How to Train Your Cyborg Dog [Open]

[sorcery_fledgling]

Who: Rinoa, Sacra (said cyborg dog) and YOU! Yes, you.
Where: In a clearing near the forest
When: Today
Style: Prose, but will match!
Status: Open~~

With her powers returned, and being able to wield her normal weapon again, Rinoa decided it was a good time to get Sacra out and do a bit of training. He was a smart dog and already well trained, but she wanted to see what else he was capable of. Without breaking him or hurting him, of course.

Said training today involved shooting projectiles out of her Blaster Edge mount (not the proper way to use it but shhh) and having him take off after them. Call it Fetch v2.0. The projectiles were a rubber material; tough enough to survive the mount but not so hard as to hurt Sacra's teeth.

The two are going at it with gusto near the forest, with Sacra tearing off after the projectiles. Once it's warmer, she plans to do this on the island, where there's more room and less protective barrier to break.

However, they will need to take a break eventually, so feel free to come say hi and chat.

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[dontsaymyname]

Barry was out for a bit of a stroll when he came across a rather interesting sight. A faint smell came to him across the air that was rather hard for the incubus to miss and he knew in an instant this must have been another one of Johnny's friends. He was sure that most, if not all, had been warned about him, but even those friends coming back to say they had seen the incubus directly could be more of a stab at the vampire that Barry was more than willing to approach the girl and cyber dog.

"Greetings."

[sorcery_fledgling]

Sacra had just taken off to grab the projectile that was shot off, so he's away when Barry approaches. Rinoa turns to see who's come up to say hi. Strange, she's never seen him before, but something in her seems to be tensing up.

"Hi! Uh, this wasn't bugging you, was it? I didn't think anyone was around here, but we can move if you want us to."

[dontsaymyname]

"No, please don't stop because of me." Barry placed a gloved hand over his heart and bowed slightly Rinoa. A perfect gentleman or at least that's what he seemed.

Either Rinoa hadn't been warned or she had just never seen him before, which was of course very likely. He'd managed to stay in the shadow's thus far.

"Your dog seems...very unique."

[sorcery_fledgling]

"If you're sure." Rinoa smiled brightly at him. He did seem pretty nice, even though her instincts are still screaming something isn't right. She'd been warned of him, and she even had Johnny's pigeon pin stuck on her belt over her jeans right now. But she hadn't been told what he looked like.

"Sacra isn't technically mine. A friend gave him to me for protection. He's part robot. Kind of cool, huh?"

[dontsaymyname]

"A friend?" Oh Barry had caught sight of the pin. That if nothing else marked Rinoa as one of Johnny's friends never mind the faint smell of him around her. "He must be a close friend to give you something as precious as that.

"What is your name, fair lady?"

[sorcery_fledgling]

"He's a very dear friend. He's almost like a brother to me." It's obvious in Rinoa's tone that she's fond of Johnny. He's been a constant in tumultuous and occasionally dark times.

Sacra begins to run back over, rubber toy in mouth. Rinoa bends down to him as she answers, "Oh, it's Rinoa. What's yours?"

Just as she said that, Sacra drops the toy and begins to growl, his hackles raised at Barry. Someone is not happy to see him...

[dontsaymyname]

Barry smiled down at the robotic dog. He knew the creature wasn't pleased to see him.

"It seems your dog doesn't like me much." Barry took a step back. "I should leave."

He bowed slightly to Rinoa.

[sorcery_fledgling]

Rinoa isn't the type to ignore a dog's warning. If Sacra was growling, then obviously Barry wasn't what he seemed.

Sacra had never growled at anyone before, not that she had seen. So it made her wonder...

"Wait." She looks over at him, putting her hand on Sacra's head to help calm him. "Who are you?"

[not_heavens_adam]

He still felt gross from the night before. The thing about demon blood was that it was an energy shot that could last several days, but it made you feel wrong. Or at least it made Johnny feel wrong. Unfortunately there was no feasible solution, so he was out for air in an attempt to recover from his last attempt for fresh air.

At least he didn't hear people's blood flowing anymore.

He had no trouble finding a genuine smile for Rinoa when he spotted her and Sacra playing fetch. He couldn't have asked for better company.

"Yo! Getting in some lovely outdoor activities~?"

[sorcery_fledgling]

Sacra stands rigid still, at attention even after Rinoa fires off a projectile. Turning in the direction the awe struck dog is facing, Rinoa smiles when she spots why. Or more specifically, who.

"You could say that. And you?"

[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny's smile widened and he knelt down to scratch behind the dog's ears.

"Just out for a walk. Is everything working right?" He nodded to the dog- "For him. Chris usually did check-ups on him."

[sorcery_fledgling]

"Seems to be. I'm just out testing and training his reflexes and speed. I figure this is the only chance I've got to see a cyborg dog in action."

Sacra is just lapping up the attention. And does rather appreciate the break.

[not_heavens_adam]

"Mmm, yeah, he's a piece of work."

He stood and slung his arms around Rinoa's shoulders and put his chin on her head. "Willing to take some company?"

[sorcery_fledgling]

"I like him. He's good company, too."

Smiling, she nods against Johnny as she's hugged. "Always. How's your day going?"

[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny released her and flopped into the grass near her feet.

"Better." Certainly than yesterday. "How about you? Is this all you've been up to?"

[sorcery_fledgling]

To tell him about Barry or not to... he won't like it, but it's not like she looked for the guy. He found her.

"Um, pretty much. It's just been me and Sacra. The whole time."

God, Rinoa, you suck at lying.

[formerabyssinian]

The clearing had been an ideal place to work on his sword skills, since it would be relatively free of others walking around, which meant a lower chance of incidents occurring. He went through a series of exercises with his sword, and by how sweaty he had gotten in sweatpants and a sleeveless shirt, he had been at it for quite some time.

He was concentrating on transitioning to another exercise when something came into his line of sight, and pretty fast. A disc of sorts. Was it an attack?

Not wanting to get hit, he tumble rolled out of the way, however instinctually he managed to get a swing at it. The sword was pretty sharp, so it would be possible that it may have been cut neatly in two...

Meanwhile, Aya looked around for where the disk may have come from, still pretty tense and alert at this point.

[dontsaymyname]

Barry straightened up from his bow. He didn't say anything, only smiled.

"Fare thee well, Miss Rinoa." He turned his back and started to walk away.

The smile on his face was perfectly devious.

[sorcery_fledgling]

Rinoa watched him walk away, the tense feeling in her fading as he went out of sight. But there seemed to be a chill left in the air where he was, like a ghost that still lingered.

Sacra calmed down, but he was still staring off the in the direction Barry went. Given Sacra's reaction and the man's evasiveness, Rinoa was pretty sure she knew who it was.

"So that was Barry, huh."

There was a lot she wanted to ask. And quite frankly, she's annoyed that he was fleeing. So he could attack Sola and Johnny, but he wouldn't stay near her because of a dog?

"I don't think so. Sacra, stay." Remounting the disc, she shoots it in Barry's direction, hoping to at least get his attention. Maybe hit him, if she's lucky.

[sorcery_fledgling]

The rubber disc is cleaved in half, its pieces bouncing over the ground as they broke apart.

A few seconds later, Sacra comes into view, running towards where the disc went. However, with it nowhere in sight, he pauses and whines, head tilted as he begins to search for it.

[formerabyssinian]

Upon Sacra entering his field of vision, Aya recognized it. Oh boy, if this was Rinoa's dog, then she couldn't be too far. So he walked over to the pieces and picked them up.

"Do you think she'll be happy about this?" Alhough he was talking to the dog, he didn't expect much of an answer.

[dontsaymyname]

Rinoa, Rinoa. It was a pretty name to be sure. Fitting as she was rather beautiful. Barry wondered vaguely how he could fit her into his plans. The contract he'd made with Johnny considering his friends safety was troublesome at best, but there were loopholes.

He'd found that with Fai and he was still looking for one for Sola. Then again the contract didn't provide for accidents....hmm that was something to look into.

The smile grew as he continued walking.

The whistling sound from the rubber disk caught his attention first. He paused and moved slightly to the side so the disk whizzed right past him causing a flutter to his hair. He turned to look at Rinoa the smile tempered now.

"Yes?"

[sorcery_fledgling]

Sacra just sort of stares while Aya gets the pieces. Whelp, now what was he going to play with?

Since he hadn't returned yet, about a minute later, Rinoa comes running towards them. "Sacra! Where did-"

Her footsteps slow when she sees Aya, and what's left of the disc.

"Uh... what happened?"

[sorcery_fledgling]

"I asked you a question." She lowers her Blaster mount, wondering if, were something to happen, if she had time to go back to her stuff and get her regular Blaster Edge projectile. She was playing with fire and she knew it. Yet, she is the princess of good intentions and poor foresight.

"Sacra doesn't growl at anyone. But there is someone whose scent he knows, and it's part of the reason Johnny gave him to me. Barry, isn't it?"

[formerabyssinian]

Aya had a sword in one hand, and the pieces in the other...

"I thought it was an attack..." This was all the explanation he could muster right now.