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vdistinctive ([personal profile] vdistinctive) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2015-07-07 01:06 am
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Outdoor Adventure Time!, part 2, Tuesday, period 1

The class met at Portalocity again today. Eliot looked particularly thrilled this time around, which was a little bit odd; he was usually the calm, zen-like one in this class, not the one who looked like they were going to bounce out of their shoes.

Parker, on the other hand, looked a bit grumpy. “This is more Eliot’s thing. I’m staying at the petting zoo.” Pout.

"I promise it's still fun and exciting," Eliot said. He waved the class to follow and led them through the portal, into a large, sunny pasture. A barn stood at one end, with loads of little padlocks and pens arranged around it, filled with goats and sheep, rabbits, some piglets, a big shaggy cow, and even a llama. That'd be the petting zoo Parker was talking about. On the other end, the one Eliot was headed for, an older man was standing by the gate of a big outdoor riding ring, where several horses of various sizes and colors were tied. "This here is my friend Willie," Eliot introduced. "He trains race horses. And today, you're all gonna get to be jockeys."

“Horses aren’t as scary as I thought.” Parker’s expression was more like a mule’s. “But that isn’t saying much. I’ll be over here. Petting the crias. And feeding them stuff.” Yup. You’re not getting her any closer than that.

"Any of y'all feel the same as Parker, there's no shame. Go have fun with the goats and things." Willie smiled at the kids. "The rest of ya come on over and Eliot and I'll give you a run down on the horses. This is actually a general rescue farm, so we've got horses trained for racing, rodeo, dressage, and simple pleasure riding. Choose your poison."

"Not literally," Eliot promised, mostly talking to Parker. "Horses aren't poisonous."

“Just mean,” Parker said mutinously. “And huge. And sometimes they’ve been teased, and they’re even more mean.”

"This isn't a breeding facility," Willie said, giving her a confused look. "None of them've been teased."

"Just -- let her go pet the crias," Eliot said. "Everyone else, let's get riding!"
spin_kick_snap: Kang Min Kyung as Kathy/Banzai (Clap With Glee Smile)

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Kathy Li
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[personal profile] spin_kick_snap 2015-07-07 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
Horses! Horses horses horses horses horses!

...Like many a young girl, Kathy had gone through an extensive horse-crazy phase growing up. And, like many a city-girl, the closest she'd gotten to anything resembling horseback was reading about them. So, sorry Parker, but Kathy was firmly on Team Eliot today.

HORSES!

...So, you know, you could find her, but she'd be firmly on horseback today.
spin_kick_snap: Kang Min Kyung as Kathy/Banzai (Loves!)

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[personal profile] spin_kick_snap 2015-07-07 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
I learned how to ride during my trip to Costa Rica. It's the one sport I've ever been good at from the get-go! (...I could possibly have left it at 'ever been good at'.)

HORSES HORSES HORSES/
spin_kick_snap: Kang Min Kyung as Kathy/Banzai (Heart)

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[personal profile] spin_kick_snap 2015-07-07 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
As excited as Kathy was to go riding, for the first few minutes all she could do was stare at the various types of horses and try to figure out which one she should ride.

She'd grown up wanting to wear the jodhpurs and helmets of English riding, but wasn't Western riding supposed to be easier? But racing horses were supposed to go so faaaaast.
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Daphne Blake
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[personal profile] ldymacgyver 2015-07-07 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Daphne was practically bouncing in her feet. She loved riding.
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Edward Kenway
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2015-07-07 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Edward stopped by the zoo first - and immediately found himself scowling at the sheep.

His mood now dampened, he turned around to go find those horses.
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Kira Yukimura
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[personal profile] justwantedfriends 2015-07-07 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Kira had never actually been on a horse before, but she wanted to try. It wasn't nearly as scary to get up as she thought it would be.
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Alluka Zoldyck
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[personal profile] that_oldsaying 2015-07-07 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Horsies were like, the super coolest and all, but the petting zoo won for Alluka because she got to pet fuzzy animals.

So, she'd be here, all class, alternately petting the animals, babbling to them, and introducing her bunny to the... real bunny.

She laughed a lot when the real bunny nibbled on her stuffed bunny's feet.
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Alana
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[personal profile] not_a_moonie 2015-07-08 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
The woods and trails looked like fun, and -- while Alana hadn't done a lot of riding -- she'd done enough to be impatient to get off on her own for a bit. She picked out a friendly-looking shestnut mare and trotted her around the ring,getting used to the horse and letting the horse get used to her.
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Kaylin Neya
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[personal profile] notamascot 2015-07-08 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Kaylin and horses... they didn't really get along. But she wasn't particularly sure about most of these other animals either.

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[identity profile] whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com 2015-07-08 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Why are you glaring at the lambs?" Parker wondered, reaching over to feed one.

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