She/Them
15 (Estimated)
April 5th
Route 119/Fortree
???
Wandering Wildchild
Cadet
Teach a Dog New Tricks [m]
POSTED ON Dec 17, 2022 5:42:38 GMT
Certainly, for much of Ettie's day-to-day life, a lot of the downtime amongst the pack was spent partaking in general fun and shenanigans. When they weren't moving from place to place, or on a hunt, they were sure to be playing amongst themselves - or otherwise getting into shenanigans if they're in a city or town. But just playing tag or hide and seek wasn't always enough for everyone in the pack. Ruffian was always looking for his next opportunity to try and prove his strength - and Anne, being the more practical of the two packleaders, knew that they should keep their skills sharp; epecially for the pups, who were still growing.
Thus, it would be in Route 117 that the pack was gathered today - having found a clearing where there was plenty of open space to practice and train. Ruffian versus Duchess, and Anne versus Haru - they were paired up against one another, whilst Princess and Ettie watched from the sidelines.
Could Ettie be directing them? Perhaps - but outside of cooperative situations such as hunts, she was content to simply let them act and train by their own means. She trusted them to know what they wanted to do, after all! ... Though, maybe Princess could use some exercise, too. "Princess spar, later?" Ettie suggested, glancing down to the snubbull in her lap.
Princess grumbled softly and lazily in response - but slowly nodded. If it made them happy, she'd at least try. Maybe once Duchess was done roughhousing, she'd show Ruffian what-for?
But for now, there were the current training pairs - firstly, Duchess and Ruffian. It was, perhaps, a bit of an odd duo - though Ruffian wasn't ready to try his luck against Princess or Anne, and Haru was already occupied. Thus, Duchess was the remaining choice (unless he wanted to try sparring Ettie? It was an option, even if an odd one.)
All that aside, the spar in question was one of speed versus strength to say the least. Duchess' swift nature meant that she darted about Ruffian with ease - coming in with nipping Thunder Fangs, before darting out as Ruffian attempted to catch her with a Crunch. The lillipup growled - unable to help his frustrations at being unable to catch the flighty electrike just yet... But just you wait - the second he managed it, he'd come in like a truck!
On the other hand though, Haru and Anne's spar was a somewhat more equal fight - even if it focused mainly on helping Haru figure out her strengths. Given the braixen's tendency for quiet timidity, she likely needed a patient teacher more than a rival... And perhaps, a few more moves. The only attacking option that Haru had was Psybeam - which, while it did well in allowing her to fire upon the lycanroc from afar, she could likely use more options in her kit.
Not that Haru was an easy opponent to catch. Though Anne was able to catch up to her with Accelrock - darting forward with short bursts of speed to match Haru's consistent quicker pace - it seemed that the fox, somehow, would remain just one step ahead of her, each strike glancing at best, or a complete miss at worst. Was it Haru's Lucky Chant? It certainly felt as though a hex had been placed upon Anne...
Safe to say, both pairs had their own unique challenges to beat - but perhaps a newcomer could provide a new perspective?
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