[Audio] ♉ Summoner: Do you sensei connection between us?

[rebull]

So uh, don't get me wrong, I'm pretty amazing with my hands, if you'd like a demonstration I'll be happy to give it, but- Heh well, uhh... it's been a while since I brushed up on my swordsmanship.

Think any of you would be cool with giving a troll a hand to hand polishing up? Normally I lean towards the more heavy duty, but something with a little more speed, accuracy, and less weight wouldn't be too bad, I just need to brush up.

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[rebull]

Sure, now? [Glances over, mulling through communes he's already got started.]

[aim_exorable]

Could you? You know I wouldn't want to be a bother considering you've had a tiring day...

[But please please please]

[rebull]

Ah no, heh, we're already chatting it up. I passed the idea by them and they're pretty excited. Sunlight's different from the light down here. [Smiles, sitting up, his hands going to rest in his lap. He glances up to Darkleer, trying not to let that expression on the stoic's face entrance him too much with how endearing it is.]

One asked if it was you who was gonna help to.

[aim_exorable]

Of course!

[If there's one thing that's bound to cheer Darkleer up, it's talk of hoofbeasts. His ears are nearly quivering from excitement as he finds himself leaning closer as if that could help him talk directly with his hooved friends.]

Was it Chance? Oh, or was it Copper? Rosemary didn't seem like the type to inquire about something like that, but you never know.

[rebull]

[Darkleer, stop, screaming Sufferer that's adorable...]

Heh, got it first try, Chance, you know how he is, the little shit.

[aim_exorable]

[Can't stop, won't stop. Seriously, he can't stop, he adores his horse friends.]

He's a gorgeous stallion, thank you very much, hush your lovely mouth. [A slight wiggle closer.] Tell them I'll make the best field I can for them.

[rebull]

Hah, yeah, sure thing. [A small sigh, closing his eyes and leaning back a bit in his seat. Doesn't take long to send the message at all.]

A few 'I know you wills', a 'you better' or two, and one requesting plentiful... clovers. Yep.

[aim_exorable]

Oh, that would be Thomas, he is so spoiled I swear.

[A fond sigh, betraying the fact that he does most of the spoiling.]

[rebull]

You really like hoofbeasts. [He knows Darkleer does, has known, it's still just funny seeing him act like this though.]

[Summoner gives a fond smile, pushing himself up a bit to shift over onto Darkleer's lap, sitting sideways, horn out past Darkleer's shoulder near the side of his head.]

[aim_exorable]

I can't imagine anyone not liking hoofbeasts, I mean- [Without really thinking about it too hard, he welcomes Summoner onto his lap, arms wrapping loosely around his hips and waist.]

They're such graceful and powerful creatures.

[rebull]

Graceful and powerful- sounds familiar.

[Lean-]

[aim_exorable]

Well you do interact with them quite often, I would hope it would be.

[Lean- for entirely different reasons, he's in his nerd mood now.]

I mean, such perfect animals nearly seem to be unable to exist, but here they are, beings with such powerful beautiful hooves that carry them across deserts and fields for ages on end and have you seen their manes? Of course you have, what am I saying, but that doesn't take away the fact on how they fly gracefully in the wind when they gallop, their heads stretched forward so they can be more aerodynamic and go faster-

[rebull]

[He wasn't talking about hoofbeasts there.]

[Just staring and smiling and listening~]

[aim_exorable]

[Well clearly he should have been?]

-and their social structures, oh! They're such beautiful herds, the stallion doing his natural duties and protecting the herd from outside threats and foalish competitors, raising a young thing of his own that might one day take his place so that the herd will always be protected, hoofbeasts really are the most noble of creatures. They don't even resort to brute force at first although their kicks are so unbelievably STRONG especially that of my lusus if I may say so myself, no, it's all in the body language and intimidating others so that they get so nervous they don't even bother with a thought of combat.

Isn't that amazing? It's wondrous, and we haven't even talked about the roles of the mare-

[Summoner, he's, he's not gonna stop.]

[rebull]

[Oh, right, sorry.]

Mhm.

[Listening to every word and just letting him continue as he slowly leans in closer. You just keep talking then, no need to get in the middle of that.]

[aim_exorable]

[He can do that!]

-Now the mare really is the pinnacle of femininity, having the stallion use his brute force and intimidating aura to keep away predators while she does the real work of guiding the entire herd, making sure they travel often and go to all the best grazing sites.

They're really fantastic creatures, and that's not even going into the subspecies-

[rebull]

[Listening to Darkleer go on tangents like this is really enjoyable. The big reason being is he doubts Darkleer allowed himself to indulge these thoughts back home. Always dwelling and mourning the rest of his long life away. COnfused about what had happened to him, about the hemospectrum. But here he just-

Shines like something outta the sky.]

Ever read about stags.

[Chuckles, finally leaning close enough to rub foreheads together, his left horn just barely rubbing against Darkleer's right here and there.]

[aim_exorable]

[Oh, Summoner, hi, when did you get so close gosh!]

Ah- [He snaps out of it after a moment.] Of course I know about stags! I- ah- [Horn... rubbing... horn rubbing, gosh.]

[rebull]

Antelope too, hell of a lot of horned and hooved earth animals like ours.

[Rubs their horns together a little more, he can't feel it too well himself, besides that kind of grating pressure.]

I was reading about moose not long ago too, huge things, well, for earth beasts anyway. Not as big as elephants, but they sport some pretty hefty racks.

[aim_exorable]

[That doesn't take away the fact that Darkleer can, huffing a little and squirming slightly.]

Yes, they're very impressive, I- mmm. I noticed they're not quite the herd animals most other hoofbeasts tend to be.

[rebull]

Hmmm, yeah, moose you mean? A bit more solitary, kinda mean if egged on. Hmm~ [More horn rubbing, linking his arms slowly around Darkleer's neck. He's finding the sensation more calming than anything. Calming in his already tired state.]

[aim_exorable]

Yes, especially around mating season. Oh...

[Wow he does not need to think about mating while Summoner is on his lap and being cute and cuddly and gosh, oh gosh.]

[rebull]

Hey now, you're the one who said that, heh.

[Snickers, still rubbing his horn against Darkleer's. He sliiiides it along, close to Darkleer's base, he cheek pressing near Darkleer's forehead.]

But yeah, though uh, antler'd hoofbeasts tend to be pretty territorial anyway.

[aim_exorable]

They have to be, they're not generally- ooooh, fiddlesticks, I can't, stop that.

[He makes a huffy little whinny.]

[rebull]

Mm, stop? [Stops.]

You sure?