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midpointsaloon2020-07-04 02:33 pm
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Round 87: Bring the Bison Home
PLAYERS: Isamu Fuwa, Yaiba Yua, Inara Serra, Sara Lance, Quicksword Irene, Misty Day
LOCATION: Sooey Jail to The Ranch
GOAL: Herd 40 heads of bison to the Ranch with preferably no losses
WARNINGS: Big animals and related injuries
OTHER: Mods will be involved with most bison-related shenanigans; feel free to have other conflicts come up, or message us if you’d like to play something specific out! As usual, drop any questions here!
It’s a beautiful day in the open prairie when the double-sized team head out with their three cattle dogs - Scruff, a slightly neurotic border collie with way too much energy; Barker, an Australian cattle dog with an attitude and a missing ear; and Saint, an older short-haired mutt who seems the most experienced, but also the most tired - in search of bison. The herd is a bit scattered, splintered into three groups with a couple of stragglers, and so the first task is to round them up, along with the first big decision. Does the team split up or stay together to collect each group as a unit?
The second task is to get them moving in the right direction. Not too hard, as the dogs clearly know their job here and are quick to nip at heels and bark and (generally) follow the directions of the herders. The bison don’t seem to mind traveling, but they’re slow, so better keep it steady.
The third task is to keep them moving in the right direction. And here’s the tricky one, because there’s at least two of the bison at any given time trying their damnedest to go the wrong way-- sometimes at the front of the herd to try and lead them all astray, sometimes at the side trying to escape. They don’t respond as well to the dogs or to being crowded by horses. It seems like they’re just of a mind to be troublemakers.
LOCATION: Sooey Jail to The Ranch
GOAL: Herd 40 heads of bison to the Ranch with preferably no losses
WARNINGS: Big animals and related injuries
OTHER: Mods will be involved with most bison-related shenanigans; feel free to have other conflicts come up, or message us if you’d like to play something specific out! As usual, drop any questions here!
It’s a beautiful day in the open prairie when the double-sized team head out with their three cattle dogs - Scruff, a slightly neurotic border collie with way too much energy; Barker, an Australian cattle dog with an attitude and a missing ear; and Saint, an older short-haired mutt who seems the most experienced, but also the most tired - in search of bison. The herd is a bit scattered, splintered into three groups with a couple of stragglers, and so the first task is to round them up, along with the first big decision. Does the team split up or stay together to collect each group as a unit?
The second task is to get them moving in the right direction. Not too hard, as the dogs clearly know their job here and are quick to nip at heels and bark and (generally) follow the directions of the herders. The bison don’t seem to mind traveling, but they’re slow, so better keep it steady.
The third task is to keep them moving in the right direction. And here’s the tricky one, because there’s at least two of the bison at any given time trying their damnedest to go the wrong way-- sometimes at the front of the herd to try and lead them all astray, sometimes at the side trying to escape. They don’t respond as well to the dogs or to being crowded by horses. It seems like they’re just of a mind to be troublemakers.
Strategizing
"I think it would be easier to control the group as a unit. Between all of us and the dogs we should be able to keep a rough perimeter around them. If we need extra speed or strength I can provide that - I'm willing to startle them back to the group if we need. Fuwa, you have options for that as well." He's not as fast, but faster than a bison, she's guessing.
"However, this isn't something I have expertise in, so I'd like your opinions on this. That's just what I can see from our current surroundings."
Re: Strategizing
"It may be a good idea to split up initially to merge the herd together. Admittedly, my experience is with cattle and not bison, but they're... not particularly bright creatures. If we leave a group unattended they may split off again."
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"Right. Gorilla'd probably be strong enough to be able to ride one of them and redirect the leading bull in an emergency. But I've never done a herd this big," he admits. "Normally we'd do twenty heads with the other team" - and he gestures broadly to three of the women - "trying to get ownership, not all of us working together on this. There's got to be something more to it."
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