[So much to learn... Anya memorizes it, repeats in her head over: walk, trot, canter, gallop. Ah, how exciting! Just likes in all the stories that she'd read when she was small... She smiles and does as directed, encouraging Tourmaline back into a walk - and then further into a trot.
It's an odd feeling to move with the horse, but she learns the rhythm as best as she can and adjusts carefully.]
Tourmaline...! Спасибо... Thank you for listening to Anya. ♪
[ Tsukasa follows along after her, freely grinning since he can't be seen looking like a lovesick idiot. He's glad she's having a good time though—he is too, and he almost, almostwants to show off...
...well, at least he could do it, here. He'd feel way safer if he was properly dressed for that though. ]
You're being kind and patient with her, Anya~. It's only natural she'd return the favor. [ Tourmaline's also one of the calmer horses too so— ] "If you're nice to horses, they'll be nice right back." Well, I guess that saying goes for any kind of animal, though.
[And she laughs a little bit because - ] Horses are Tsukasa's favorite. It makes sense for you to say it like that.
[SHE'S UNSURPRISED - but then she'll hum a happy little note as they trot along easily. She's still adjust, she knows that. So she definitely shouldn't push and try to learn something new but also:]
Tsukasa can do more than this, yes? Продемонстрировать? Will you show Anya?
[just show off, tsukasa. she wants to see it anyway.]
Not that much more. [ It's both true, yet just him being modest. He'll still lean forward on Butterscotch and pat her neck. ] Mmm... Do you want to show off a little, Butterscotch? We've had a good warm-up so far, so I think you can do a few jumps, right?
[ A little nostril flare, she recognizes jumps— Tsukasa'll sit back up and look at Anya and Tourmaline, tempering his smile. ]
Seems like she's up for it... They're not going to be that impressive though—not like you'd see with real show jumping or anything. I'm just a stablehand, after all, not a jockey. [ He can't afford to be a jockey..... because he'd so want his own horse. ] Is that okay?
[Jumps!!!! Anya's expression lights up the same way - and she gently tries to guide Tourmaline into a stop just so that she can pay absolute attention to this! She's careful to not pull on the reins and confuse the horse when she claps her hands together in delight.]
Пожалуйста! Please...!
[Look, she just loves being impressed - and unfortunately given who Anya hangs out with, the feeling is actually quite rare. Regardless she hums a happy note and all of her attention goes to Tsukasa.]
[ Ah, she'd love to see... ♪ Tsukasa trots over to the paddock's fence and calls over a fellow worker, and in short order they have a small obstacle course set up. The jumping fences are pretty low, but "low" in jumping terms means you still have to clear at least three or four feet. ...He is also given a soft scolding and a helmet to make sure he doesn't get hurt or something doing this.
Regardless, Tsukasa gently guides Butterscotch to the beginning and gives Anya a little wave. He's trying not to be anxious—he doesn't want his horse to catch it—but it's thrumming just beneath his skin, knowing he's being watched. He wants them to do well, to impress Anya... He leans forward to murmur an apology to Butterscotch for the nerves.
They don't start at a walk; it's a brisk trot that breaks into a canter, and they run through the jumps with practiced ease—largely because Butterscotch does this anyway, and he's putting his faith in her abilities. A long canter around the rest of the paddock and they do it a second time, rounding off on a third that he slows her to a trot to, then a walk back to Tourmaline and Anya.
It doesn't feel so impressive, despite the fences getting a little higher every jump until the end each time, but maybe it looks impressive. Maybe it looks cool ♪ Regardless, he tugs Butterscotch's reins gently to bring her to a stop in front of his friends, straightening up with a bit of a flush on his face. ]
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It's an odd feeling to move with the horse, but she learns the rhythm as best as she can and adjusts carefully.]
Tourmaline...! Спасибо... Thank you for listening to Anya. ♪
[well she's having fun]
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lovesickidiot. He's glad she's having a good time though—he is too, and he almost, almostwants to show off......well, at least he could do it, here. He'd feel way safer if he was properly dressed for that though. ]
You're being kind and patient with her, Anya~. It's only natural she'd return the favor. [ Tourmaline's also one of the calmer horses too so— ] "If you're nice to horses, they'll be nice right back." Well, I guess that saying goes for any kind of animal, though.
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[SHE'S UNSURPRISED - but then she'll hum a happy little note as they trot along easily. She's still adjust, she knows that. So she definitely shouldn't push and try to learn something new but also:]
Tsukasa can do more than this, yes? Продемонстрировать? Will you show Anya?
[just show off, tsukasa. she wants to see it anyway.]
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Not that much more. [ It's both true, yet just him being modest. He'll still lean forward on Butterscotch and pat her neck. ] Mmm... Do you want to show off a little, Butterscotch? We've had a good warm-up so far, so I think you can do a few jumps, right?
[ A little nostril flare, she recognizes jumps— Tsukasa'll sit back up and look at Anya and Tourmaline, tempering his smile. ]
Seems like she's up for it... They're not going to be that impressive though—not like you'd see with real show jumping or anything. I'm just a stablehand, after all, not a jockey. [ He can't afford to be a jockey..... because he'd so want his own horse. ] Is that okay?
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Пожалуйста! Please...!
[Look, she just loves being impressed - and unfortunately given who Anya hangs out with, the feeling is actually quite rare. Regardless she hums a happy note and all of her attention goes to Tsukasa.]
Whatever you want to show. I would love to see.
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Regardless, Tsukasa gently guides Butterscotch to the beginning and gives Anya a little wave. He's trying not to be anxious—he doesn't want his horse to catch it—but it's thrumming just beneath his skin, knowing he's being watched. He wants them to do well, to impress Anya... He leans forward to murmur an apology to Butterscotch for the nerves.
They don't start at a walk; it's a brisk trot that breaks into a canter, and they run through the jumps with practiced ease—largely because Butterscotch does this anyway, and he's putting his faith in her abilities. A long canter around the rest of the paddock and they do it a second time, rounding off on a third that he slows her to a trot to, then a walk back to Tourmaline and Anya.
It doesn't feel so impressive, despite the fences getting a little higher every jump until the end each time, but maybe it looks impressive. Maybe it looks cool ♪ Regardless, he tugs Butterscotch's reins gently to bring her to a stop in front of his friends, straightening up with a bit of a flush on his face. ]
She's pretty impressive, huh~? [ ...the horse. why wouldn't he praise her. ]