fandomhigh | Rangering!, Friday, Period Four [ 08/14 ].

"Good afternoon, students!" The usual brusque cheer, the usual clearing in the hilly woods, a usual Friday afternoon for Rangering! Except for two things.

Students might benoticing a great deal of other visitors in the class today, furry visitors and scaly ones, winged ones and shelled ones. There were all sorts of critters and creatures everywhere today.

Also, Minsc was a lady. Despite his current feminitity, though, he was definitely still Minsc. Just with breasts and he was cutting a bit more of a svelte, though still muscular figure.

"I hope you find your day well," Minsc continued, "and if not? Suck it up! You're not the only one stuck in a woman's body! You know, there's this story I know about a girdle that changed your gender, but I have not equipped myself with any such item, so hopefully, it shall pass soon, like it did last time, without the help or cost of a priest to remove the curse."

"But enough about that! We're talking with animals today, not breasts, so it's always good to be in a good mood when you do that, because animals can tell that sort of thing and be really nasty if you don't like your attitude!"

"As rangers, as you have hopefully noticed by now, we must be very attuned to nature! We rangers do that by communicating with animals; if we did it with plants, we'd be druids, and they don't get nearly as awesome of weapons. So animals it is, then! Some rangers, like myself, are so attuned to animal communication that we have a faithful animal companion, right, Boo? Others of us are just naturally born animal communicators! It just happens, sometimes! Like waking up with a bosom."

"As for me, the advice I can give is this: animals are people, too! Just ones with claws and fangs and other things to hurt you with. So be respectful, keep in mind that they are other intelligent creatures and be mindful of cues: warning cues, welcoming ones. Pay attention to how they respond; be warm and inviting. Don't make sudden moves, unless you're dealing with something that is trying to get you to prove yourself. To help, there are a variety of delicious things for animals to eat available; many of them will be glad for the gift, but watch out! Some may be offended by the bribe. Communication with animals is often just about feeling it; it is not something that can be taught, but something that must be lived."

"I will do my best if you have questions! About animals, that is! I can't help with the girl thing, I'm afraid."

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Minsc scratched his head a little, because, hey, there were a lot of words in that, okay? But he was pretty sure he was able to glean the important bits, which were that he was a very good ranger, it was true, and that Lady Gwynn seemed to be making a request. Perhaps one that would call upon his using his excellent skills to procure something!

He squared his shoulders a little at the praise. "A real demon dog, you say? One much like simulation? I must say, you were pretty good with him, Lady Gwynn, but he's just a program..."

She nodded. "I know he's just a program, but I have confidence that you of all rangers would be able to find me a real one. One that would continue to teach me skills at communicating with him."

She gave him a brilliant smile again.

One could almost see resolve cracking under the power of that brilliant smile. Especially in a twitching, right above Minsc's eyebrow, on the untattoo'd side of his face, fighting hard against its persuasion, and the building nervousness that just came from women wanting something from you.

You'd think, as a woman himself today, he'd be stronger against such things, but nooooooo.

"A real one," he repeated, blinked, and then bit his lip. "Like that. Oh, I'm sure it would be a cinch, Lady Gwynn. Practically like a walk in the park!"

She beamed at him and smiled again. "Thank you, Minsc. I know if anyone can do it, it would be you."

Gwynn was happy and she was excited. She was being very sincere in that she believed completely that her teacher would be able to get her a demon dog of her won. And she would impress him by how much she was learning from him about animal communication.

Good thing Gwynn didn't quite realize that she could use her smile and flattery for evil purposes, huh?

"Errr. Ummmm," said Minsc. "Of...of course!"

It was a mission! A quest! For a lady! Minsc steeled himself against the nervousness that came along with dealing with women and resolved that he would, indeed, find a demon dog for Lady Gwynn! With gusto!

"Come by my office on Wednesday, Lady Gwynn, and I shall have located one for you or my name isn't Minsc, Defender of Goodness!"

She beamed and did indeed look very happy at this pronouncement.

"Thank you so much, Sir Minsc. You can believe that I will indeed be at your office on Wednesday."

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