Oh, otters are fun.
[:]) Yep!
@) byebigfuzzynotcats.
[:]) Yep!
@) byebigfuzzynotcats.
[==@] thenletuscontinue. itisnotfar.
7BD "yea! bye!" 7B3
*continuing along, there seems to be a little bit more of a crowd around the otters that there are around the rest of the park*
*the reason why can be seen rather quickly, as a group of 4 ordinary otters, and 1 albino otter are swimming around, and leaping up through rings, and doing a variety of tricks at the direction of a troll wearing a very large, puffy, furry winter coat. the only way you can tell its a troll is because of a pair of horns have holes to go out of in the back of the hood of the coat*
=[|:|OD] OooH! TrickS!
][(] Ha-HA, wow. he's got this down. ][(]
^u^ Look! 0u0
7BD "yea! bye!" 7B3
*continuing along, there seems to be a little bit more of a crowd around the otters that there are around the rest of the park*
*the reason why can be seen rather quickly, as a group of 4 ordinary otters, and 1 albino otter are swimming around, and leaping up through rings, and doing a variety of tricks at the direction of a troll wearing a very large, puffy, furry winter coat. the only way you can tell its a troll is because of a pair of horns have holes to go out of in the back of the hood of the coat*
=[|:|OD] OooH! TrickS!
][(] Ha-HA, wow. he's got this down. ][(]
^u^ Look! 0u0
*the troll continues to conduct the otters, the albino one to be seen clearly leading the pack*
7BD "Hee-HEE-hee!" *is scampering in place*
=[|:|DD] AnimalS ListeN TO HiM!
][(] *is quietly clapping* ][(]
^u^ yes, this is cool! 0u0
[==@] ... [=@=]
7BD "Hee-HEE-hee!" *is scampering in place*
=[|:|DD] AnimalS ListeN TO HiM!
][(] *is quietly clapping* ][(]
^u^ yes, this is cool! 0u0
[==@] ... [=@=]
@) thatone'swhite.
That's right. And the other ones?
[:]) Gray! [:]D
That's right. And the other ones?
[:]) Gray! [:]D
*waving his hands aside, the troll gets the otters to leap up onto the ground beside him out of the pool, and start eating little treats that he must have stealthily tossed out in the same motion as his waving aside*
*more of the audience starts to cheer, a rather boisterous laugh to be heard among it*
][(] *starts clapping for real* ][(]
^U^ "thankyou!" *joins in, clapping as well*
7BD 7B? 7BD *doesn't clap, but continues to scamper in place*
=[|:|DD] *does't get clapping, but he recognizes that everyone is making noise* YaY! =[|:|DD]
[==@] [=^=]
*more of the audience starts to cheer, a rather boisterous laugh to be heard among it*
][(] *starts clapping for real* ][(]
^U^ "thankyou!" *joins in, clapping as well*
7BD 7B? 7BD *doesn't clap, but continues to scamper in place*
=[|:|DD] *does't get clapping, but he recognizes that everyone is making noise* YaY! =[|:|DD]
[==@] [=^=]
*also claps*
[:]? [:]D *claps their hands a few times in imitation of the grown-ups*
@? *wonders what clapping is about*
[:]? [:]D *claps their hands a few times in imitation of the grown-ups*
@? *wonders what clapping is about*
*both the troll and the otters giving a bow, the normal otters dive back into the pool, while the troll and the albino otter head for the 'back stage' area of to the side behind a low fence*
*the clapping dies down*
^u^ that was great. 0u0 to bad it looks like we arrived at the end of the show. 0u0
7BD "hows'd he get them all to do that?"
][:] training. I once figured to try training once, but it didn't really sync with me. ][(]
=[|:|oD] TraininG LetS YoU MakE AnimalS DancE? =[|:|D3]
[@==] ...
*the clapping dies down*
^u^ that was great. 0u0 to bad it looks like we arrived at the end of the show. 0u0
7BD "hows'd he get them all to do that?"
][:] training. I once figured to try training once, but it didn't really sync with me. ][(]
=[|:|oD] TraininG LetS YoU MakE AnimalS DancE? =[|:|D3]
[@==] ...
Yeah--if you give an animal praise or a treat after they do something, you encourage them to keep doing it. And with practice, they'll do it more often. That's training.
[:]D Sounds like fun!
@) @? whywasonewhite?
[:]D Sounds like fun!
@) @? whywasonewhite?
][:] ][(] I'm pretty sure thats a troll thing. they have moms and dads that are just like animals. ][(] ][:] but they are certainly much smarter than the average animal. ][:]
7B? "think its called a lusis? Onponn sometimes called genral lusis." 7B3
=[|:|3D] LuciS OtteR? =[|:|D?]
0u0 oh? 0~0 Hmm. *she's learned a thing about trolls she did not really know*
[==@] ... we. [=@=] ... nevermind. [@==]
7B? "think its called a lusis? Onponn sometimes called genral lusis." 7B3
=[|:|3D] LuciS OtteR? =[|:|D?]
0u0 oh? 0~0 Hmm. *she's learned a thing about trolls she did not really know*
[==@] ... we. [=@=] ... nevermind. [@==]
[:]? An animal mommy and daddy?
*she'd seen lusii from time to time around the fold, but hadn't learned much about them. Santek hadn't had one*
@? *looking to the darkmatter* whatdaddy?
*she'd seen lusii from time to time around the fold, but hadn't learned much about them. Santek hadn't had one*
@? *looking to the darkmatter* whatdaddy?
[@==] wewilltellyouwhenyouareolder,andafteryouhaveprovenyourselvestoberesponsiblewithtakingcareofthingsentrustedtoyou. [=@=] wewillNOTbetellingyouamomentsooner. [=@=]
][:] ... ][:] yea, an animal dad. ][(]
0~0 ^u^ that actually sounds very nice! each troll is ensured to have some connection with some form of nature. 0u0
7B? *decides to watch the otters* 7B3
=[|
??] *is curious now to about what had almost been said* =[|??]
][:] ... ][:] yea, an animal dad. ][(]
0~0 ^u^ that actually sounds very nice! each troll is ensured to have some connection with some form of nature. 0u0
7B? *decides to watch the otters* 7B3
=[|
??] *is curious now to about what had almost been said* =[|??]
Yeah, they do.
[:]? @? *they're curious, and don't really get why they an't be told yet, but there are plenty of other things to think about for now*
@) okay...
[:])
[:]? @? *they're curious, and don't really get why they an't be told yet, but there are plenty of other things to think about for now*
@) okay...
[:])
7BD "can they do that again?" 7BD
=[|?3] ThinK ThE GuY HaS TO BE OuT =[|:|33]
][:] maybe you could ask the guy how he did it. I bet the answer is training. ][:]
0u0 I would guess that they would be tired after that. Let's let them rest. ^u^
[==@] thankyou.
=[|
?3] ThinK ThE GuY HaS TO BE OuT =[|:|33]][:] maybe you could ask the guy how he did it. I bet the answer is training. ][:]
0u0 I would guess that they would be tired after that. Let's let them rest. ^u^
[==@] thankyou.
@? @) yeah. wasalotofrunningaroundandaround.
[:]) And that makes us tired.
You're getting used to more physical activity, though. It's impressive.
[:]) And that makes us tired.
You're getting used to more physical activity, though. It's impressive.
[@==] arewereadytomoveontothe... themountainlionsandeagles? theyarebothrightacrossfromeachother. [=@=]
7BD "more cats!" 7B3
=[|:|3D] TwO AT OncE? =[|:|33]
][:] I'm cool with moving on. we've already seen these guys shtick.
0u0 well, I'm tempted now to ask a few questions about how growing up with an animal for a parent is like, but I wouldn't want to bother anyone. ^u^ ...
7BD "more cats!" 7B3
=[|:|3D] TwO AT OncE? =[|:|33]
][:] I'm cool with moving on. we've already seen these guys shtick.
0u0 well, I'm tempted now to ask a few questions about how growing up with an animal for a parent is like, but I wouldn't want to bother anyone. ^u^ ...
@) () hehe. *likes the sound of two at once, just like they and Hamnet are*
[:]D Yeah!
Maybe we could ask the...nurse sometime. She seems to enjoy talking.
[:]D Yeah!
Maybe we could ask the...nurse sometime. She seems to enjoy talking.
0u0 ^u^ hehe, yes, that sounds like a good idea. maybe we could even bring a thankyou gift. 0u0
][:] ][(]
7BD "lets go!" 7B3
[@==] itisthisway. [=@=] ... andyes,athankyouofsomekindwouldbegood. [==@]
=[|:|33] TheY LikeD FisH ToO. TheY SpenD EveN MorE TimE ThaN US AT ThE FisH. YoU ShoulD GetA FisH. =[|:|33]
][:] ][(]
7BD "lets go!" 7B3
[@==] itisthisway. [=@=] ... andyes,athankyouofsomekindwouldbegood. [==@]
=[|:|33] TheY LikeD FisH ToO. TheY SpenD EveN MorE TimE ThaN US AT ThE FisH. YoU ShoulD GetA FisH. =[|:|33]
Yes, we should...
[:]D @D *they start off in the indicated direction*
[:]D @D *they start off in the indicated direction*
*its not long before the animals are in sight, a few eagles flying around, and the cats lounging*
^u^ Look, birds! 0u0
7BO "birds?" 7B3 "an Cats!" 7BD
0u0 look at how they have their wings spread without flapping. thats gliding. ^u^
][:] kinda like a paper airplane. ][:]
[==@] ... [@==] ...
=[|:|oo] OooH, BirdS IS NicE. =[|:|33]
^u^ Look, birds! 0u0
7BO "birds?" 7B3 "an Cats!" 7BD
0u0 look at how they have their wings spread without flapping. thats gliding. ^u^
][:] kinda like a paper airplane. ][:]
[==@] ... [@==] ...
=[|:|oo] OooH, BirdS IS NicE. =[|:|33]
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