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104. [Video]

_{[As is fairly regular with Heather, who never really plans AHEAD when she turns her feed on, the video opens with a brief glimpse at something entirely-unrelated!]

[Two large Houndooms, one bare-necked and the other wearing a large, studded leather collar-- are at play in a sunny patch of park. Or more accurately, the big collar-wearing one is TRYING to get the other to play, in a show of big-dog posturing, and the uncollared one is sort of just mild-manneredly humoring him.]

[Right before the camera shifts, though, a blur of blue and yellow barrels into the larger of the two hellhounds and the one-sided playtime promptly becomes an enthusiastic wrestling match between Tricia (the Manectric recently inherited from Cooper) and Huan (the Houndoom even more recently inherited from Otacon).]

[But then it's Heather's face dominating the screen, because she apparently has other things in mind than just showing the network a bunch of dogs running around the park.]}

Hey.

So.

If there's anyone around who knows much about horses... riding horses, specifically...

I'm looking to learn. Any advice's appreciated. Thanks in advance.

_{[... Well that was unusually businesslike and to the point. ... For someone like Heather, anyway. There's not much humor in the usually-goofy girl's voice today.]

[Before she can flick the 'Gear off, there's a commotion offscreen and she looks off in the direction of the noise, clearly exasperated.]}

... TCH, god dammit Cujo.

_{[The view shifts as she gets up and it becomes apparent that Cujo the Hulking Behemoth of a Growlithe (tm) had decided to join the fray and promptly plowed straight OVER at least two of the participants, who are now chasing after him in a big herd of barking chaos across the park. OH THOSE CRAZY DOGES.]

[End feed.]}

[PRIVATE MESSAGE TO JEANE]

HEY. How did you do that shit at the party?

_{[... well wtf is that supposed to mean, Heather. Clarification is apparently not going to be provided until she gets a reply.]}

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_{[SUP HEATHER. Have a wistful-looking old man!]}

Aaaah, I remember taking riding lessons in my youth. The most important thing to remember is they can smell fear.

To be fair, I did a lot of shit to you. Might wanna be more specific.

You better make sure that she wants you t'ride her, first.

[Seriously, what is with you humans.]

_{[.... <8[ Jack that is really not helpful at all.]}

... Well, thanks.

Now I'm really confident.

_{[PART OF HER TROUBLE IS THE FACT THAT SHE IS KIND OF TERRIFIED.]}

_[C8]

That's the trick though-- to not be afraid. A horse won't harm you unless you give it a reason.

_{[Urk. AJ IT'S NOT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.]}

I... don't think that will be the problem.

Carousel's chill.

The reluctance is kind of on MY end.

Um... the hands at the Moo Moo Farms can probably help, they taught me.

...Saddle, saddle is a very good thing, start with that. So much less painful with a saddle.

[Crow tilts his head to the side, giving Heather a questioning look. What kind of request is that supposed to be?]

Why would you need to ride a horse when you can fly...?

[ISN'T THAT AN OBVIOUS SOLUTION?]

Come again? If you don't wanna do it, then why ask?

you pinned me down and kept me there.

tell me how you pulled that off

_{[... Or... SHOW is more what she means, but what is coming right out and asking like that?]

[It took enough sacrificed pride just to MESSAGE the charming woman who gave her a black eye with anything that wasn't a clipart image proclaiming her bitchitude.]}

_{[... That girl looks familiar. HM...]}

A saddle... yeah, that'd be a good idea. I'm pretty far away from the Moomoo Farms, though.

Hey, so if the saddle was for, say, a Rapidash, do you think the fire would... you know...

_{[BURN IT?]}

Why do you want to know? And for that matter, why should I tell you? I had to drink that nasty punch the whole night just because you wouldn't fork over a single bottle of booze.

And before you say "But you owe me for that black eye you gave me!", my responses are, in this order:
1. It builds character
2. And it made you look tougher.

So yeah, that argument is invalid.

*Imogen's one of a kind, but she's been around here or there.*

Well, at first that was an issue, until I made sure it was properly fitted and she was okay with it. There's the occasional scorch on it... but Wildfyre hasn't cooked it yet. Which is good for me.

[Eridan looks utterly unamused by the shenanigans of the barkbeasts, because Eridan has yet to learn how to ease up and just enjoy life. Along with the silly shenanigans of beasts. Her request is far more in line with his interests.]

I can't say I'we ridden any hoofbeasts, but I'm a skilled rider regardless. My steed was a skyhorse--a flyin' warient of a seahorse.

[Yes, he rode around trying to be all intimidating on a levitating seahorse. Fear him, for he is truly impressive and terror-striking.]

_{[She heaves a sigh, because SHIT MAN SHE WOULD REALLY MUCH RATHER FLY. If she could just like... not touch the ground for the entirety of the weekend she's SURE is approaching, she'd be happy. But...]}

It's... kinda complicated.

And doesn't really have anything to do with traveling.

Did someone say learning?

[HI, HEATHER.]

_{[Obviously Eridan needs to be present for barkbeast shenanigans at some point, because the best way to learn how to enjoy life is to be engulfed by a wave of happy dogs. ... It's also the best way to have a heart attack if you turn out to be dog-phobic, BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE OR THERE.]

[But oh yes, she remembers you. Kool-aid Hair Kid.]}

Well, I'm talkin' specifically about the kind with hooves.

You rode a flying seahorse?

_{[There's a few ways that could come out intimidating in her head, seahorses are pretty weird-lookin' after all, but mostly it just sort of looks hilarious.]}

_{[Did you know? If you stand in front of a mirror and chant "learning" three times, Carmen Sandiego comes out and steals an important landmark in your town!]

[Either that or Bill Nye shows up. Accounts were conflicted.]}

oh snap... apparently I did. OOPS

oh well

got any riding wisdom to impart?

And being scared is a good reason to harm a rider?

i want to know so that i can prevent anyone from doing that to me again for any reason

i don't care about the fucking black eye i've had worse

_{[... Well, it's true that she's had worse, but it's not true that she doesn't care. She's not forgetting the injury any time soon. But saying that would make her look like she couldn't handle it, so. >8I]}

and seriously if you expected anyone to give you anything after pulling that shit i'm amazed you even have the intelligence required to type

_{[Heather this is not how you ask someone to do you a favor.]}

It's kind of complicated.

But I need to learn.

Whether I want to or not.

_{[Jack shrugs.]}

Well they wouldn't on purpose.

_{[EXCEPT SOMETIMES THEY DID.]}

I certainly wouldn't want to carry anyone on my back who was always fidgeting and fretting. Though I think these pokemon may be different. They certainly understand us better than normal animals.

_{[Heather doesn't remember talking with her, but she must have seen her around on the network at some point. Either way, she nods slowly, rubbing the back of her neck.]}

Hm.

I guess I'll have to look into that...

What do you do if you have to leap on in a hurry, though?

Like... what if you don't have time to saddle up?

Well, either way, that's not exactly helping me get OVER my fear...

_{[Aaand she just admitted she was afraid. Oh well.]}

I mean, not to sound all wimpy or anything...

[To be honest, he wouldn't find much joy in that at all. He'd probably throw a fit, and be all exasperated, cuz wow he is so above playing with filthy dogs!]

[Heather may remember him, but he certainly doesn't remember her.]

I'm certain that ridin' either ain't that much different, except that ridin' such land-fauna as a hoofbeast is a lot easier than ridin' a skyhorse as it flies around at impressiwe speeds.

So, yes. I did indeed ride a flyin' seahorse. He was the best steed that any troll could ewer ask for.

[He looks quite proud as he says as much. Mainly because that seahorse was his lusus, which speaks a lot of his fond regard. You'd have to be heartless to not have fondness to the very creature that raised you, after all.]

Edited 2013-05-05 22:57 (UTC)

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