melodiesoflife | 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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

You must have a lot of practice then. I've never fought a monster before now.

[Ran from, sure. But never fought.]

Um, I'm Ib. What's your name?

[He's not sure what to make of that. Surely the crystals wouldn't have brought just anyone here, especially with no previous combat experience. But then, who is he to judge what the selection process might be, he's as new here as she is.]

Dealing with monsters is more than part of my job, back home.

[He explains, content to leave it at that. Ib's introduction causes him to blink a few times, not quite taken aback but it was seldom that Sephiroth ever had to introduce himself.]

My name is Sephiroth. Nice to meet you, Ib.

[Honestly she'd like to know why she was selected too. Everyone else she's met seem like much better choices.]

So you were a hero before you came here?

[See? Heroes kill monsters, and if that was his job already then it makes perfect sense to pick someone like him.]

It's nice to meet you too.

[For his part at least, he's much too accustomed to being regaled as a Hero for the notion to have very much of an effect on him. Besides, Sephiroth is still half-convinced this is all some crazy dream.]

I've been labeled as such, for a long time, yes.

[Heroes do kill monsters, and they win wars too, even if such acts were in themselves monstrous to those on the other side of the fence. Sephiroth himself is well aware of the hypocrisy of the label he was given, how he has been used as the face of Shinra's successes for many years already. Still, it is his job and he is the best at it.]

It takes a lot of work.

[He flashes Ib a small smile and then turns away, leaving Spencer floating nearby to offer a short stubby shrug to Ib by way of an awkward apology. Sephiroth isn't the most social by a long shot and the moogle cannot appear apologetic enough.]

[Ib is a little young to really understand any potential hypocrisy in the label. But she's not surprised that 'it takes a lot of work.' It sounds like something that ought to be hard.

She's also just impressed with meeting the sort of person that could be considered a 'hero of light' but then he's walking away. After a second, she calls after him.]

Um, wait! Can I ask you something?

[Most people knew better than to call back after him, back home at least. Sephiroth freezes on the spot, causing Spencer to back almost back right into him as he'd only just turned away from watching Ib.

The small pale fluffball darted to the side and increased it's altitude slightly to avoid any further possible collision.

Sephiroth takes a side-step and turns back to look down over his shoulder at the small girl.]

Sure. Ask away.

[Unfortunately she does not know better.]

Um, I don't really know why I got picked as a hero of light, but.... I do want to help.

What do you think I should do? To get better at this, I mean....

[Never mind that he thinks this is all still a dream meant to indicate deeper issues in his subconscious. Therefore Ib's presence and questions are being over-considered.

Did this mean he should perhaps offer more in the way to help the small girl? Sephiroth turns to face her square on once more. Though, for the most part he doesn't understand small children.]

If you work hard, and concentrate, then I see no reason why you can't become just as much of a Hero of Light, as any of us.

Everyone starts somewhere.

[He's never been the best at motivational speaking, not having been the one to train SOLDIER specifically, but general encouragement costs nothing.]

Oh! I guess that's true.

[Now that she thinks about it, all these great heroes were just kids at one time. Not much different from her. Maybe she can do this. The smile she shows him is bright and determined.]

Thanks! I'll do my best!

[If she works hard enough, at least she won't be a burden. Sometimes a little encouragement is all someone needs.]

[Sephiroth has seen that smile in a thousand other children that look up to him. He can't very well relate to it himself, his own encouragement at that age had been borne out of others' expectations of him but nevertheless its familiar and -oddly- comforting to see it in Ib.]

That's all that anyone can ever ask of you.

[Pause. He turns again and then looks down at Spencer who has landed just where he might put his foot next. His small, hardly noticeably ridges of eyebrow are both raised. Sephiroth narrows eyes for a second at the small moogle as if silently communicating something with it, and then offers one last comment over his should down at the small girl.]

I don't mind, to help where you might need it.

[They were, if it were all to be believed, in it together after all. If it wasn't a crazy dream, that is.]

Thank you so much!

[Her smile somehow brightens even more. She feels really lucky that she's met such a kind person here.]

And... and if you ever need anything, you can call me, okay? I don't know what I can do, but I'll try!

[He nods, accepting her offer coolly. One good deed for the day, at least. He supposes that's what Spencer wanted him to do anyway, he would have to ask the moogle for his purposes regarding it later.

While not unkind at all, Sephiroth couldn't keep too much of an eye on a small child if he were to have other things that needed his attention. He's not a childminder, he's SOLDIER.]

I'll be sure to keep that in mind.

[He raises a hand in a quick, single wave before finally turning away and striding away from Ib. He's got his own chocobo still to lure out.]

Event || Crystallis de Chocobo

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my apologies for the bad typing errors in the last one!