Event || Crystallis de Chocobo

[melodiesmods]

Characters: All the Heroes of Light participating in the event.
Where: Chocobo Farm
When: The 16th of August.
Summary: One day after having received a letter from Biggs telling them to get a Chocobo, the Heroes of Light's Moogles will show them the way to the Chocobo Farm. There, the old man in charge of the place will explain to them how to capture their own Chocobos. This post is for all Chocobo related activities. Characters can start their own thread and engage in Chocobo activities, help each other, etc.

There will also be a thread for characters to question the Old Man and Moogle in charge of the farm, as well as another one for the Boss Battle against the Chocobo Eater. Please refer to the OOC Post for instructions on how to capture a Chocobo and what can be done with them. The specific content of the rewards will be posted once the event over.
Warning: Boss Battle against a Chocobo Eater.

Old Man & Moogle Questions
BOSS BATTLE: Chocobo Eater

Upon arriving at the Chocobo Farm, the Heroes of Light will be greeted by the old man and his faithful Moogle (who seems to be at least as old as he is, if not more). The Chocobo Farm looks exactly as what one could expect of a farm dedicated to Chocobos: vast areas where Chocobos can run freely, enclosures and stables where both regular and professional racer Chocobos are kept and of course a house where the old man and his Moogle live. East of the farm is a cliff, not a very tall one, but certainly tall enough should one stumble and fall. Chocobos can be seen passing by the area, but they're too far and too fast to be captured.

Noticeably enough, the enclosure is empty. And the old man is quick to explain why: a Chocobo Eater has eaten what little Chocobos hadn't been sold yet! Thankfully, the creature isn't anywhere to be seen, so for the time being the Heroes of Light can hunt Chocobos without having to worry. The Moogle will give each Heroes of Light a Chocobo Lure, along with instructions on how to use it and explanations regarding the different types of Chocobos. Thanks to the Chocobo Lure, Chocobos running in the distance will now approach the characters... Hopefully they will be friendly Chocobos.

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Old Man & Moogle Questions

[melodiesnpcs]

[ If your characters have any questions directed to the old man and his moogle, post them in this thread. ]

[urnotafraid]

[ He decided on going along with the moogle to that place where the chocobo farm was only because walking did suck and it was better than never leaving the city. It was a weird trip since having so much open spaces of nothing was weird - the city he grew up only had open spaces long enough for a building to fall down into it. What wasn't overgrown by tropical plants was overgrown by people so seeing a city without any urban sprawl, decay and people living on top of roofs that were houses on top of other roofs was just plain crazy.

And now he was going to have to find a chocobo, but first thing was first. ]

What is a chocobo? [ So says the man dressed in leather, linen, a long white coat that doesn't quite hide all of his guns, and wearing shades over his eyes. ]

[shinrasfinest]

[Sephiroth nods and takes the purple Lure crystal, looking over it briefly -so it really wasn't all that different to how it works back home- before crouching to hand it to Spencer who happily enough vanishes it into wherever it is that Moogles store all their items.]

Typical. [He comments of the Chocobo Eater. Not for once did he think anything simple he might be urged into wouldn't end up more complicated. Call him the eternal pessimist.

One thing strikes him though; why set up a Chocobo Farm where the livestock would be at constant risk of being eaten?]

This Chocobo Eater, it's a new threat? Or do they venture this way quite often?

[He asks of the Old Man specifically, since even though Moogles were veritable fountains of information in their own right, the Farmer had to know more of the trends?]

[aeromancer]

[Zojja had come to see what these "Chocobo" things were. And the answer was big...fluffy...moas. Well, they did look a bit cuter than your average moa, she'd give them that. But what was she, some kind of ranger? What the hell does she need a bird for?]

I was promised explanations when I got here and thus I expect an explanation. What exactly is the benefit to me to having a Chocobo?

BOSS BATTLE: Chocobo Eater

[melodiesboss]

[ After a while spent chasing Chocobos, characters may notice that both the wild and captured Chocobos are getting strangely agitated. Nearly as if they felt something dangerous was approaching, as if they were afraid for their lives.

While Wild Chocobos will desert the area without a second thought, Captured Chocobos won't run away. However, they will 'wark' a lot and try to drag their new friends away. ]

BOSS BATTLE: Chocobo Eater

[goddessofthesky]

[Zelda's newly acquired purple chocobo fidgets unhappily as they walk across the field. She is using this time to bond with her new friend and she is taken by surprise at it's sudden agitation. Her hands stroke it's soft feathers as she attempts to calm the creature but her efforts are futile. Her eyes stay on her chocobo unaware of the other chocobo's as they frantically scatter from the area.

The purple chocobo brings it's head down and nudges at Zelda, trying to get her to move but only successes in knocking her to the ground. The movements around her became clear as a sinking feeling fills her stomach.

Her moogle, sporting his long green hat, flies over with a nervous wave.]

We should get out of here, kupo!

[Zelda tries to stand while also steadying her chocobo. She regards her moogles advice as good advice but it might already be too late. Worry and concern are evident in her voice as she replies back to Kupola.]

What is it?

Ib

[her_rose_is_red]

[Ib has been out here for a couple of hours now, trying to lure out a chocobo. She's about ready to give up when her moogle suddenly pipes up.]

There's one now, kupo! Ib, watch out! It's not alone, kupo...

[Monsters. Two Buer are flanking the chocobo on either side. Ib shrinks back.]

Wh- what should I do?

Fight them, kupo! You can win, Ib!

[They aren't strong monsters, but this is her first encounter. Maybe she could use a hand?]

[shinrasfinest]

[Sephiroth is half convinced at this point that his Lure crystal must be broken, or Spencer must not be using it correctly or something. He's taken a break to personally inspect the crystal they got given in case there might be something obviously wrong with it -]

Kupo! Look there's one! [Spencer flits higher into the air and points with a stubby paw in Ib's direction.]

[Not very long afterward, a Dragoon in a more Warrior-type purple/silver trimmed armor descends out of the sky - a long sword pinning one of the Buer instantly to the ground before Sephiroth leaps back and behind Ib some, inclining his head in a flash of shining silver towards the other Buer, for her to go ahead.]

[iknowtheconsequences]

Okay, this? This, right here? This is why Kaji shouldn't have been entrusted with the kid. Kaji had come out to help Ib, had been trying to see if he could find a smaller one of the birds for her. Sounded like something fun and relatively safe. He turns his back for five seconds (okay, it was actually a lot longer than that, let's be honest), and there are monsters.

"Ib!" He had equipped his Archer gear for the trip (although Shinji is still wearing the outfit's hat), and now he lifts the bow for the first time. Okay, everybody said that these skills are supposed to come naturally, let's see how this works.

Re: Ib

[holycrows]

Hey! That little girl needs help! Henry thinks when he hears the murmurs of her Moogle while wandering around looking for his own Chocobo. Henry starts summoning up a fireball but thinks, wait, what if she wants to kill these things? Better just ask first.

"Hey little girl! Do you got these guys?"

[red_planet_blues]

[Whatever you're doing out in the forest, you suddenly hear a commotion coming from beyond the line of nearby trees. A few moments later, a yellow chocobo busts through, warking up a storm, flapping and running at full tilt and zigzagging all over the landscape. There's a rope around its neck, trailing behind it,dragging with it one tenacious cowboy. A moogle trails after them, grinning and giggling, wearing her partner's dropped hat.

After a lot of searching, Sparks has finally collared his chocobo. Kinda. It's clearly not happy this situation, but Sparks is too stubborn to give up. He's hanging on tight, but he's not getting anywhere like this. Of course, he's not asking, so once his moogle gets done laughing at his misfortune, she'll try to get your attention.]

Hey, kupo! Think you can help stop that thing?

[sunny_soda_breeze]

Sparks-chan!

[Nagisa tries to angle his blue chocobo(which was friendly and helped him hunt for treasure the lucky little brat) in the unfortunate cowboy's direction.]

Are you okay?

[iknowtheconsequences]

Kaji is laughing right along when he sees Sparks and chocobo burst from the treeline. This whole day was entirely silly, but now it's just gotten more ridiculous. The one guy Kaji would have guessed would be good at this is getting dragged. Good thing he's got that armor on, hunh?

"That isn't funny, kupo!" Shinji is frowning at Kaji.

He holds up two fingers a space apart. "Little bit funny?"

Then Red comes over, and okay, guess it's showtime. Kaji rolls up his sleeves, and lightly jogs over towards where the chocobo is zig-zagging. It's almost going on a circuit, so maybe if Kaji waits for it to get close, then tries to grab the rope, too.....

Sephiroth: Chocobo hunting treasure seeking

[shinrasfinest]

"Kweeeeeeh!"

Out of all the friendly chocobo that might be lured in, this one had to be the most friendly. It was about time that the Chocobo Lure had actually produced some results, having combed the plains around the Farm back and forth for several hours already, but this wasn't exactly what Sephiroth had been expecting.

She had raised her head from some dewy shrubbery the moment Spencer had activated the crystal within her range, and curled her long agile neck around the tree blocking her from view. The sight of Sephiroth with his moogle flitting around at the tall mans shoulder height had rewarded curiosity at first, but after a few tense moments of eye contact and a few head tilts with blinks of beady eyes she puffed her breast out and proudly strode out from the outskirts of the forest.

Sephiroth had been expecting much more of a fight, or even a chase that he might have to go through to catch her. He was confident enough in the speed that his Dragoon job granted him after all. But as the proud, decided chocolina directly strode right up to him face on and simply stood before him confusion was an understatement. He even looked down to Spencer, who had come to rest by his feet though not in the way, silver bangs that framed his face obscuring the chocobo from view some as if the moogle might be able to explain-

Then a beaked head cooed amicably and was all of a sudden right up close into a light armored shoulder. Stunned only for a moment, expecting an attack of some sort, Sephiroth shrugged the big bird off once she started to nuzzle. She backed up only half a pace before trying again, determined that this was the Hero she had picked.

"I think she likes you, Kupo!"

Of course, leave it to Spencer to state the obvious; the chocobo wouldn't be deterred no matter how many times Sephiroth attempted to bat her head away. It really was a losing battle and eventually she began to duck her head around under his arm, as if playing with where she wanted to be petted. Trying to indicate that she wanted him to climb on but he wasn't having any of it.

Eventually, a chance tease of a peck at Sephiroth's gloved hand managed to hook it's beak around the plate of armor at his wrist and then tried to lead his attention back towards the treeline. Frowning even deeper, Sephiroth looked from Spencer -who was finding the whole thing immensely amusing- over to where the chocobo was trying to lead him.

"Dumb bird. What's wrong with you?" He muttered as she started to walk back towards the tree she had been grazing around. Sephiroth followed though; hoping that she might stop pining after him if he went to see what had been so important to the creature.

[wear_tear_rust]

Not far from Sephiroth was Angeal. He had felt a sense of guilt since the letter mix-up that day and ever since hadn't been able to bring himself to speak with anyone. He lifted his hand as if to wave but lowered it and walked toward the edge of the forest.

With the lure in hand, he gave a look at it. From under the brush, a white feathery head popped up with dark eyes that depicted a young chocobo, no less than a year amd no more than two. She was a bit larger than some of the others he had seen around and Mogington screeched. "She's too big, kupo!"

The bird ducked her head shyly as if she felt those words, but Angeal lifted his hand and placed it under her beak with a smile. "She's perfect. Don't mind him. Everything is too big. He's a moogle, right?"

The chocobo lifted her head quickly and jumped with her wings flapping and kwehing with glee. Mogington huffed and looked off to the side. "I resent that, kupo."

"But it's the truth. You are a moogle, or are you a malboro in disguise?" Angeal smirked. At that moment, the chocobo pushed her head against his shoulder. She hadn't stepped out of the brush just yet and Angeal hadn't stepped back to give her room. He was busy with his new friend to care about the worries that had plagued him before.

The white chocobo pushed once more with a soft chirp. This time she wanted to get out of the brush and for good reason. She turned her head toward another chocobo off in the distance and Angeal followed her gaze. Mogington looked from Angeal to Sephiroth and back. "Aren't you...wanting to patch things up with him, kupo?" He said in an almost sad tone as if the mix-up had caused a rift between them.

Angeal shook his head and looked away. "I've done enough."

He turned his attention toward the chocobo once more and canted his head. She hopped out from behind the bushes and indeed she was considerably larger than her chocobo brothers and sisters. She flapped her wings and gave a shake to loosen the burrs that had clung to her through her traipsing about in the woods along with a few kupo nuts that were trapped in her feathers.

Mogington was happy to see the dropped gift and quickly scooped up the discarded prizes. "I like her, kupo!"

Angeal chuckled and stroked her feathers. "I have the perfect name for you. I'll call you Demeter."

The chocobo didn't really seem to mind the name but Mogington had other ideas. "Kupo, what does it mean?" His stubby arms held the nuts close to his chest with one spilling out. He scrambled to catch it.

Demeter turned her head toward Sephiroth's chocobo with a kweh and took off running just as Angeal was preparing to mount her for a ride which turned out to a graceless trip flat onto his back. Mogington giggled at the sight.

[aeromancer]

The old man had convinced her that acquiring a Chocobo was a sound investment of her time. If nothing else, it would make a fine work animal in this woefully backwards world. Naturally, this meant she wanted a strong, healthy bird to do her bidding. Zojja had no time for meek and weak, and that went double for animals.

Fortunately, the chocobo the lure attracted seemed like an ideal specimen of a chocobo for her criteria. Unfortunately, it looked like she would have to show it who's boss. Or maybe that was also fortunate. That meant it was a chocobo worth capturing.

"Now how am I going to get on it?" Zojja wondered out loud.

"Remember to not accidentally kill it, kupo," Kupu said.

"What made you think I was going to kill it?"

She asked that innocently, but she had to consciously lower the amount of power she was pouring into the Thunder spell in her hand.

[damnthatkiel]

Evon Gnashblade had little personal interest in these yellow moa-ceatures. Yet, if he was understanding their socio-economic roles properly, then they could be a lucrative market to dip into. "Lucrative" insofar as these things went, of course. If he'd learned one thing since getting mixed up in all of this, it was that the ground floor was no place from which to start an empire. Not when your clientele was in at the same level. He needed to have an edge...

And speaking of things that were sharp and prickly. The charr's aimed musings led him to notice a familiar set of ears. Zojja seemed to be preoccupied with something, and it didn't appear appreciably humane.

"Tell me, friend, does the idea of animal husbandry exist among your people?" he approached with a jovial voice, buffing his coat out of habit. What good it did with this roguish outfit.

"Or do you just build your proverbial work dolyaks into subservience."

[holycrows]

Hey! I've talked to that person before! And she's casting a spell! This looks cool.

"Hey! Tiny person! Are you going to blow up that chicken thing?"

Zelda: Happy Chocobo Adventures

[goddessofthesky]

Zelda inspected the Chocobo Lure curiously, after seeing the Chocobo's race she was excited to get one of her very own. It was something small but it reminded her of home. She walked a good ways towards the cliff before she attempted to use the lure. Her moogle followed closely narrating his thoughts about Chocobo's and answering Zelda's many questions about them. It was a shame that they didn't fly.

Once she walked a comfortable distance she asked Kupola to activate the lure. She didn't know what to expect but seconds later a purple chocobo appeared, soaring into view. "Kweeh!" It stopped short of them tilting its head to the side curiously. Zelda stood with her arms behind her back and a happy smile, her white dress blowing in the soft breeze. The Chocobo approached and after a few steps stopped again. "Kweeh" its head rose in the air and it ruffled its feathers.

Zelda didn't move and her moogle positioned him behind her, trying not to get in the way. The little snowball of a moogle already approved of the purple Chocobo. When the Chocobo was closer Zelda held out one hand and stared up into the birds eyes. It was a gentle bird and she already felt their bond growing. "Kweeh" The bird walked towards its hero's hand and lightly brushed against it. Zelda moved a step closer and scratched the bird under the neck to say hello. Zelda beamed as the Chocobo approved of her affection. "Kweeh!!"

After a few moments the Chocobo jumped up into the air, flapping its wings with excitement. "Kweeeeh!" Once its feet were firmly planted back on the ground it nudged happily at Zelda's shoulder.

"Where do you want to go?" She asked the Chocobo before letting it push her towards its destination. Kupola was happy to watch and flew behind the pair with a joyful flutter.

[iknowtheconsequences]

This almost looks like it's going well, so of course, this is the perfect time for Mr. Hero-Doesn't-Get-The-Girl Ryoji Kaji to show up. He looks even more rumpled than usual, with grass stains across the front of his archer gear. He blinks in surprise at the differently-colored chocobo, because he's only seen yellow, so far. "Purple?"

Oh, and it's Zelda. Let's see if he can get through this exchange without getting attacked by the moogle, this time. He shoots his best attempt at a charming smile at her, and nods his head. "Morning. Or, I guess, it's closer to afternoon now."

[holycrows]

Henry had been excited since the day he received the letter. He was finally going to get his chance to talk with the giant chickens, and, if he was lucky, become friends with one. He was disappointed that they had few of the birds at the farm, and while he did wish to meet this horrendous bird eating monster, there were friends to be made.

It took a few hours of walking before Azmogriouos stopped and signaled to Henry that they had arrived at a suitable location by spitting a huge wad of Mogchaw on the ground. Henry danced excitedly as Azmogrious retrieved and activated the crystal. A few minutes passed before the shrub rattled. A staccato "Kweh" emerged from the bush, followed shortly by a Chocobo, eying Henry and his companion suspiciously.

"Hi Mr.Chocobo! I'm Henry. What's up?"

"Kweh?" The chocobo replied, slightly confused.

"That's cool. I was wondering, would you like to travel with me? I'm supposed to be a hero."

"Wark?" The chocobo responsed, looking around for someone that the man must be talking to. Whatever, there was a way to deal with this. The bird said a firm "Kweh" over it's shoulder. Two goblins emerged from the bush, grinning and bearing knives.

"Oh!" Henry said excitedly, drawing his sword "You brought friends too! That's great! I think a good friendship starts by sharing hobbies"

[iknowtheconsequences]

Kaji was only passingly keeping an eye on the crazy man from the fortune-teller booth, but when extra creatures pop out, not just the kind of cute birds they're supposed to be rounding up, that has Kaji's full attention. "Oh, geez."

He has his Archer gear equipped, and he draws his bow on the move, gets closer to Henry, before he stops in a firing position and nocks his first arrow. "What the hell are those things!?" he shouts over, both for information, and to let Henry know that he has some backup.

[rhapsoidein]

Her apples had disappeared. Genesis dug about in her bag when she suddenly felt the lighter load shortly after Monty blew the Lure. She found one yellow apple, one she hadn't tried yet and huffed, placing it in her bag. Where did they go? She could have sworn she secured her bag! "Monty, are there thieves in this area? I've lost some food."

"Sometimes, but they usually make their presence known, kupo."

"Well, this one didn't and-OH!"

She felt a sharp poke at her backside followed by her bag shifting. After jumping and feeling rather violated by that, she turned to give the man a piece of her mind and stopped short. Tall, but lanky crimson chocobo was quite happily settling down and chewing at her apple. She blinked at it, frowning, and shared a look with Monty.

"...I thought they liked Gyshal Greens..."

"Kupo, they can eat other things though! Looks like this one likes apples, just like you!" Monty laughed. She huffed and glared at her moogle.

The moogle didn't stop and Genesis stepped forward and knelt down by the chocobo. "You should ask before taking these, you know." The chocobo busily swallowed the apple whole and with a "Kweh!" hopped up and danced about her, poking at her bag. She couldn't help but chuckle, holding her hands out to rest on its beak to settle it down.

"I'm afraid you ate all my food, thief. Tell you what, you come with me, and I'll give you more apples, what do you say?"

The chocobo gave a hearty "Kweh!" and flapped its little wings. "Now, what to call you..."

"It's a girl, kupo!" Well, that helped things a bit. She smiled then. "How about Banora?"

Banora seemed quite happy with that, resting her head on Genesis' shoulder. Her stomach growled then and she pouted. "I really wish you hadn't eaten my apples, Banora."

"Wark?"

[wear_tear_rust]

Behind Angeal was a large white chocobo that seemed a little shy but happily chirping while Mogington was talking to her. Soft kwehs and whistles were part of the conversation. Angeal's strides were slow as if he wanted to be a part of their little group but until he had the rigging, he wasn't comfortable yet to ride her since he was still a bit sore from the fall he suffered just an hour before.

He chuckled at the sight but then realized that something was wrong when he heard that she was missing a few things.

"Is there something wrong?" He asked in hopes that she wasn't upset at him from the botched meeting they had just a few days prior.

He had food to spare should she need it, but his bag contained mostly vegetables, breads and greens for the chocobo in case they had to extend their stay. It wasn't as if he couldn't hunt or fish or find anything just in case they needed more. Then he noticed that Genesis' chocobo was a little on the greedy side and he laughed.

Demeter lifted her head from behind Angeal and chirped with a flap of her wings. She stood a head taller than the standard chocobo was a little on the heavier side from her muscle mass. She was definitely a tank of a bird just like her handler.

Chocobattle

[neverfirstclass]

For everything in this world that was strange and unfamiliar, Cloud still had the luck to run into a few things that were a bit more up his alley. He felt a little bad for the people who were coming into this world with no awareness of what was going on. Or more accurately, he felt a little guilty that this place was alike enough to his own that he hadn't been overly inconvenienced.

Besides the obvious points anyway.

"Ahhhh, Kupo~ We'll have the Airship passes soon. I don't see why you're insisting on getting a Chocobo, Kupo." Mako drifted lazily along behind Cloud, paws behind his head as he griped about their hunt. Cloud was not going to give him the satisfaction of telling him about his motion sickness issues. If he was going to travel, bird was preferable to anything with an engine.

Kweh~

Cloud raised his hand, telling the Moogle to be silent. Mako gave a little indignant huff, but he obeyed. Creeping in the direction of the familiar sound, Cloud peered around some trees to spot a Chocobo nibbling on some grass in the clearing beyond. He held up the crystal he was given, using it as instructed to lure the bird over.

The Chocobo reacted to it as promised, stopping its eating and looking around to see where the sound was coming from...but then Cloud got more than he bargained for. The foliage around the bird rustled and a few monsters emerged, also looking for the source of the noise. Damnit, why couldn't things ever be easy?

[verteidiger]

For the most part, Snow hadn't exactly been trying very hard with this whole chocobo thing. The birds had never been particularly fond of him in the first place, even back on Pulse, and if his tailbone could talk, it'd have more than a few stories about being thrown. Serah used to joke that he deserved it for trying to crush them beneath his body weight, but he'd seen those things pull carts and wagons that weighed probably three times what he did.

The trip out to the farm did make for a good opportunity to get a feel of the general landscape of this new world that he was in, and an idea of what exactly he'd be up against monsters-wise. He'd been following a group of them at a distance for a few minutes now, just watching to see where they went and how they went about their monster business, when they suddenly took off at a run at the sound of a distant Kweh!

Snow immediately sped up and ran after them. While he wasn't exactly in the business of capturing a chocobo, he didn't want to see one of the things get eaten, either. As he emerged from the brush, though, he quickly came to realize that the chocobo wasn't the only thing in the direct line of fire. There was another Hero here, too.

"Whoa!"

He circle-strafed the group of monsters as best he could in order to reach his new companion, trying to pull as much attention to himself as possible as he moved. If there was one thing that Snow knew for a fact that he was extremely good at, it was taking hits while other people dished out the damage.

"What do you say we even these odds?" It was more of a declaration than a question and came fully loaded with a half-cocked grin. Maybe he'd been itching for a good fight more than he thought.

[nodreamsorhonor]

He never really had any luck with chocobos back home. Genesis was a prickly person even in the best of moods, and that was easily sensed by even the most trusting of animals. Cats, now he could get along with cats including the half-wild ones in the miller's barn, but chocobos really had nothing to do with him unless if it was to tug on his hair and steal his apples.

So imagine his surprise when a lanky blue chocobo came trotting up to him even before he finished asking about the lure being on. He stared at the bird. The bird stared back and, in a manner that Genesis thought was a bit like the chocobo was laughing, leaned in to tap him on the forehead with its beak.

"Stop that," he said, waving at the bird, and got an answering kweh in response and another tap, but this time on the head. The chocobo then nibbled on a bit of his hair and started trying to tug him into a new direction.

"You must be another mother hen," he grumbled and got an answering nod and another poke. Genesis studied the light blue chocobo for a moment, put his hands on his hips to huff and watched as the chocobo tried to mimic his pose before making a sound like laughter in a weird bird-like way. For the first time in days, he actually felt a little like smiling.

"I suppose it does look a bit childish. Very well, you shall be Aoi."

[goddessofthesky]

Zelda tugged at her white dress as they walked. It was a harder task wearing a dress while riding versus flying and she was still figuring it out.

She was atop her purple Chocobo as her eyes landed on the pair. It was the first time that she had seen a light blue chocobo so she wandered over to take a closer look. Her Chocobo let out a happy kweeh as a greeting which also alerted them to their presence.

She put on a happy smile as her Chocobo trotted forward. "Hey." She noticed the Chocobo's pushy behavior and tilted her head to the side curiously. "You on your way to find treasure then?"

Hunting for the Chocobo Eater (serious backtagging, also kind of a joint thread thing)

[headfons]

[Luke hadn't wasted any time in heading to the farm, nor had he hesitated to drag the redheaded ninja along. After getting everything they needed, and then acquiring one giant bird, Luke had been left a little surprised at how smoothly everything had gone.

So, he and Gaara had managed to obtain a chocobo friend -- as Luke called him, and are now searching for the apparent threat. Of course Luke's jumping to the idea of defeating this creature, and he'll have no problem killing it to help these guys out.

So, now, Luke and his fellow redhead can be found in the midst of their searching. Luke's off by himself, at the moment, green eyes steadily searching the area. He's, of course, searching for anything that could point him in the direction of that chocobo-eating monster. Ion's doing what he can to help. Luke's assuming that feathers are a clue to start with...unless the monster makes it a point to eat even those? D-doubtful, right?

Right now, he's finding the lack of hints frustrating.]

[no_dreams_for_you]

[Normally, Gaara wouldn’t see a point in defeating this chocobo-eating monster. The concept of kill or be killed ran across all different forms of life. Chocobos were no different. If they aren’t strong enough to fend off the monster, then their species will become extinct. Cruel and callous, perhaps, but nature has rarely demonstrated kindness in general.

Only… this monster is threatening their mode of transportation. Luke seems to think fondly of it, as a pet… or perhaps more. And if he is going to rush off and try to defeat this monster alone, then of course Gaara won’t let him do something so brash and stupid.

He has considered riding the chocobo out and using it as bait, but decided against it, at the last minute. It would be foolish to risk losing the chocobo to the monster. They could simply capture another one, but that would take up additional time and resources. While Gaara searches for the other redhead on foot, Karura is flying around, trying to help locate him or Ion.]