melodiesoflife | Yo Who Wants A Stakeout? (Open)

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Yo Who Wants A Stakeout? (Open)

Who: Erika Kurumi and You
What: Erika is off looking for UFOs
When Feb 8 to 12th.
Where Farms and Chocobo Ranch
Warnings: None for now.

Erika was a girl on a mission.

Having seen and discussed with several, she was dressed head to toe in a hand made outfit that was reminiscent of a Sherlock Holmes outfit. She had purchased some binoculars for herself, Coffret and Kuplo Kopp and the trio were sitting in bushes, staring out across the way.

"If we keep this up, we'll be able to find the culprit as soon as possible!" Exclaimed Erika as the fairy and moogle searched through the bushes and alternated on the oversized pair of binoculars.

"You think we'll find anything kupo?" asked Kuplo Kopp.

"Erika's instincts are never wrong!" Boasted Coffret.

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"Wark! Wark! Kweh!" The Chocobo didn't believe the fairy. It either didn't see the old guy walk in or didn't find him suspicious at all. It was mostly mad at Erika walking into its home like she owned it.

The Chocobo next to it hung its head with an embarrassed "kweh..."

"He IS being kinda obstinate isn't he? Seriously, we'll be in and out before you know it," soothed Coffret.

Kuplo Kopp looked over at Erika. "Is... he really able to understand Chocobos?"

"Fairies can understand all languages. It's universal." said Erika as she crawled up to the window and peeked through.

The Chocobo with the big ego warked one final insult before giving up and preening itself.

The window was dirty, as expected for most buildings where animals were kept, but Erika was able to make out a figure in the darkness. He was hunched over something on the ground, and once in a while, he stood up and walked to a Chocobo pen.

Coffret gave it the Japanese Red Eye in response, and Kuplo Kopp rolled his eyes.

"How suspicious," whispered Erika, crawling over to another window. "Looks like he's planting something."

The old man continued his work, and as the bag got lighter, he carried it down the stable aisle. Soon, he was out of the window's viewpoint, and the only way for Erika to continue spying on him...

...was to get inside.

Get inside? She could do that.

Sneaking around to the rear entrance, she carefully opened the door and peeked inside. And then, like a careful Erika-shaped snake, she crawled over to a group of boxes and slid under the cardboard of one, poking holes in the handle to look out.

There were no guards, er, Chocobos in the stalls yet, so Erika hadn't been spotted. Her mission wasn't over just yet, because the old man was still inside, now facing a stall that did have a Chocobo in it.

"Alright," his scratchy voice spoke in relief when he could finally drop the bag. "Lunchtime, Chicky old girl." He leaned over the bag and opened it.

"Lunchtime huh," whispered Erika, as Coffret and Kuplo Kopp joined under the box. "What sort of lunch are we having? Transmitters? Magnets..?"

"I hope its kupo nuts," whispered Kuplo Kopp.

"Oh geez those are good," whispered Coffret back.

The old man stood up carrying...gershal greens and Chocobo feed! He dropped that into the trough on the stable gate and beckoned Chicky to come. As she slowly lowered her head to eat, he petted her on the beak.

"There you go, no need to be afraid. That's a good girl." The old man seemed sad while he stood there. "It's so strange to think you used to be the happiest Chocobo on this ranch," he sighed.

The poor thing was sad? Huh... maybe the old guy wasn't suspicious at all... maybe...

"Coffret, Kuplo Kopp, can you two go out there and ask the old man what's wrong with the bird? I'm going to sneak over to the door and enter like it's no big deal."

"Roger wilco," whispered the pair as they slipped out from under the box, and the box shuffled towards the door.

"Hi, what's wrong with the chick, kupo?" Asked the moogle.

Chicky happily munched on her food without paying any attention to the two small creatures approaching her. The old man must have been wrong, she was very happy with lunch.

Until the moogle's voice caught her attention. She glanced over to Kuplo Kopp with curiosity, but the moment she saw Coffret, her eyes went wide.

"KWEEH!" She screamed and kicked at the gate, knocking her food trough over. There was no escape from her stall. She ran to the back of the small room and flapped her wings frantically at the walls. They beat harder and harder until the sound of them hitting wood was so loud, the old man feared the whole stable would fall down.

"Kweh! Kweh!" She continued to cry.

"No, no, not now!" The old man turned his head from one side to another before settling on the moogle and fairy. "You! Get out of here! Chicky's panicking and it's all your fault!"

"Hey, we're not trying to be mean or anything!" Exclaimed Coffret, waving his paws. "We're asking what's wrong!"

"We're really sorry for making her afraid, kupo," added Kuplo Kopp. "Look, he's not anything weird!"

And he flew behind Coffret and tugged at his cheeks, the fairy making a "desu" noise. "See? Perfectly harmless! He's a friend!"

"We just want to help." added Coffret in a muffled tone as Kuplo Kopp continued to make squeaking noises with his cheeks.

"WAAARK!" Chicky kicked at the walls.

The old man's face turned red, and he grabbed a broom to shoo the two outside. "Get out of her sight! I'm not gonna let you stand here and ruin her nerves. Out! Outside!"

Sweep, sweep.

Edited 2016-02-12 21:45 (UTC)

"All right, fine, geez! We're going!"

Once outside, the pair waited arms crossed as Erika popped out of her hiding spot. "No good huh. We'll have to corner the old man directly."

The old man huffed indignantly and leaned the broom against the wall. "There, there, old girl. It's gone now, hush..." Further comforting words were heard from outside the building, and for another half hour, he stayed inside with the lone Chocobo.

Once the terrified warking ceased, he walked outside with the now-empty bag.

"You know that wasn't nice," said Erika from the side of the door, sneaking up on him. "But we have some questions about the UFOs and we need your answers."

"That's right/Desu" the pair chorused, floating either to the side.

"So cough it up! Are you in league with the UFOS?" demanded Erika.

No, Erika, that's not how you interrogate.

"Oh, heavens!" The old man dropped his bag and clutched his chest. "Don't sneak up on me like that, little girl!" His eyes went wide when he saw Coffret and the moogle, but softened just as Erika spoke up.

"The what?" He tilted his head in confusion. "I've worked here all my life. Why would I know anything about...that?"

"You know that's a logical fallacy," said Coffret smartly. "If you HAD worked here all your life, you WOULD have seen the UFO by now."

"He has a point," admitted Kuplo Kopp. "As much as I hate to admit Coffret being right."

"OI!"

"They have a point," said Erika in a softer tone. "It's related to that chick, isn't it? It must be traumatized from his or her mommy being taken, am I warm?"

This old man never went to Aqures University. Philosophy and logic were not frequent topics of discussion in his field of work, but overall, he had no idea why these three were cornering him.

"Chicky? That old girl?" He looked back at the stables. "No, she was old enough to be trained to ride when she went missing. Just one morning, poof! She was gone. Just a few days ago, she came back."

"Hmm..." Rubbing her chin, Erika backed off. "A few days ago... one morning poof... which means..."

"She must have been abducted!" Exclaimed the two mascots in tandem.

"Yeah! Old Man, where's the last place you saw her before she vanished?" asked Erika, growing excited. "We might have a lead here!"

"It was nighttime, you see, and we were waiting for all the Chocobos to return to the stables. The young people from the area usually do that job, so I wasn't around to see it." He shook his head. "The next morning, we heard that some of our Chocobos were stolen in the night. I never thought I'd ever see them again, until..."

"So another hero or even a local might have seen it happen..." said Erika thoughtfully. "I think this is going to call for a night time stakeout."

"Yeah, daytime isn't going to get us anywhere," said Coffret.

"Is there a place we can hide out to watch the area?" asked Kuplo Kopp.

"You should ask the others around," the old man offered. "All I know is that Chicky was never the same when she came back."

A place to hide out. He glanced around the fields. "The silo is a good place to stay hidden, but if those thieves plan to raid the stables, you can hide in some hay there."

"Got it. I'll ask around before coming back before sundown." said Erika with a confident nod. "I'll find out who took Chicky, don't you worry."

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