The most heroic bronie

[puppy_lancer]

Characters: Lancer and you!
Setting: Dormitories on January 1, and then throughout the Tower
Format: Open, anything goes!
Summary: Lancer enjoys his regain
Warnings: None right now.

A. Room 4-16, January 1

[The strange noises from floor 101 had drawn Lancer's attention, so he had gone to investigate. To his surprise, he had found a teleporter and a secret floor and Aria's strange machine. Knowing that it was a matter replicator, he had jokingly requested one of his horses.]

[Of course, it was only a joke to him. As he heads back to his room, he doesn't actually expect to hear horse whinnies actually echoing through the halls of the dormitories. As he rushes over to his room, he hears the whinnying increasing in volume, followed by dog barks and the sound of gnashing teeth. In addition, his nose picks up on the distinct scent of both Mac an Chuill and a horse.]

[He more or less kicks the door down the second he arrives at room 4-16. As soon as he pokes his head into the room, he can see Mac an Chuill and a big grey Irish draught horse trying their best to bite, stomp, or claw each other. It seems to be a stalemate, with neither of them successfully wounding the other yet.]

Hey!

[He calls to the horse, followed by a sharp whistle and a wave. Both of the animals pause at the familiar voice, and the horse, forgetting Mac an Chuill's presence completely, rushes over to his master.]

She did it! She really did it!

[Cu Chulainn's voice as he pets his horse is half part delight, and half part surprise. He hadn't expected that Aria would actually be able to give him his horse back, but there she is. Liath Macha, in the flesh.]

I missed you, big guy!

[Standing on his tiptoes, he gives the horse a big hug. He can feel that even with her master present, Liath Macha is still tense about the unfamiliar space and the unwelcome addition to her territory. In addition to her tensed muscles, she's stamping one of her front feet on the ground and letting out irritated snorts.]

...Let's get away from her for a bit, okay?

[Cu Chulainn knows his horse. He knows how wild and spirited and aggressive she is. And he knows the best thing to do is to take her out and work off her energy, then bring her back when she's tired and calm. He pats her on the head and, grabbing her mane, springs on her back in a move that both master and ride are familiar with.]

B. Throughout the Tower, any day

[The look on Cu Chulainn's face as he rides his horse down the stairs and onto floors is one of pure, childish excitement. The giant of a horse stampedes through floors, hopping over or kicking down obstacles. Every so often, it pauses to much on things that attract its interest or its ire. If its owner notices its behavior, then he doesn't care, since he never makes any effort to stop it.]

[Whenever they encounter anyone during their stops, Lancer always calls to them to join him.]

Hey, you wanna get on? It's fun!

Comments

B

[chainsawn]

[ ... Well, that's not a sight you spot every day in the tower. Urotsuki blinks a little when she spots the horse - she notices it even before she can notice that Lancer is the one riding it - and gasps a little bit in awe. Still fairly blankly, but it's the only acknowledgement of surprise that she can give. ]

That's.. a real one?

Re: B

[puppy_lancer]

Yeah, completely real! And she's mine! You wanna pet her?

[Lancer has a big, childish grin plastered on his face.]

[chainsawn]

I can pet her..? Nothing weird will happen?

[ Guess who's never actually been around horses before. Well, outside of her dreams, either way. ]

[puppy_lancer]

I'll keep her from biting you.

[He leans to speak into Liath Macha's ear.]

Listen, girl, This little knight is friendly, so no biting, okay?

[Thankfully, Liath Macha seems to be distracted by something else right now. She doesn't even look at Urotsuki.]

[chainsawn]

[ In that case Urotsuki will slowly come over - slowly though, with tiny steps. She stretches her hand out towards the horse's manes and starts to lightly stroke them. ]

.. It's soft.

[puppy_lancer]

[He chuckles and pats Liath Macha's mane with his free hand.]

Isn't it? Laeg always made sure to keep her well-fed, so her mane ain't as rough as all the other horses' are.

[chainsawn]

I didn't know that's how it worked.. [ Her hands leave the horse, and instead they move up to feel her own hair. ]

.. So if I eat well, my hair will be soft too?

[puppy_lancer]

...

[He scratches his head. He hadn't thought of this question before.]

Yeah, I guess. The key thing is meat! And lots of it!

[After all, the warriors of Ulster kept their hair as sleek as their horses' manes with a diet of lots and lots of red meat.]

[chainsawn]

I never had that much meat before.. [ Well, of course she has eaten meat in general, but she's never thought about taking lots of it for whatever reason! But having nice and soft hair does sound pretty great, maybe that'll make people like her more. ] Maybe I should try to get more here. Or maybe I should only eat meat from now on. [ Clearly a good plan. ]

[puppy_lancer]

I wouldn't object to that plan. Maybe we should go hunt down some meat. Make some steaks. Meat makes you strong too, so it should be a big part of the diet of any knight.

[chainsawn]

I want to be a true knight..!

[ Actually suddenly a little less blankness in there, huh. But Urotsuki's firmly latched onto the idea now that the more of a knight she becomes, the less lonely she'll be - so of course she wants to hurry up and be as much of a knight as possible. ]

I'll hunt lots of meat if I have to. Where can I do that?

[puppy_lancer]

Hm...floating islands? Forests? You can't use powers on them, though, so you'll have to hunt them on skill alone.

[chainsawn]

... I don't think I can be fast enough with the sword.. [ Chairs and animals are different, after all. Chairs don't move around all the time. And the sword is heavier than her chainsaw-- besides, she can just tuck that one away anytime she wants. ]

[puppy_lancer]

I'll help you. We can work on your speed. How fast can you go right now?

[chainsawn]

About as fast as I was with those chairs.. but those don't move, so it was easier.

The other day I tried chasing something with it and I fell on my face.

[ Urotsuki's amazingly interesting life.. ]

[puppy_lancer]

Oh. Well...uh...I think we might have to train your speed and agility.

[Falling flat on one's face while fighting doesn't sound good.]

Or maybe your riding skill so you can charge things while riding on something or someone else?

[chainsawn]

[ Oh no, Lancer, do you even realise what kind of mistake you are committing right here. Since when Urotsuki hears something like that, only one response immediately pops up in her mind.. ]

... Can I ride you?

[puppy_lancer]

Uh...

[He doesn't want to refuse such a hopeful face, but at the same time, this was not what he intended to suggest.]

Only if...we're charging into battle together? Usually you'd be better off with something like a horse. Or even a dinosaur.

[chainsawn]

But knights were supposed to fight together, right? So I'd probably usually have you with me when I'd go and fight.

[ Crushing a little kid's dreams here..!! ]

[puppy_lancer]

You've got a point there.

[Suddenly, he gets an image of Urotsuki sitting on his shoulders, helping him slash at an enemy. It beats dog familiars, at least.]

But then we'd have to learn to coordinate attacks. Make sure we wouldn't get in each other's way.

[chainsawn]

I'm really good at coordinating stuff.

[ No, she's not..

Or rather, it's not like Urotsuki has actually ever tried doing that before. She's just saying it since she's desperate for company like usually. ]

[puppy_lancer]

...Tell you what, we can try it out. See how good you are.

[He hops off his horse and kneels down next to Urotsuki.]

Hop on.

[chainsawn]

[ Urotsuki always gets what she wants one way or another, apparently. So she gleefully (although you wouldn't say it about her with the way she still looks fairly blank like usually) hops onto his back, making sure to hold onto him. ]

Let's go, let's go.

[puppy_lancer]

Hang on.

[And then, he puts on a burst of speed, running a distance along the floor. Liath Macha runs beside him, as if they're racing.]

How's that, little knight? Not too bad? Probably the speed I'll be using when fighting.

[chainsawn]

No, it's not too bad at all. [ Her hands are around his neck for now, since she wants to make sure to not fall off immediately, but once she feels a little more steady she dares to let go of it and instead just lightly touch his shoulders. ]

.. It's actually.. sort of fun. I've never done this before.