Event || Crystallis de Chocobo

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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.

Comments

[holycrows]

[Henry smiles at Ib.]

Nyahaha! There you go! You killed it! Great! I call the other one!

[Henry pulls out his sword and charges the other buer. He is easily defeated when the buer simple ascends out of reach of his sword flailing, right into a good position to Daze beam Henry, leaving him stimbling in circles and mumbling is a combination of giggles and slurred speech.]

[her_rose_is_red]

[She watches him charge the other Buer, and cries out in alarm when it hits hi with the beam.]

Oh no!

Ib! Attack it quick, kupo!

O-okay!

[There's no other choice, it's up to her now. She raises a hand and casts Blizzard again, it worked out pretty well the last time.]

[holycrows]

Henry's confused mind works a bit oddly, but he knows where his priorities are. 'Everything has gone all fuzzy!' he thinks 'This is kinda fu-OH NO that one fuzzy shape is doing something to that other fuzzy shape! Gotta... gotta save fuzzy thing two! Need to dive in front of that blast!'

The end of his thought is not continued as he dives in front of the ice blast to save what he thinks may be the little girl, but is actually the buer.

[her_rose_is_red]

Ah! Oh no!!

[Ib cries out in alarm and then frantically looks to her moogle for help. But Rose doesn't have any advice for this situation simply crying out in dismay. There was no time to stop the ice spell, and now the monster was advancing again. Magic seems too dangerous, so it's time to try something else. Luckily her very versatile starting class also came with a small sword. And the basic of how to use it. So here goes nothing.]

Stay away! Yah!

[She charges forward with her sword, hoping to swat it right out of the air. The yell was probably unnecessary, but it made sense at the time.]

[holycrows]

[After being blasted with Ice, Henry slowly comes out of his confused state and sees Ib attempting to flail at the monster. Once again, his assistive instincts come into play. Standing up, he dashes over to Ib and grabs her.]

"PARTNER ASSIST THROW"

[He yells as he tries to hurl her up towards the Buer, trying to negate it's ability to counter swords by flying out of the way.]

[her_rose_is_red]

EEEEK!

[Henry how could you? She screams as he lobs her right at the monster. She and Buer go down in a tangle of limbs and wings and teeth. On the plus side, it does actually damage the Buer. Plus it's stunned by the fall. On the other hand, so is Ib.]

[holycrows]

[That's great! Now it can be easily stabbed! Henry runs over, but pauses. He should probably grab the girl just to be safe. He reached to Ib and yanks her away from the monster as it begins to stir.]

[her_rose_is_red]

AH! IB!

[Her moogle is rushing forward in concern. Ib squeals in frightened surprise when she's suddenly tugged away from the monster. Once free, she scrambles back away from it. And also from Henry. Because what the heck was that just now?]

[holycrows]

[Henry watches, confused, as Ib scrambles away. He sidesteps a bit from the monster as it scrambles to get back in the air.]

Are you sure you don't want this one?

[her_rose_is_red]

[He has got to be joking. There is no way she is getting any closer. ]

Y- you threw me at that thing! Why would you do that?

[holycrows]

You're pretty short! It looked liked you needed a boost to reach it with your sword! Assisting is what battle partners do.

[Duh.]

[her_rose_is_red]

But, but, I could've been hurt! And I was really scared.

[/sniffle]

[holycrows]

Well... yeah. It's a battle, getting hurts kinda part of it. Hold on.

[Henry takes a few swings at the monster to ward it off for a few moments, since it is interrupting his conversation.]

Have you done this before?

[her_rose_is_red]

[She wipes at her eyes with her sleeve and shakes her head.]

No. I never even tried to fight monsters before.

[She'd been too busy running away. Of course back then she couldn't use magic and didn't have a weapon. Running was really the only option.]

[holycrows]

Oh! That explains why you're so bad at it!

[her_rose_is_red]

[She pouts, just a little. She knows he's right but that doesn't mean she has to be happy about it.]

I'm doing my best...

[holycrows]

That's ok! It takes a while to get better. I had to wrestle wolves for like a year before I was able to fight as good as I can now. You just need to be brave and go stab that thing in the face!

[To punctuate his point Henry points at the remaining monster.]

[her_rose_is_red]

Wolves...?

[He wrestled wolves? She's kind of impressed. She looks back at the monster doubtfully.]

You think I can beat it?

[holycrows]

"It's not really a matter of can you beat it. It's more a matter of we'll probably all die if you don't beat it!"

[her_rose_is_red]

Wh- what?!?

[That was.... direct. And possibly also true. Because it's getting ready to attack again. What should she do? What should she do? ]

Um, um, Th- THUNDER!!

[That works. She's at least figured out that, as a Red Mage, magic is her best bet.]

[holycrows]

"See! Magic did the trick. It always does! And I was just joking about the whole we all would have died thing. It was a motivational trick!"

He walks over to Ib and pats his hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sure our Moogles would have gotten away nyahaha!"

[her_rose_is_red]

Oh... Um, good.

[She can not even tell if he's joking right now. Or what part he would be joking about.

If.... he were joking.

Well, whatever. At least it's over. She lets out a relieved sigh.]

Were there monsters like that where you came from?

[He mentioned fighting wolves, but seems to know his way around monsters too.]

[holycrows]

Oh yeah, all over the place. Wyverns, unstoppable zombie hordes, pegasuseses. Not as many as there seem to be here, most of the monsters are what you see in the mirror every day!

[her_rose_is_red]

[Wow, his world sounds like a dangerous place. She doesn't quite get his last comment though.]

In the mirror...?

[holycrows]

Yeah. People. It's supposed to be deep and meaningful. I read it in a book somewhere.