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 Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:02 pm
 Malis was board... soooooo board... She wandered off the beaten path and made her way towards the rocky outcropping. A quiet day and an event quieter evening and here the sun was making it's goodnights and nothing had happened all day. She felt like nothing had been accomplished and a restless spirit seemed to claim her. Kicking a small round river-rock she watched it as it bounced streight and true between two bushes. Pausing for a moment the troll glanced along the ground and spotted another perfect candidate. Suddenly launching it with her hoof the blue mare aimed for the same two bushes and was gratified to see it skitter between them once again. Now this was something interesting... The slight challenge she made herself increased as she began to look for harder targets. Nose to the dirt she looked around for more suitable rocks, lightly tapping them over to the growing pile. Now if only I could find a flat area... Not that she was complaining, the ridges and ravines in the area provided more of a challenge.
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:12 pm
Didn't humans do that when they were annoyed?
The mare was fairly certain they did...It was a peculiar sight to watch a soquili mirror the activities of a human and yet highly interesting at the same time. Critical eyes continued to watch as the unusual mare kicked the pebbles towards unseen targets. According to her observations, the mare had an exceptionally good aim which caused further questions to pop into the honey-dapple's mind.
Number One: If the hoof was curved, how did she know how to aim?
Number Two: Was it possible for another to acquire this skill or was it a trait of that mare alone?
Number Three: Why had the mare opted to copy humans in the first place?
It was after a few moments of deliberation that the mare released a somewhat louder snort to indicate her existence and very slowly pulled herself out of the trees. The undergrowth had provided her with reasonable shade and camouflage but her mother had always informed her that such things were rude. She had always been one for etiquette herself and therefore...
"Praytell, might I ask how you do that?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:47 pm
"Do what?" The troll spun around partially annoyed at being bothered, partially glad that something else could be interesting for a while and with a little bit of embarrassement which she would never let the other mare see. It was very un-troll-like to be caught doing something as silly as kicking stones... it was... undignified! Malis braught up her head and looked at the other with a lofty expression, her size towering over, it was usefull being so big sometimes. "Ahhh ya mean t'..." Malis thought quickly "target practice? For hunting?" Nice save... she added to herself and grinned toothily towards the other female. "Ahh... well it be takin' lots of time an' effort an' work n' such. Ah dunno whether a lady be interested in that."
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:08 am
Hunting? Ashura looked rather perturbed by this revelation as she glanced at the bushes. Well, if this peculiar mare used stones for hunting then was she to assume that the foliage in the Kawani lands put up a fight? She had to admit that the very idea made her both laugh and cry at the same time - how was she ever meant to eat if she had to knock a plant out?
...It was ridiculous.
"Why would you need stones to hunt for grass?" She had to ask, there was no avoiding it and while she also found the blue mare's size to be intriguing she had to deal with the topic at hand first. If he grass did move then she would be asking for lessons - lots of them, so she could be prepared for the inevitable day when she would encounter her nemesis (the running foliage) and would be able to catch it.
...As stupid as that sounded. It never moved where she came from - she blinked twice at this thought.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:19 am
Malis actually chuckled then, her large tusk showing, the other one visibily broken off. "Ah be only eatin' grass when there be no hunting avaliable. Not that there be much t' hunt here. Ah not be partial t' rabbit." The troll added as an afterthough. "Now dragon... that be good eatin' there." Malis looked off into the distance as if she was remenising about her past life. "Ah not be seeing a dragon in t' while, Ah know not of their bein' here." The troll sighed before smiling once more at the other female. "So I practice instead... It be a challange, t' see if ya aim be true. Ya gotta pass t' stone through t' middle o' t' bushes. It b a good skill t' have even if ya don't need it for huntin."
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:54 pm
Ashura had a rather difficult time understanding the mare's accent but after a while she seemed to grow accustomed to it and have a nod. The mare spoke of many unusual things and Ashura began to wonder just how sheltered her life had been. Taking the opportunity to draw nearer, Ashura inspected the 'target' from a closer vantage point and then glanced down briefly at her own hooves.
Well, it would certainly be a test. To aim true with something rounded? This mare must be particularly skilled and very well practised to say the least!
"I..." Trailing away for a few moments, the mare wasn't entirely sure if asking was such a wise idea but feigning that she knew may not be all that smart either. "What is a 'dragon' exactly?" She enquired curiously.
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:44 am
"Ya be wantin' t' know about t' scalies?" Malis grinned her broken tusk showing and a frightening look showed upon her face as her red eyes shone bright. "Well they be fierce creatures that be covered in t' hardest scales, harder than t' rocks in some places. They be havin' monsterous wings that stretch out and block t' sun when they be flyin' about. The can breathe fire an some can breathe other t'ings as well." She stood on her hind legs for a moment and pawed at the air as if she was just about to take flight with imaginary wings. "But ya gotta know certain t'ings before tryin' t' fight a dragon. Dragon chest be very soft. Ya wanna try an' be strikin' there first. An' never bite at t' dragon's tail. Dragon scale on t' tail be very strong. That be how Ah be loosin' mah tooth." The troll grinned again showing the tusk that had been broken off, her other gleaming slightly in the sun.
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:48 am
Oooh...
"I don't think I would like to meet a dragon," Ash confessed, a sheepish smile appearing on her lips as she looked at the mare's broken tusk. While this mare appeared to relish in the challenge of felling a dragon the very description of such a creature made Ash squeak mentally. In truth, Ashura was a little bit of a coward and the thought of battling a dragon wasn't particularly high on her list of priorities.
...That being said, if her brother was really as bad as her herd claimed...
"And this kicking stones - does that help battle a dragon?" She enquired tentatively, mildly curious as to whether or not this was a useful skill. If it was, she would be the first to request the help of this peculiar mare!
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:36 pm
"It be always good t' have a secret up your tail. Ya never know when it be mighty handy with t' smooth rocks all over t' place." The troll sighted along the path she wanted the small stone to go and then lined her foot up and kicked it squarely towards the gap in the bushes. It flew slightly wide and clipped a branch of the bush but still made it into the desired area. "See, if ya in a spot an there be no room t' kick or it be too dangerous t' bite. A stone or a rock can distract or even injure ya opponent so that they be hurting or looking t' other way or somethin' an' so ya can either use that moment t' attack or t' be gettin' into a better position."
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:37 am
Well that made sense. Even though Ashura was no warrior she could see the method behind the 'madness' and nodded appreciatively. So the rock kicking me not necessarily be the full battle method, more of a last resort and perhaps a source of entertainment while bored. Given that this was how Malis' little game was presented, it made the petite mare more inclined to learn it.
It would aid in her boredom and perhaps save her in desperate circumstances.
"I see," Ashura glanced around for a stone of suitable shape and when she had done so, placed it near her hoof. Glancing briefly towards the gap, she then gave a slight kick only to find that the stone was just a little more than off course - rather, it went to the right.
"There's a secret to it, isn't there?" She mused as she turned to look at her hoof and it's curved shape.
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:39 pm
"No secret to it really, just there be a lot of practice." The troll looked for another stone and sent it careening towards the bushes of choice. "There be a way t' hit wit the inner side o' ya hoof, just where it be a little flat. That an ya have t' aim a little off o' t' mark 'cause rocks always be seeming t' want to roll sideways... or at least in t' curvy direction." She tilted her head to the side and worried her broken tusk a bit before moving out of the way. "Here try this side it might be a little easier for ya." Malis looked around for a few more good stones and nudged them into the pile of roundish rocks that she had been collecting.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:34 am
Well, there was no harm in trying! The mare moved forward a little more and examined the chosen mark before looking at the stones. Apparently Malis was particular about which stones she deemed appropriate. While Ashura wasn't entirely sure as to why this was, she was certain there was a logical reason for it. Probably a simple one too...maybe they flew better or something.
That being said, Ashura soon pawed one of the stones from the pile and performed a few mock swings of her hoof until she had discovered a way to 'roll' her hoof to the side ever so slightly...Just enough to kick with the side of her hoof. It was only then, when she was satisfied that she at last took a shot.
Unfortunately, it was a little off course again and instead of hitting the gap it went into the bush beside it - but at least the distance was closing.
"You must have done a lot of practising," Ashura mused after a few moments before offering a smile, "I'm sorry, I don't think I ever asked your name though?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:07 pm
"Not too much but then I seemed to have a nack for it... though by the looks of it..." She squinted down the path the rock had taken when Ashura had attacked it, "... you're pretty fast at learning this too." The troll grinned and tossed her braids back out of her face where they had fallen as she had gathered 'rollable' rocks. "Oh Ah be Malis Delnaria, though everyone be calling me Malis, it be not as much of a tounge-twister." The blue mare though for a moment before tilting a curious look towards the mare. "Ya know, Ah don't believe ah be catching your name either." ninja
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:16 pm
[[*Nudges* Ash isn't the uni x3]]
"Ashura, my name is Ashura." The mare responded after a few moments. She may have only met the mare and she may have viewed Malis as bizarre (she had tusks for goodness sake) but that didn't mean she would judge her on that. Looks were most certainly deceiving and her apparently this mare, who hunted dragons, was much more pleasant than she had imagined.
Sparkles had declared or Kawani land mares to be rude!
"As for being a fast learner..." She rolled another rock away from the pile and grinned, revelling in the new challenge Malis had presented her. "I wouldn't be the top of all my classes if I wasn't!" She announced, nudging the stone with just a little more accuracy than last time. It was still off, but she was getting their slowly.
"Well, at least in my herd." She added sheepishly, "But I thank you for the complement." She added, pausing only briefly as she watched the mare shift her unusual braids from her face.
"How thick is your hair when those are undone?" She enquired curiously.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:20 pm
"A troll never be complementin' or nice. It'd be ruinin' our unruly image t' say so. Malis just be speakin' t' truth." The troll managed to look quiet serious over such an outlandish statement and yet there was an aura of a being who had seen the world and missed the company of people once known. As if to cover the aparent 'softness' she turned and kicked at a rock almost savagly, sending it tearing into the small space between the bruch. She was getting scarily accurate with her hits the more she did that and yet she might have been holding back at the begining for the mare's sake. "Mah hair be all t' way down t' my ankles when it be brushed out. Ah never be cutting my hair since ah be a little troll. It be back luck t' do so."
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Malis was board... soooooo board... She wandered off the beaten path and made her way towards the rocky outcropping. A quiet day and an event quieter evening and here the sun was making it's goodnights and nothing had happened all day. She felt like nothing had been accomplished and a restless spirit seemed to claim her. Kicking a small round river-rock she watched it as it bounced streight and true between two bushes. Pausing for a moment the troll glanced along the ground and spotted another perfect candidate. Suddenly launching it with her hoof the blue mare aimed for the same two bushes and was gratified to see it skitter between them once again. Now this was something interesting... The slight challenge she made herself increased as she began to look for harder targets. Nose to the dirt she looked around for more suitable rocks, lightly tapping them over to the growing pile. Now if only I could find a flat area... Not that she was complaining, the ridges and ravines in the area provided more of a challenge. 
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