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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 2, 2006 11:22:14 GMT -5
Foxtrot lowered his ears and looked at the paper. He thought really hard. "Honestly... I don't know. Is it... five?" He hoped he was correct. Math was too hard for him.
Science, he didn't know either. He hoped that she wouldn't ask him about that. (Poor Foxtrot... He doesn't know math or Science.)
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Post by Kilian on May 3, 2006 7:12:12 GMT -5
Lilis sighed and looked nonplussed. "No, it's six. 2*3 is three sets of two or two sets three and you are basically adding them together, 2+2+2 or 3+3. Does that make sense?" She asked him and looked at him curiously. "Now don't feel bad Foxtrot. There are other people who don't know anything about reading, writing, or doing math. I didn't learn any of this until I was almost forty. What is your favorite animal?"
(*gasp* Science is my favorite subject!!!)
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Post by Kilian on May 5, 2006 7:47:53 GMT -5
(Jotie???)
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 5, 2006 14:32:12 GMT -5
Foxtrot smiled and felt a little better. "Well, I like many animals. Horses are pretty. I kind of like rabbits. But I think reptiles are my favorites."
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Post by Kilian on May 15, 2006 7:33:44 GMT -5
Lilis laughed and Kara smiled.
~ Thank you! ~ She said happily.
"Well, plus five from Kara. Do you have a horse Foxtrot? Or do you just use the ones in the stables?" Lilis asked him a crooked grin. "Because then we can start going over the anatomy of horses."
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 16, 2006 19:10:14 GMT -5
"I use the ones in the stables." Foxtrot responded. "They are fun to ride on! Once I get someone to help me up onto the horse. Then I go out in a trot, which is pretty cool. I kinda get scared if they go too fast."
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Post by Kilian on May 17, 2006 7:50:02 GMT -5
"Oh-kay..." Lilis said slowly with a smile. "Well, would like to go to the stables? I could start teaching you a little about horses and later on I could teach you to fight from horseback."
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 17, 2006 12:01:08 GMT -5
Foxtrot smiled happily. "Really? Oh, that would be awsome!" He jumped happily and gave her a hug. "Thanks so much!"
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Post by Kilian on May 18, 2006 8:03:12 GMT -5
Lilis smiled and hugged Foxtrot back, lightly. "It's a lot harder than you think. You can't hold the reins and you have to tell the horse how to move with your legs and how you shift your body weight. It will take a while, so you'll need patience." She patted his back. "So, you wanna go now or later?"
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 18, 2006 10:52:38 GMT -5
Foxtrot didn't care. "Anytime soon I suppose. It would be great to learn."
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Post by Kilian on May 18, 2006 17:10:16 GMT -5
"So... is that a now or later? My schedule's pretty tight, but if Zuki puts me in charge of your training, I'll be making time for you. But still, I need to know what you want to do now."
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 18, 2006 17:34:40 GMT -5
Foxtrot smiled. "How about now?"
(Gaah! Worst post ever!)
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Post by Kilian on May 19, 2006 6:11:35 GMT -5
(*hugs sympathetically* Aw, don' worry. We all do it.)
Lilis grinned. “Okay, let’s go. C’mon Kara!” Kara coiled up in her scales and Lilis draped her across her shoulder. She looked at Foxtrot and grinned again. “Or, would you like to carry Kara?”
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 19, 2006 7:34:10 GMT -5
Foxtrot smiled happily. "Can I really carry Kara? That would be fun! That is, if she doesn't mind." Foxtrot laughed and continued to smile brightly.
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Post by Kilian on May 19, 2006 10:10:09 GMT -5
Lilis' grin broadened and she draped Kara across Foxtrot's shoulders. Kara formed three coils around Foxtrot's neck.
"Okay," she said, holding the door open, "let's go!"
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 19, 2006 11:02:00 GMT -5
Foxtrot liked the weight upon him and he felt like he was wearing a heavy necklace. He quickly walked out the door and waited for Lilis to continue ahead of him. He knew the way to the stables, but he wanted to follow her.
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Post by Kilian on May 20, 2006 17:17:24 GMT -5
Lilis closed the door and looked at Foxtrot. She started in the direction of the stables and seemed to get lost in her own thoughts. Kara raised herself up and flickered her tongue in Foxtrot’s ear to tickle him.
~ How well do you ride horses? ~ She asked him as she tickled his ear once more before coiling around his neck again.
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 20, 2006 17:34:07 GMT -5
Foxtrot's ear twitched and shook when Kara tickled the hair of the ear. "I let the person hold onto the reign(SP) and walk with me in circles. I haven't really learned how to steer one."
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Post by Kilian on May 21, 2006 16:04:43 GMT -5
"Okay, we'll do some riding lessons." Lilis said and smiled encouragingly at him. "Basic control with reins isn't that hard. It's the experienced riding that's hard. You don't use reins then."
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 22, 2006 6:26:24 GMT -5
Foxtrot nodded. "Umm, okay. What do I do then? Which way is left and which way is right when I want them to move? How do I tell them to go and to stop?"
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Post by Kilian on May 22, 2006 14:45:19 GMT -5
"Slow down Foxtrot! You're not even on a horse yet." Lilis told him with a laugh and a smile. "But it all depends on the style of riding you want to do."
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 22, 2006 15:43:14 GMT -5
Foxtrot thought for a moment. "Well, umm. I heared that it's easier for smaller people to use the reigns first. And I'm completely short!" He said and laughed. "Can you help me onto a horse, please?" He asked and stared up at Lilis. He reached up and started petting Kara across her back scales.
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Post by Kilian on May 22, 2006 15:47:09 GMT -5
"For now, but I'll teach you some ways to get on without help. And yes, it is easier to learn to use the reins. It's a little hard to unlearn using them and using your body to tell a horse what to do. Maybe I'll get you a horse for your birthday or as a gift or something. Would like that?"
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on May 22, 2006 16:23:07 GMT -5
Foxtrot widened his eyes and smiled happily. "Yeah! I would love that!" He giggled happily and gave her another hug. "Thank you! You are the best!" He laughed alot and then backed away with a bright smile upon his face. "I wouldn't know what to do without you. You are so awsome!"
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Post by Kilian on May 22, 2006 16:37:56 GMT -5
"You're a smart kid. I'm sure you could figure things out if I weren't here." Lilis told him and smiled. "We'll cut through the kitchens and the gardens to the stables, okay?"
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