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

[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.

[puppy_lancer]

[He blinks in surprise.]

...Really? Not even with your parents?

[chainsawn]

Hmm. I haven't.

[ Although she didn't see the question coming, and it makes her blink once and then twice. ]

.. Why? Do parents usually do this..?

[puppy_lancer]

Most of the ones I met, yeah.

...Then again, maybe it's another time thing. I haven't seen how modern parents raised their children.

[And then there was Misaya's father. A true bastard if there ever was one. He had behaved in a way that was unfit to be called a parent.]

[chainsawn]

I.. would've liked it if mom and dad did that with me.. [ Her voice is a little softer than usually and a little more thoughtful, something actually audible beyond her normal blank tone. ] .. but I guess I'm not going to see them again either way if our worlds are gone.

[ She doesn't sound very broken up about that fact though, instead still clinging to him. ]

[puppy_lancer]

Don't worry. We'll save them. So long as we can beat Ruana, we can save all of them. And then your parents better give you a piggy back as a reward.

[He looks back at her.]

...Say, do you want me to try out jumping now? Since I'm pretty likely to do that in a fight too.

[chainsawn]

[ A piggyback as a reward..? Honestly, she'd already like anything at all from them as a reward - just a little bit of attention would be alright with as much as she's been lacking getting that from him.

But Urotsuki is distracted from her thoughts by what Lancer is saying and she gives a tiny nod. ]

Hmm. That's alright.. are you going to jump high..?

[puppy_lancer]

Yep, pretty high. Hold on tight.

[He bends his knees and jumps high into the air. Then he does a back flip as he lands some distance from his original spot.]

There, you didn't get dizzy, did you?

[Meanwhile, Liath Macha gives a small whinny as it wonders what her master is doing and why he's showing off again.]

[chainsawn]

[ Hey, Urotsuki sure likes the showing off. In fact, if she was a normal girl she might even have laughed by the time he's doing a backflip - Urotsuki never minds danger or risk, so it's almost more like a fun rollercoaster ride than anything else. She holds tightly onto Lancer though. ]

No.. I'm not dizzy at all. That was fun though. You should do it again. [ Urotsuki, are you ordering him around now... ]

[puppy_lancer]

Tell me if you get dizzy at any point.

[If she's ordering him around, he doesn't notice. Probably because he likes to show off in front of girls and kids. He breaks into a run, zigzagging as he goes to imitate how he might dodge an enemy's attacks. Then, he jumps backward, streaking through the air and flipping to land on his feet again.]

[chainsawn]

[ Totally a rollercoaster. And Urotsuki is used to weird and extreme things (anyone who knew what kind of dreams she had would understand that much) so this much is nothing for her. Nothing but fun, either way. ]

Can we do that in battle sometime..? It's fun. [ Especially since she never got to do it before. ]

[puppy_lancer]

We probably will, at some point. It's even more fun when we actually have an enemy to fight.

[chainsawn]

... We have to find an enemy.

[ THAT'S NOT WHAT HE MEANT, UROTSUKI.. but you know how she is, she gets overly eager on the inside, so she wants to try it out right away. ]

[puppy_lancer]

I think we might have to wait until the monsters come out for that. But I'm glad to see you're so eager for battle!

[Of course, Lancer doesn't realize what she's really eager over right now.]

[chainsawn]

Uh-huh.. I'm really eager.

[ There's some irony in how calmly she says it, huh.. ]

So.. just let me down for now then. If I find an enemy, I'll call you..