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 Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 2:05 pm
This is just a little RP between me and Nisshou Hakuyaiba... Starring my Soquilli Stallion Sibalto and Her Ayden... Enjoy!
With a grumble Sibalto dug in his heels, pinned his ears, and pulled, trying to free himself. Muscles tightened and branches snapped, then, nothing... It didn't do much but get him stuck that much more, which only incensed the enraged Andalusian Stallion... There were times he missed his homeland.. Times like now.. There he never would have stumbled into a thorny bed of brush and gotten caught...
He stood in the center of a tiny hollow, virtually invisible from the path that led to it... A brief slide down an unexpected hill and here he stood, green tendrils snaked up his powerful legs, binding him with thorns... His long silken tail was caught in the bushes, snagging painfully with every irritated whip of the multi-hued length. His reins- the main problem- were snagged around a fallen tree.
"Well don't you feel like an idiot?" He rumbled to himself, wishing ferverently that he was anywhere but where he was. "You could be with Firefly right now if you hadn't gone trotting around the woods... What would she think if she could see you now?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:09 pm
The dual colored stallion took in a deep breath of fresh air. Out on his own for the first time, no worries, no need to be watched constantly, nothing to hold him back and no idea where he was. He sighed and dropped his head letting his mane hang over his eyes in shame, a habit he would never grow out of. Lifting his head again he looked around trying to find some familiar territory, nothing. He was hot, tired, thirsty, and lost. His ears flicked as a voice reached them. "Great..." he grumbled. "Now I'm hearing things."
He paused and listened and somewhere by his shoulder he heard rustling and grumbles. "Hello?" He called heading in the same direction stepping softly so he would be able to hear over his own hoof steps. Only a few seconds later his foot didn't touch ground and he pulled back. "What the?" He stepped forward and peered over the edge and was instantly grateful he hadn't been running. Thorns and brambles and vines everywhere and in the midst of it there was something gray. "Hey!" He called figuring the gray thing was the source of the noise. "You stuck down there?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:51 pm
Sibalto tugged and thrashed against the vines, pausing when he heard someone calling out to him. He flicked his ears back and forth, considering the voice, then jumped when the other stallion came into view. He tilted his head up and momentarily considered throwing out a smart alec remark... But that wouldn't help.
"It would appear so." He called back. "The brush is rather thick, and that dropoff is unkind..."
He considered the odd-colored stallion at the top of the hill, knowing he'd never seen that male before... And feeling like an idiot. The first time to make a new friend was not exactly when one was up to his belly in thorns and brush.
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:11 pm
"So you just fell?" He asked tempted to laugh. He thought all horses were meant to be graceful, though it would appear he was wrong. "One second, I'll be down to help!" He pulled back slightly and looked down at the slight cliff. The other wasn't joking, it was steep and he couldn't find much of a way to get down. Shrugging he sat down and began to scoot to the edge not realizing that he looked very much like an utter fool. Letting out a wild cry he pulled himself over the edge and began to slide down the steep slope wincing in pain.
"Ow, ow ow owowowowowow, oof!" He crash landed into the underbrush getting a face full of thorns. Blinking in pain he let out a shrill almost girlish cry. "Oh that hurt!" He continued his childish whining for a bit longer before remembering what he came down to do. He got to his feet swaying about more then slightly. His butt hurt and there were prickers in every inch of his tail and coat from the ride down. "So, how can I help?" He asked stupid smile returning to his face.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:06 am
Sibalto considered the other stallion with a cocked brow and an expression says 'And now who looks like a fool?'... He shook his head and chuckled softly. Nice enough for the stallion to come down here and help him, but he didn't want another tangled in this mess...
"Well, I was racing, if that helps." He offered with a shrug, ducking his head to n** at the vines about his foreleg. "I was in a hurry to go see my mate, though... I imagine, she's gone off with her two-legger and I've missed my chanced, stuck as I am..."
He pointed his nose towards his reins snagged about the tree. "If you would be so kind as to help me get those free.... I'll work on the brush... It is very nice of you to help me ?"
He left it in a question.
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:53 am
Ayden nodded eager to help and stretched his head out to gnaw on the thorny plants that held the strange cloth in place. "It's no big." He said before biting down and immediately letting go getting only a mouthful of thorn. "I was taught that it's always good to help others out when they're in need." His speech was a bit thick as he was trying to say it without using his tongue but he hoped it got through.
He pulled his lips back and flattened his tongue preparing for another round with his thorny enemy. With the sensitive areas out of the way he began to bite the thorns off to clear a small area. With the offending plant weapons on the ground he began to bite on the clear area to brake it. When it had broken he did a bit of a happy dance then set to work on the next one though a thought was on his mind as he did this. Why was he wearing such strange things on his face and back. They seemed like they only got in the way, like now, so why would he wear them? He'd ask. Right after he punished the thorns.
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:20 pm
"You have my thanks." Sibalto rumbled before going back to his work. Gnawing his way through the vines that tangled his forelegs, Sibalto considered the stranger out of the corner of his eye. He successfully freed one and smiled in triumph, pausing to consider the strange stallion.
"Do you have a name?" He asked. "I'm Sibalto..."
He went back to chewing and tearing through the vines about his forelegs, and reared in triumph when they were free. Slowly turning he went to work nipping and pulling at the vines on his hind legs, slowly working one of them free...
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:30 pm
"Sibalto?" He asked his mouth half full of thorns. He lowered his head and let the sharp plant weapons drop to the ground before looking back to the gray stallion. "Nice to meet you, I'm Ayden." He said with a smile before returning to his work. After a few more painful pokes to his tongue, lips and cheeks he finally managed to get the reins free. "There." He said triumphantly. "Your...your umm...your...well whatever those things were, I got the vines off."
He reared back mimicking his mothers dancing. With no practice in her art, however, he pulled back to far knocking himself off balance. He stumbled around a bit wide eyed kicking at the air with his forelegs in attempt to right himself. It was no good and in a matter of seconds he had toppled over onto his back laughing like the child he still was. "That didn't work." He said rolling back to his feet. He surveyed the situation and it seemed to have improved already. "You need any more help?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:15 pm
Sibalto waded free of most of the vines and thorns, glad to be rid of the mess. As the other stallion reared up and toppled over he leapt forward -whickering in concern in alarm- only to draw back bewildered. The other stallion -Ayden he had said he was called- was apparently unharmed, and laughing as he righted himself once more.
Stepping forward, Sibalto eyed him in concern. Well, feeling momentarily like an old man, he figured the stallion was a young one... And obviously not quite as graceful as those he spent his time with... The move he had seen, but not practiced. Having been trained to perform such things on command since he was young, Sibalto felt a wave of familiarity wash through him.
"It was most kind of you to aid me in my time of trouble, Ayden." He rumbled, smiling. "And I thank you... But if I may say, you look as though you need a helping hoof to teach you..."
He reared and pawed at the air, shaking his mane and tail free of the last of fragments as he returned to ground.
"Perhaps I could be of assistance?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:30 pm
"Whoa..." Ayden's eyes widened in awe and amazement. He had never seen anyone other then his mom perform so beautifully. "That's...that's incredible!" He said stepping closer to the gray stallion his golden eyes sparkling in admiration. "Would you really teach me how?" He asked swaying slightly as he did the only happy dance he could do well where he walked back and forth crossing his legs as he moved.
"Really really?! Then I could dance all great and...maybe we shouldn't dance here?" Glancing around at all the vines gave him a nervous feeling in the pit of his stomach. The dappled horse clearly had some grace and he fell in to this pit and got tangled and he had to have had some finesse in doing it. Ayden, on the other hand, lacked grace and made up for it with only dumb luck. His luck probably wouldn't save him from tacking a tumble straight into a thorny vine.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:24 pm
"Thank you..." Sibalto smiled and bowed, nosing his new friend with a roguish grin. This young stallion was quite easily impressed, but his eagerness to learn how to dance was touching... Nodding, he began the slow climb out of the thorny area.
"I'd gladly teach you how to dance, but this area is most unsuitable... Come on then Ayden, let's get back onto familiar -and free- ground, and then see what we shall see...."
((OMG Butterfly Mare in your Sig! SO LOVELY! *dies from loveliness*))
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:15 pm
((Thankies))
Ayden smiled at the friendly gesture then watched as Sibalto began to climb up the steep hill. He hadn't met many other soquili so he considered himself lucky that he had found one with such a cool skill so quickly. He was nice too! That had to at least double the rarity right? His smile widened until he realized that he was getting left behind. "H-hey! Wait for me!" He called finally moving.
Within a few seconds he decide forcing his way out wasn't the best strategy. After getting a few scrapes he backed off and followed the path the dappled grey stallion had found. Once he was finally free from the entangling vine patch he bolted ahead to catch his friend. "So where are we going?" He asked peering at his surroundings. After being stuck for a while everything looked so different and wonderful. Maybe he should hide from the world more often, it gave you a new look on things.
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:32 pm
Sibalto smiled indulgently. "There is a clearing near here... One that is most suitable for a dance... I assume you know your gaits... And if you'd show me them, we can begin our lessons quite easily... If you've a mind to learn something new right now... If I am keeping you from something, please let me know... I can show you where to meet me, and we can arrange it for another time..."
He arched his neck down, chin nearly tucked to his chest, and began a gentle trot. A 'floating trot' they called it at his school. His tail bannered gently behind him, leather whispering against his hide. His muscles warmed and loosened, flowing smoothly beneath the silken coat.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:47 pm
"Woah..." He had never seen a stallion move so gracefully. To top it all off he had some giant bulky thing on his back, it looked as though it would make him clumsy but it only made him seem to flow. It was impressive, so much so that he forgot what he was doing for a moment and wound up stumbling all over the place. He closed his mouth and cleared his throat a bit feeling entirely foolish. "My gaits right?"
Ayden bowed his head to focus himself before trotting from behind the dappled grey to the level area. Trying to remember exactly what he had been taught he began to circle Sibalto in trot. He had heard the word before but it had been a while so everything was a bit muddled. he broke from his circular pattern and began to form figure eights slowly at first keeping his head low watching his feet. Once confidant that he was moving smoothly he lifted his head and continued his pattern in a canter. "Is this right Sibalto?" He asked hope shining in his golden eyes. "I can gallop in patterns too and weave if you want to see that!"
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:07 am
Sibalto smiled and watched the younger stallion collect himself. He drew to a stop at the center of the clearing, to better watch his 'pupil'. Ayden seemed to blush and forget himself, but when he concentrated, he was really quite nice to watch. If he had been born in the same country as Sibalto, he perhaps would have been in the younger classes, but training was evident.... Some at least...
"Nice trot... Circles... Your figure eights are quite even.. Nice... Canter?" He asked for the three-beat gait, wanting to see that before the young stallion moved to the gallop.. It was harder to dance at a gallop, for that was a gait of speed...
Extended Canters, Trots, and Floating gaits would come after he had watched the young stallion go through his paces... And then they would see about movements! Passage.. Piaffe.. Rears and capriolles...
He shivered with excitement, longing to dance...
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