Run about the hallway. No stairs allowed
Talysa
10-27-2022, 01:02 AM
It was morning and the kids had just been set free for another day of playing and exploration. Thorn had bounded out the door, full of life and ready for ways to expend it. Glancing behind him he spotted Taly also coming out, “hey, Tal, wait a moment.” Thorn bounded in front of his sister to make sure there was no way for her to miss his calling for her. “Hey, that last race was fun. Let's do another?”
Thorn waved a paw ahead of them, “We can use the stairs like a starting line. We run a lap all away around this floor. Whoever gets back to the stairs first wins!” It sure seemed a great idea to Thorn. He knew his sister wasn’t much for fights unless she had changed her mind, but she seemed to have enjoyed their last race together. “Uh, but if you run down the stairs you lose.” Was there any better way to learn why not to run down the stairs than to fall down them the very first day he saw them?
10-27-2022, 10:35 PM
Thorn had been joking about the stairs. Between the two of them, Thorn was the only one to fall down them which maybe counted as running? He was interested enough in his idea of racing that with Talyssa not pointing out the seeming insult the boy was clueless to it. She said it sounded perfect and that was the detail he latched onto.
The two neared the stairs, the starting line for a race about the floor. Taly said it was his turn to start the race and Thorn nodded eagerly. Thorn shifted his shoulders, lowering his front end down. Really, he wasn’t sure if it made him much faster or not but it felt like it might and it was kind of showy.
“One. Two. Three. GO!!!” Thorn didn’t bother with keeping his voice down. If they were awake at this time, the idea anyone else might sleep in later had never crossed his mind. At the word ‘go’ the boy leaped forward, running for all he was worth, a sideways glance to his sister for but a moment before his focus was solely on the path in front of him.
Thorn vs Talyssa for Race
Round 1/2
Age: under 6 months
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Medium
Skills: Beginner Fighter & Advanced Navigator
10-27-2022, 11:50 PM
Thorn charged forward, pushing all his weight into his front legs. If possibly he pushed his neck forward and back as if he could pull his body along. Thorn wasn’t one to bother slowing down so he tried to take the turns at full speed. His cat-like claws tried to dig in for purchase and while that might work on grass it was useless on the stone. Thorn swerved overly wide with his attempt at to keep up the pace.
Thorn’s legs pumped, shoving him back forward as he tried to make up time after slipping wider than necessary. Corners were turned and soon enough they would be in the last stretch, the stairs back in sight for the finish line. Thorn wanted to shout he’d win but he’d realized talking could slow him down. Keeping his mouth shut, gritting his jaws the boy pressed himself for the last bit of their race.
Thorn vs Talyssa for Race
Round 2/2
Age: under 6 months
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Medium
Skills: Beginner Fighter & Advanced Navigator
11-18-2022, 07:47 PM
And the winner is...
THORN | TALYSSA has lost the race. Totals: Talyssa Speed Roll: 22 Stamina Roll: 24 Balance Roll: 85 Total: 131 Speed[22] + 5% Bonus[1.10]: 23.10 Stamina[24] + 5% Bonus[1.20]: 25.20 Balance[85] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 85.00 Total[133.30] + -20% Bonus[-26.66]: 106.64 Thorn Speed Roll: 8 Stamina Roll: 47 Balance Roll: 99 Total: 154 Speed[8] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 8.00 Stamina[47] + 10% Bonus[4.70]: 51.70 Balance[99] + 5% Bonus[4.95]: 103.95 Total[163.65] + -15% Bonus[-24.55]: 139.10 |