☆009-I couldn't feel the sting at all; It hit me like an arrow.

[live_ringer]

Glad to see those little fuzzballs of doom are finally gone. Anything that multiplies that fast can't be natural. Though, it was kind of fun to watch that one herd of them falling in an endless loop beside the islands.


To Lin: I think I just might have found something similar to what you're looking for. Well, part of something.




The chain attached to the bottom is broken, so I believe there's an integral part missing. I suppose it counts as half-found.

-Gene-1

Comments

[live_ringer]

New rein system? Just how complex can reins get?

[desig-survivor.livejournal.com]

You'd be surprised. And I suppose it's bits as much as reins, really. The people at the stables never thought beyond putting a bar-shaped bit in the animal's mouth, and then they wondered why griffins needed someone very strong to steer them when they're reluctant.

Though this system does take a very delicate touch, I'll admit.

[live_ringer]

Huh, learn something new every day.

I'll admit, not being familiar with the beasts or how they're handled, I was kind of picturing a muzzle-like system. Fit something over the beak as a whole and gain the ability to turn the whole head. Though, I'm sure that'd still take a good amount of pull.

[desig-survivor.livejournal.com]

Using brute strength like that would take a lot of effort, much more than having a bit. You'd have to haul the animal's entire head over, and it would fight you all the way. Bits are there for guidance, so the animal can feel which way you want it to turn. It does take more training, but there are fewer injuries involved.

[live_ringer]

Good to know, I suppose. Guess you can tell I don't have much of a background in training large animals.

[desig-survivor.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that I didn't, but you'd be amazed at what you can pick up in-

[Paaause.]

Fourteen weeks? Huh. Three and a half months.

[live_ringer]

I guess with enough training you can pick up anything, huh?


That about counts for the entire time you've been here, doesn't it?

[desig-survivor.livejournal.com]

I'll learn anything if it means I don't have to be stuck on the ground.

Something like that.