[ All Cloud needs to do is get around its side. Going wide. And just as the giraffe cranes its neck to observe where the spiky-haired blond is going, Squall is quick to cast a blizzard spell. When he realizes that the statue beast is occupied now by the 'aggressor' in Leonhart, he reasserts his grip on his Buster Sword and nods. ]
Bingo.
[ And suddenly, he rushes up beside the giraffe, along its blindspot. So. How was he going to ride this thing? It's got a pretty broad back, after all... It'd be so much easier to just cut out its legs from underneath it. But, he's here to commit. So with a deep breath in through his nose and a huff out, his gaze focuses, brow furrowing as he suddenly leaps, clearing the giraffe's back effortlessly on height alone. There's the SOLDIER in him hard at work. Lining up his jump, he lands on the back of the giraffe in a crouch before settling in to straddle the thing. And just before the thing can decide it wants to flail or rear its neck around wildly- ]
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Bingo.
[ And suddenly, he rushes up beside the giraffe, along its blindspot. So. How was he going to ride this thing? It's got a pretty broad back, after all... It'd be so much easier to just cut out its legs from underneath it. But, he's here to commit. So with a deep breath in through his nose and a huff out, his gaze focuses, brow furrowing as he suddenly leaps, clearing the giraffe's back effortlessly on height alone. There's the SOLDIER in him hard at work. Lining up his jump, he lands on the back of the giraffe in a crouch before settling in to straddle the thing. And just before the thing can decide it wants to flail or rear its neck around wildly- ]