Template:VERBSMechanicalAnimal

This is the "VERBSMechanicalAnimal" template to list all the actions for clockwork animal toys.

Toys using this template have the following study: Upon studying the [item], it appears you can TAP, TILT, TURN, LICK, SPIN, PINCH, WAVE, NUDGE, PUSH, PULL, TICKLE, PUNISH (Damage), RUB, DROP and LOOK at it.

It should be called in the following format:

{{VERBSMechanicalAnimal|adjective|noun}}

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These verbs do not trigger unless the item is turned on via TURN and its activation time did not yet expire.

Verb	Actions
LICK	First Person: The robot horse stretches its furry lips forward and gently brushes yours.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: The robot horse stretches its furry face forward and gently brushes <Player>'s lips.
NUDGE	First Person: You give the robot horse a little nudge, and it trots along your palm. It reaches the tips of your fingers, whinnies triumphantly, then wanders back.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> gives (his/her) robot horse a little nudge, and it trots along her palm. It reaches the tips of (his/her) fingers, whinnies triumphantly, then wanders back.
PINCH	First Person: You pinch the back of your robot horse's spine, causing it to waggle its ears rapidly.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> pinches the back of (his/her) robot horse's spine, causing it to waggle its ears rapidly.
PULL	First Person: You tug on one of the robot horse's front legs, and it canters carefully up your arm to your shoulder. Upon reaching that altitude, it leaps into the air and slowly glides toward a gentle landing in the middle of your outstretched palm.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> tugs on one of (his/her) robot horse's front legs, and it canters carefully up (his/her) arm to (his/her) shoulder. Upon reaching that altitude, it leaps into the air and slowly glides toward a gentle landing in the middle of <Player>'s outstretched palm.
PUNISH (will damage toy)	First person messaging needed.
No messaging for second person.
Third person messaging needed.
PUSH	First Person: You push down on the robot horse, forcing its belly to brush your palm and slowing it to a tentative walk.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> pushes down on (his/her) robot horse, forcing its belly to brush (his/her) palm and slowing it to a tentative walk.
RUB	First Person: You pet the stout, furry body of your robot horse.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> pets the stout, furry body of (his/her) robot horse.
SPIN	First Person: The robot horse trots to the edge of your palm. You turn your hand slowly, allowing it to travel across your knuckles, then back around to the front.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: The robot horse trots to the edge of <Player>'s palm. (He/She) turns (his/her) hand slowly, allowing it to travel across (his/her) knuckles, then back around to the front.
TAP	First Person: You give the body of your robot horse a soft tap and it leaps into the air, dancing upwards like a puppet on a string before floating back down to your palm.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> gives the body of (his/her) robot horse a soft tap and it leaps into the air, dancing upwards like a puppet on a string before floating back down to (his/her) palm.
TICKLE	First Person: You flip a small toggle on the underbelly of your robot horse. It takes off, running at top speed! Your eye can barely follow the many sudden changes of direction, but before long the horse slows, settling softly within your waiting palm.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> flips a small toggle on the underbelly of (his/her) robot horse. It takes off, running at top speed! Your eye can barely follow the many sudden changes of direction, but before long the horse returns, settling softly within <Player>'s waiting palm.
TILT	First Person: You tilt your hand from side to side, but the robot horse trots tenaciously across your palm. Its ears flicker as it works to maintain its balance.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> tilts (his/her) hand from side to side, but the robot horse trots tenaciously across (his/her) palm. Its ears flicker as it works to maintain its balance.
TURN	First Person: You turn the small key on the side of your robot horse, tightening the springs inside.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: <Player> turns the small key on the side of (his/her) robot horse, tightening the springs inside.
WAVE	First Person: The robot horse lifts effortlessly into the air, its hooves creating the merest whisper of a breeze. It hovers for a moment, then drops back to your hand.
No messaging for second person.
Third Person: The robot horse lifts effortlessly into the air, its hooves creating the merest whisper of a breeze. It hovers for a moment, then drops back to <Player>'s hand.

Atmos

• The robot horse's tiny hooves tickle your palm as it gallops back and forth.
  <Player>'s robot horse gallops lightly back and forth, its hooves lightly brushing (his/her) palm.
• The robot horse sends its long tongue out to taste your thumb.
  <Player>'s robot horse sends its long tongue out to taste (his/her) thumb.
• Your robot horse stares levelly at you with its glassy eyes.
  <Player>'s robot horse turns and stares directly at (him/her) with its glassy eyes.
• Your robot horse seems to be slowing down. Time to wind it a bit, perhaps?
  <Player>'s robot horse is looking a bit sluggish, and could probably use more winding.
• The robot horse pauses, pawing at the air with one outstretched foreleg.
  <Player>'s robot horse pauses, pawing at the air with one outstretched foreleg.
• Your robot horse stretches its muzzle to the sky, spittle flying as it releases a great bellowing whinny.
  <Player>'s robot horse stretches its muzzle to the sky, sending spittle flying as it whinnies excitedly.
• The robot horse flings itself at your index finger! Falling backwards from the impact, it totters about looking dazed.
  <Player>'s robot horse lunges suddenly toward (his/her) index finger! It staggers back from the impact, looking dazed.