaru’s tail wags the hardest out of the three, making its forelimbs clap together before Yuki lets it look like they are settling down in their excitement in order to have the story continue.
When the next page is flipped the pup and orbaru are both nose to nose, a curious look on their face, while another small orbaru’s head pops out of the hole. “They seem to get along better then the fish and bird, don’t they?” Yuki yips, looking up at her as she wags her tail for a moment, then back down to the book, flipping the page.
There is a heart above the head of the pup and Orbaru, she assumes it’s a sign of friendship. “Ooh, those two do like each other!” The next page shows more Orbaru, dancing in a circle around the pair while the ones in the middle just look happy. “And the pup looks very happy with meeting the Orbaru!” She exclaims cheerfully while pointing to the page, Yuki yips in agreement and closes the book. She then has the two plushies hop off the cushion, making a show of hugging each other, although with the Faeron she has one forelimb stretch out to the golden bells, almost like it wants to secretly steal them away. The story in total only took two minutes or less, something that is common for picture books itself. Standing up she picked the book up from the ground, dusting it off, she then places it under her left arm. “I think its time we head off now as well Yuki.” She makes a motion with her head towards the exit of the contest ring while she mentally tries to show what she hopes for yuki to perform as a last act. Yipping, she wags her tail cheerfully, and focuses on the two plushies that are still in the hugging position but stilled in movement.
They sprang a small distance away from each other, the Orbaru plushy turning to head to the felusine, hopping on its back so it can ride out, while a moment later as the felusine turns and heads towards the exit of the ring, Yuki has the Faeron plushy hop after the Orbaru, snatching with its two forelimbs the bells, tugging on the cord she had only loosely tied on the tail till it came loose, and hops with its loot towards the exit. One fore limb of the Orbaru waving angrily in the air, and urging its mount to roll faster after the other plushy.
Chuckling and shaking her head the moment those two are out of the sight of the crowd, Yuki drops her focus on them, looking back at her with a soft whine and tilted head, she pretends to look back at the plushies with disappointment. “Yes, those two still need to learn a lot from friendship.” Not that the picture book actually showed what friendship is supposed to be like. Not really.
“In any case!” Turning her attention to the crowd and judges with a grin, she continues while for a quick second grabbing something from her coat pocket that she then keeps hidden. “This our cue to leave. Hope you were entertained with the three of them.” She waves her hand towards Yuki and then in the direction the plushies went into, dropping something in to that direction with her hand motion. “See you all next time!” She calls out at the last moment, scooping up the pillow with Yuki on it and have her look in the direction of the crowd and judges. Giving a mental nudge to that one toy she hopes Yuki hadn’t forgotten as they leave. Whining as if in sadness, she looks partly to the ground where the lone mouse toy is.
It slowly starts to move in a zigzag pattern after them, though just before it leaves the ring completely, Yuki makes it do a quick circle as if looking for something.
And if a person watches carefully, then they may just have noticed the lone treat dropped on the ground, gets pushed by the mouse toy to go with it to the exit…
And be gobbled up later, but if it is by the mouse or the kit?
Who can tell?
(On Command: Telekinesis) (Used Items: Minty Orbaru Plushie, Gold Bells, Fir Felusine Toy, Frolic Faeron Plushy, Blue Toy Mouse, Picture Book, Game Meat Treat Capsule)
Twilight 0.4 - Logged Yuki Lv 13.0, Ly 27.4
|
|