Once More, With Feeling!

[shepherd_prince]

WHO: Chrom, Aang, Selphie Tilmitt, and open to anyone else who wants to find a chocobo
WHAT: A mini-expedition sets out once more to find chocobos. A Chocobo Knight is nothing without his birb.
WHEN: Septembird 5th, 2016 - Labird Day
WHERE: Calm Plains


Chrom was pleased that the weather proved to be so accommodating. He'd been worried, given the nasty storms that had heralded their return from the rift, and the thick clouds that had plagued yesterday's sky made him uneasy that their venture would be ruined by rain. But to his relief, cloudy was as bad as it got, and it was a welcome relief from the sweltering sun of summer.

With the chocobo lure gratefully borrowed from the old man at the ranch, Chrom set out with his companions. He allowed Aang to use the lure first, as he was the youngest in their group. Selphie could go next.

Part of him wondered if he would see the strange man in the chocobo suit show up again, but the saner part hoped he wouldn't. He didn't like disappointing people, and he surely would if he declined a ride yet again.

[OOC: Feel free to find whatever type of bird you like. Or if you prefer to choose randomly, use RNG 100 with the following table:

1-69: Yellow Chocobo
70: Man in a chocobo suit
71-75: Aqua Blue
76-80: Green
81-85: Red
86-90: White
91-95: Purple
96-100: Light Blue

Have fun!]

Comments

[shepherd_prince]

Nice work.

[Chrom smiles proudly as he approaches, admiring the bird. It's more shy than most chocobos he's seen, but it seems perfectly at ease with Selphie. He'll keep a respectable distance, so as not to startle the chocobo and disrupt their bonding.]

Is it a male or a female?

[boomchucka]

[Selphie stood up and continued stroking the little Chocobo's head as she wasn't entirely sure what the gender of the bird was. Lessons on Chocobo's and various other wildlife that was considered tame weren't exactly lessons that Selphie had paid much attention to.

The creature tugged on the reign when Chrom approached however as Selphie looped the reign around her wrist a couple times.]

I'm not too sure. Little thing is pretty shy though and it doesn't look very old either...

[shepherd_prince]

[Chrom stops where he is. He doesn't want the bird to spook and yank Selphie's arm out of its socket just because it isn't used to people yet.]

Even so, she seems to like you. That trust will continue to develop the more time you spend with her.

[Nothing indicates that the chocobo is female, but he just kind of assumes. It reminds him of Olivia, a little.]

[boomchucka]

[It wouldn't be the first injury that Selphie's had at the expense of a Chocobo or training for that matter. She gently pets the Chocobo's head and looks over at Chrom.]

I've always liked animals but was never allowed to have any pets. The joys of living in a dorm all your life. I think we'll get along just fine. We'll be small but mighty together.

[shepherd_prince]

An apt description for our little band of 'Heroes' if ever I heard one!

[He laughs, and nods his head.]

Well then, I take it you'll be making the rest of this journey mounted?

[boomchucka]

Yeah! Small but mighty and... prone to getting blown up upon occasion.

[Selphie mutters that last part more than anything but she looks at her newfound Chocobo and shakes her head. Those are two things that Selphie knows nothing about and is something that she'd have to read up on and learn how to do.]

As for riding my new Chocobo, I think they're a little small to ride right now. And, I've never really rode on a Chocobo before so... it's probably better to stick to walking for now. It'll help my new Chocobo get used to being around others too and a friend of mine works at the farm so I should be able to get some help from him.