melodiesoflife | Event || Crystallis de Chocobo

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Event || Crystallis de Chocobo

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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[There is a rumble, a low growl of a noise that carries on the wind, in the direction of the cliff edge behind where the Chocobo Farm is positioned. All chocobo gathered nearby, that are beholden to their Heroes already, wark piercingly and shudder fearfully under the noise.

Out on the area leading up the cliff, the Chocobo Eater charges after two chocobo that it has selected for its lunch, its weight deeply thudding against the ground with each footfall. Though much slower than its prey, with those large arms it will certainly get within range soon. Considering the cliff, it doesn't look good for the yellow-feathered birds.]

Kaji is starting to feel a little disoriented as the Buer stares at him, but the feeling is suddenly cut off as the attack is interrupted by the bolt of Thunder. Kaji recoils from the bright flash and crash, startled, as he sees his first display of 'proper' magic. "Whoa!"

The flying creature seems especially vulnerable to that sort of attack, and the giant eye closes as the Buer crashes into the ground.

Kaji spares a moment to look at Ib. Okay. Maybe she is more capable than Kaji was thinking.

"New rule!" Kaji shouts over. "Don't look it in the eye!" He doesn't know what that was supposed to do, but he really doesn't want to find out.

He nocks another arrow and aims carefully this time at the other Buer. (Since when is he able to hold a bow at the ready this long? He's never been able to do this.) He has to wait for it to commit to a direction, to break from the random fluttering, before he looses, striking it to as close to center of mass as he can.

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?"

[It's as he feared and this thing was ugly! He's never seen anything like it, but there's no turning back now. Lives are at stake and Buster is drawn. There's no punching this one in the face.

The mutated monster and the way Demeter behaves toward it can only mean one other thing. She doesn't hesitate and shifts under his weight and without prompt, she's running at full speed right toward the monster.]

Demeter!

[She has spirit for a big, shy bird and she's not stopping even at Angeal's demands. It's as if she's bred for a knight and so he simply goes with it and lowers himself over the chocobo's neck with his sword at the ready for a passing strike.]

[Sparks attempts to pull his chocobo along, but it's resisting so much that he gives up. With a groan, he ties it to a nearby tree, and tells it to stay put.

Whatever this thing is, it's not good, and he's not about to let it snack on their low supply of birds. Having no choice but to run, Sparks darts after Angeal. Without a chocobo, he's going to lag behind the others, but this gives him a chance to arm himself with his robot fists that hang at his sides. He shoves his hands into the big gloves, and the power up, whirring to life. He'd argue about not punching this monster in the face, because that's just what he aims to do.

He calls after everyone as he runs.] Hey! Better leave somethin' for me to hit, got it?

[Sephiroth turns back from eyeing the horizon as far as he can see, as his chocobo issues a shrill shriek of a noise. She's facing the other direction, with her head down as close to the floor as she can get, her long legs crouched and small wings reaching as far around her as possible - to give the illusion that she's hardly worth the attention.

He flicks his eyes up and catches something big enough to be seen even from the significant distance, it's like a great blob of a menace bounding off further away from his position. So. That's the fearsome Chocobo Eater. He needed to get over there-]

Come on. [He urged his mount, taking special care to turn Masamune outside along the edge of his arm so that he wouldn't stab or cut her accidentally, while taking advantage of her crouched position to swing a leg back over as she got back to her feet.]

You're not scared, are you? [He teased lightly and she quarked with a toss of her head back at his as if to shrug him away.]

[It didn't take much more effort to get her to comply and soon she was sprinting in the direction of the cliff. Sephiroth nearly had to kneel up against her outspread short wings for balance as she bent low to get the extra speed. Passing Sparks and gaining on a familiar plume of white feathers that he'd encountered earlier. Even if she could only take him half way before getting exhausted of this new desire to prove herself; it would be close enough.

Should be a cinch, between him and Angeal.]

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?

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.....

Oh.... Okay!

[If he says he doesn't need help that's fine.

.... He looks like he needs help though. Maybe some encouragement.]

Go, go, go, go Sparks-chaaaan! Fight!

R-right!

[The arrow strikes the other Buer, plucking it right out of the air. The one she hit doesn't seem like it's getting up either, so Ib rushes over to Kaji.]

Are you okay?

[She doesn't care about the chocobo at this point. She doesn't even know what she do if he got hurt because she wasn't careful.]

Yeah, thanks, kid. [Said in the driest tone he can muster. Which is pretty damn dry. He continues to struggle, and Sparks's moogle floats her way over to next to Nagisa. She watches the spectacle for a few more moments before speaking up.]

As much as I like to watch this, kupo... He probably does need a hand. Or two, kupo.

Haha, yeah. I kind of thought so.

[Okay, he's gonna try riding up to the chocobo. Maybe if they calm it down?]

Whoa, whoa.... It's okay....

[That's what you say to horses right? Something like that?]

[Red agrees with Kaji. It is just a little bit funny. This is evident by how much she's giggling.

When Kaji gets in the way, the bird deftly veers away, not leaving much time for Kaji to grab the rope. If he can do that, their combined weight should be able to stop it. If not, the sliding Sparks might just bowl right into him.

Sparks seems to think it's the latter.]

Whoa, whoa, don't--

Kaji's reflexes are faster than he expects them to be with the Archer job equipped, but the certified City Slicker (tm) has no idea about a rodeo. He snatches at the rope just in time to get knocked right off his feet by the mass of armor-wearing cowboy. He hits he ground hard, can't keep his grip, and instead rolls over and over on the grass, peeling away from the chocobo. A string of swear words, half-English, half-Japanese are pouring out of Kaji's mouth until he comes to a stop.

Ow.

Okay, now both moogles are laughing.

Kaji carefully hooks the bow across his back to put it away. "I'm fine. Didn't even touch me. You all right?"

Shinji flutters into sight from wherever the moogle was hiding once the shooting started. Kaji shakes his head at the far too appropriately-named moogle.

Kaji smiles at Ib, because he really is okay. "I have no idea what the glowy eye thing was, but you stopped it in time, so thanks."

With the monsters gone, the chocobo cautiously trots over towards Ib with a curious 'kweh?' Kaji laughs and nods in the bird's direction. "I think you've got a new friend here."

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.

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."

Sephiroth's chocobo only let him get within around three feet before dancing away again, finally getting to the brush that surrounded the bottom of the tree -where Demeter had been- and then, once it was ascertained that Sephiroth himself was following, she lowered her head and began to search in the undergrowth. He lingered nearby, with head tilted to the side some as he watched her search, drawing arms up into being folded across his chest in the meantime.

Meanwhile, despite the fact that they were in close proximity and it might appear to be rude of him, it was as if Angeal wasn't even there. Although it pained him greatly, to forcibly ignore his once-friend, in Sephiroth's opinion the hiccup over the Mognet had at least revealed that both him and Genesis had no qualms in discussing him, however they might interpret his actions, behind his back. Genesis was surely the perpetrator for even bringing it up, but Angeal had answered. The best way to kill gossip was to destroy that where it might originate from and so therefore Sephiroth would be very careful what -if anything- he might say to Angeal.

Not that he shouldn't have expected anything less from such childhood friends as those two. That was the most bitter part about it; their entire issues could have been avoided if Sephiroth had stayed well away from them in the first place. Yet a larger part of him couldn't get to grips with what it might have been like without them. What was friendship, anyway?

Spencer took the kupo nut graciously when offered from Mogington, though cautious as well considering Sephiroth's mood and held it close to his small body as if unsure if he should accept it or not. He turned his red-bobbled head up to Angeal a moment later when he explained how he had named his chocobo.

"That's a very nice name, Kupo."

For which you need Heroes.

[He mused and nodded once more at the Old Man before stepping away.

Indeed, if he were to accept this role thrust upon him here, it seemed to have nothing lacking in its scope. He wondered if the so-called Calamity might have something to do with it as well, but this is pondering to be done later.

For now, Chocobo hunting it is.]

Edited 2014-08-20 12:21 (UTC)

[He's not so alien to the whole concept of magic being used to defeat a monster, in fact as Ib rushes forwards to meet her new companion, Sephiroth looks naturally relaxed as he curves his long sword back behind his left arm.

It doesn't hurt to keep it to hand for the time being in case any other monsters were to appear.]

You are welcome. Practice makes perfect.

Zelda turned at the sound of Kaji's voice, though she was still getting pushed along by her Chocobo. "Oh, Afternoon." Every time the Chocobo pushed she took a few more small steps forward.

Kupola moved to sit on the back of the purple bird with his arms crossed. He and Zelda had a few words on how to treat people so he stayed away but he still didn't like the man.

Zelda hasn't use her Chocobo Lure yet. She was waiting for the right time and place, which for some reason felt important to her. The bright red hair was easy to spot and she quickly remembered the girl from the festival a few days before. She wondered if she had kept that large plush that she got from the treasure chest game. Zelda had tried a few times after that with no luck of her own, or a lot of bad luck.

She approached the pair with a large basket in hand and her Moogle flying close behind. He was talking but Zelda cut him off with the wave of a hand. A happy smile was on her face.

"Hello. Your Chocobo ate all your food?"

Zelda had heard some of their bickering and it sounded like they got along well. She was lucky to have found such a wonderful partner. The redness of it's feathers made her think of Link and his loftwing back home. The two pairs were similar in many ways.

Genesis's chocobo was slightly taller than the standard chocobo, although not quite as tall as Demeter. It was also quite lanky, as though it was made for speed rather than tanking. Which meant it was also a bit more hyperactive. It bounced around Demeter as they approached, clearly entering whatever conversation they were already having.

"Banora ate all my apples without me knowing, she's still hungry and I just got hungry."

But she had her chocobo, so it wasn't a big deal to go home and get something to eat. But as she was contemplating this, Banora broke off to take Genesis by her knapsack and tug her to a spot where she had been hiding. "Banora, what are you doing? Slow down!"

"Unfortunately," She replied with a sigh. In fact, Genesis did keep her huge plushie and it was going to have a friend given the treasure her chocobo led her too was an old Chocobo plush. What was with her and attracting toys? "I suppose it's better than having to fight for the chocobo, though."

She saw a few people having their chocobo come by with a handful of monsters as well. "No luck on your part?"

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.

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