private Another Cultural Exchange (1x1 with Skylight Scintillate)

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@Skylight Scintillate

On 2025-03-13 at 10:27 PM, Skylight Scintillate said:

If she wasn't successful, she would walk back to Nova and nervously rub her hoof against the back of her neck. "Hey uh, was I supposed to ask you how I'm supposed to catch the rabbit before we actually found it?"

Nova nodded, the rabbit had shown surprising strength and flexibility as it had wriggled free from her grip. Still, he spoke softly, "Your approach was good, and you actually managed to grab it, but your capture was bad."

He held up a hoof, "Hooves are good enough for holding things, but they don't have much grabbing power. If you want something to not get away, you need to use your fangs."

He bit the air in demonstration.

"If you get them with your teeth, they'll only hurt themselves trying to get away, though you'll have to be careful, or they'll kick you in the eye or the neck."

He thought for a moment, then approached, "You're supposed to kill one, but if you wanted to bring one back alive, you would try to grab them here, at the back of the neck." He touched the back of her neck, where her neck met her withers, showing that there was some loose skin there.

He turned his attention back to the forest, "Come on, let's try and find another one quick."

 

Nova would let Speckle try to find a trail on her own if she wanted, or point another one out for her if she let him, or grew frustrated. In either case they would follow it as before, this time finding a hare. It seemed to be breathing heavy, like it had just been chased. Maybe one of the other young thestrals had tried to catch it?