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Post by DB on Nov 18, 2008 13:04:13 GMT -5
" ... a little.... it... it'll be okay... just need a bandage..." He really didn't want this to slow him down anymore. The faster he got that meal cooked, the faster this would be over. Or so he hoped.
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Post by Leda on Nov 18, 2008 14:27:32 GMT -5
AFTER HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES TO FRY STUFF UP...
The repeated snap of Duke's crop slamming into his opposite palm announced the trainer's return before he appeared. "Alright, worm, let's see what you came up with!!"
The human stood across from Dash on the other side of his counter, eyeing the dish of stirfried meat and vegetables between them. His expression grim, Duke's hand grasped the comparitively miniscule fork waiting alongside, scooped up a bite, and stuffed it into his mouth. There was a long, seemingly eternal pause as he thoughtfully chewed.
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Post by DB on Nov 18, 2008 19:41:26 GMT -5
... during which Dash was beginning to twitch. He'd more or less recovered from Duke's last stunt, but now that the human was present again... he was getting nervous. Luckily, he was pretty confident about his cooking skills.
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Post by Leda on Nov 18, 2008 20:09:21 GMT -5
And he had good reason to be: Even with the subpar ingredients, the dish he'd come up with was actually pretty good. Not amazing, but definitely edible, and a lot better than most beasts did on their first try.
However, an immediate compliment really wasn't Duke's style. They had to earn praise, which meant they had to deal with a world of hurt to get there. It made the lessons stick more pointedly. With that in mind, the trainer abruptly spat the bite of food back out, quite possibly showering Dash in the process. "Just WHAT do you call THIS?!" he bellowed, leaning over into the tenrec's face.
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Post by DB on Nov 18, 2008 20:12:56 GMT -5
The tenrec's ears drooped, and if you could see beneath his fur, all the colour drained out of skin of his face as a baffled expression took over. " ... bad?" How could it be bad?? He worked hard on it! He did his best! The ingredients... maybe it was the ingredients, they really weren't up to par, but even then... In fact, he was so bothered over that that he barely even noticed the saliva shower.
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Post by Leda on Nov 18, 2008 20:24:27 GMT -5
"And do you think LIVING GODS deserve 'bad'?!" Duke hissed. "This may be the kind of rubbish you feed your filthy feral buddies, but quality like that isn't gonna fly here!!" Rightening his posture, the human whipped his crop against the counter, inches from where Dash stood on his stool. "Did you think that my instructions of performing over 100% only applied to cleaning?! Do you think the person that actually breaks down and invites your miserable hide into their household should be rewarded with this kind of sludge?!" Duke looked for a moment like he was about to strike Dash in the face again, but instead, slapped it into his own palm at the last moment. "I wouldn't feed this sewage to my OWN beast!!"
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Post by dcbishigirl on Nov 19, 2008 20:50:07 GMT -5
"Oh like you dont pamper that beast."
And with that, Sarah reached over and took a sample for herself. This was always one of the ways she liked to check a pet... seeing as she couldnt cook for crud. She took a bite.... chewed... and swallowed.
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Post by Leda on Nov 19, 2008 20:53:56 GMT -5
Duke's eye twitched. How dare she question his iron authority in front of a feral-in-training?! Yet he made no retort, and instead skalked off to another station, planning to return again when the other trainer had left.
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Post by DB on Nov 19, 2008 21:04:14 GMT -5
The tenrec frowned, his ears drooping as he wiped the spittle off of himself. Looking up to Sarah with a pathetic expression, he asked, "It doesn't make you sick, does it?"
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Post by dcbishigirl on Nov 21, 2008 1:32:08 GMT -5
"Sick isn't the word I'd use. This is very good. I'm impressed." With a smile she took another bite.. and gave Dash another scratch behind the ear as a reward.
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Post by DB on Nov 21, 2008 16:05:04 GMT -5
One of the tenrec's ears perked at this comment (though soon seemed to melt down with the scratch). "Ish good? You like it? I didn't mesh up?"
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Post by dcbishigirl on Nov 23, 2008 22:51:00 GMT -5
"No not at all," Oh yes... cooking skills was definately going in his folder of good selling points.
"As long as you do your best you dont have to worry," She pet him on the head. "See we work on a system, Do well and your rewarded, do badly and your punished... Its not normal to have a feral come in and do so well so fast. Just keep doing your best and you dont have to worry. It will be over soon and you'll have a wonderful home."8
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Post by DB on Nov 26, 2008 0:51:35 GMT -5
Dash scrunched his mouth up at the 'feral' comment. He still wasn't kosher on that- that and being called a 'beast' constantly. It was demeaning. Actually, all of this was demeaning, and the girl's mention that he'd not to worry if he did his best didn't make him feel better, either. After all, he'd been DOING his best and yet he was still worried... Mostly that one guy... ... Where had he gone to anyway, the tenrec wondered as he nervously glanced about. 8
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Post by Leda on Dec 5, 2008 21:55:58 GMT -5
Around then, the sounds of a great commotion floated in from the hallway. While nothing was visible, many panicked voices and banging sounds were clearly audible. Many of the trainers and graders abandoned their stations to assist in the confrontation.
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO SEDATE IT!!" "I DID!! I gave it 150 CCs!!" "WELL GIVE IT MORE!!!" "Any more could kill it!" "Hey, secure that ch-- IT'S LOOSE!! ANOTHER TRANQUILIZER, NOW!!" "*piercing scream* *ROBOT*" "FIRE!! FIRE!! FIRE!!!" "Whew..." "I don't think this one can be trained to behave in civilization..." "If it can't be, put it down. We can't afford the risk to life and property to release it back in the wild."
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Post by DB on Dec 5, 2008 22:31:02 GMT -5
Shivering nervous wreck-rec was a... well, guess. "... w-what ish that"
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Post by Leda on Dec 5, 2008 22:54:07 GMT -5
"Possibly your future," the all-too-familiar voice rasped in his ear.
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Post by DB on Dec 5, 2008 22:56:31 GMT -5
With a yelp and a shriek, the floor had now become... a bit damper. And the tenrec a lot more embarrassed. Or he would be, as soon as he climbed off the ceiling ( so to speak).8
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Post by Leda on Dec 6, 2008 0:16:09 GMT -5
Duke's brow furrowed, but he couldn't suppress the satisfied grin from eventually spreading across his face. "Oooooh no you don't, maggot!" the human cackled, tripping Dash's feet out from under him. "We were ABOUT to move on, but we can't have you thinking it's acceptable to piss on your master's floor! Hell, you'll be lucky if you're allowed to use your master's TOILET!"
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Post by DB on Dec 7, 2008 0:16:02 GMT -5
There's a simple process all living things (well okay, maybe not plants) posess... the 'flight or fight' response. Dash was no different, and with everything that's been going on, his facilities to reason were ... well, out to lunch. [dice=2] (1- Flight, 2- Fight) (Darn dice... this is a 1) Bristling from head to toe, Dash attempted to scramble back to his feet... less to be back onto his feet and more so he could run.Which is what he did then. [dice=6] (This is... uh... wow. A 6)[rand=39281163956766231319319799499868416794428124512248590548101690443]
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Post by Leda on Dec 7, 2008 0:26:07 GMT -5
[dice=6] (3)
And unfortunately for Duke, massive muscles and a big giant football neck are only useful if you can actually get ahold of your target. "HEY!!" he shouted as the tenrec suddenly slipped away, quickly giving in to persuit. However, Dash's smaller size also gave him much greater agility, and despite his longer legs, the human could not for the life of him snatch the beast back into custody. He let out a gutteral snarl. "You're only digging your own grave here, you little rat!!" Duke quickly whipped after the tenrec with his crop for emphasis.[rand=423631552306385949599144501172955918263037718322721474689220888288]
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Post by DB on Dec 8, 2008 16:55:10 GMT -5
And... the tenrec found himself huddled behind Sarah. Thank god she was around.
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Post by dcbishigirl on Dec 9, 2008 3:27:59 GMT -5
Sarah did NOT look happy.... at all. Her eyes were narrowed at the trainer and her lips pressed into a tight line.
"What....do you think....you're doing?" Her voice was tight... though controlled and calm...for the moment.
Her hand slipped down onto dash's head... meaning to be reasurring.8
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Post by Leda on Dec 9, 2008 10:05:22 GMT -5
"My job," the other human replied matter-of-factly. "That thing not only has to learn to clean up after itself, but apparently I've also got to housebreak it!!"
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Post by DB on Dec 9, 2008 13:13:14 GMT -5
And... now the embarrassment hits. " I don't... I don't n-normally..." Oh yes. Very, very embarrassing.
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Post by dcbishigirl on Dec 9, 2008 13:17:30 GMT -5
"I Seem to recall you having a similar effect on a few of the new workers. I Personally dont see a problem with his progess and I think if you stopped trying to terrorize him you'd see he's already well positioned for adoption."
Her arms crossed her chest and she stared him down.8
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Post by Leda on Dec 9, 2008 13:20:24 GMT -5
"Oh no you don't!" the trainer sneered. "I can see right through you! You want to graduate him early!! Don't you even THINK of taking my work before it's finished!! That one hasn't even been trained for outdoor work yet!!"
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Post by dcbishigirl on Dec 9, 2008 13:28:38 GMT -5
And the pot boiled over, "Dont you DARE TELL ME WHAT TO DO! I will Remind you, that I am the person who decides when the training is done. YOU Train I DECIDE When to cut off your sadistic fun. You dont Get a choice in the matter. The marks are there, He is by far our most obidient and well mannered Feral to ever come in, and he's already passing everything with flying colors. He's even had to put up with YOU this entire time. Not to Mention that he's been INJURED during this whole period, Which by the way If I EVER see you hitting an injured beast again you'll have me to deal with. I get the final say in who graduates and I'm saying he does. If you dont like it then I suggest you pull up your big girl panties and deal with it. You'll have another victem next week."
Sarah's face was red, and the look on her face clearly said for him to back off unless he wanted worse than a chew out in front of the ferals and other trainers.8
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Post by DB on Dec 9, 2008 13:31:51 GMT -5
Stare. He didn't know she had that in her.
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Post by Leda on Dec 9, 2008 13:34:20 GMT -5
Duke stood fuming, though not silently; a serious of grunts and growls peppered the air throughout the lecture, and in fact, a bit of foam had begun to gather at the side of his mouth.
But the fact of the matter was, he DID have to answer to her, and she COULD overrule him if she saw it so fit. His hands clenched into tight, shuddering fists, Duke lowly hissed, "This isn't the end of this, witch!" As he turned and stomped away, he added over his shoulder, "When that only partially-trained feral snaps and turns on his owner, I hope you'll still be satisfied with your decision!!"
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Post by dcbishigirl on Dec 9, 2008 13:39:17 GMT -5
Her eyes narrowed after him. After he was gone she looked down at Dash and smiled lightly.
"I dont think you'll do that.... I've got a feeling.... but I am going to give you a warning... You cannot attack your owner no matter what. Should you bite or injure your owner in anyway, you'll come back to us... and not for retraining. Thats normally what people do."8
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