Chocobo Roundup

[damn_juicebox]

WHO: Rukia Kuchiki, OPEN!
WHAT: A group of adventurers sets out to find themselves some new feathered friends, as well as spend time together camping out and battling monsters. On the last day, the adventure is capped off with a battle against a chocobo eater.
WHEN: November 7th - 9th
WHERE: Calm Plains

OOC NOTES
There will be two threads for each day: one for mingling, and one for fighting monsters/encountering chocobos. The encounter schedule is listed below. Assume encounters A-E happen in the daytime, and F-J happen at night. We can assume that most of the encounters are handwaved, so if there's one you'd love to play out, start a thread with the encounter listed in the subject. Example: Day 2, Encounter X: Five Hamsters.

Note: We will not find five hamsters. No one is allowed to die horrifically in this fun-filled expedition.

Some chocobo captures are reserved for those who signed up, and have been marked accordingly. You can claim one of the encounters on this list, if you like. And if you're a new character, you can join too! Either assume Rukia mentioned it to them and invited them along, or PM me and I'll have Rukia meet your character in the intro log if she hasn't already.


Day 1
A: Enemy female yellow chocobo (accompanied by two Buers)
B: 3 Red Elementals
C: Friendly female aqua blue chocobo - Claimed by LEVY
D: TREASURE CHESTS! (surprise it's two Mimics)
E: ANOTHER TREASURE CHEST! (still a Mimic though)
F: Friendly female green chocobo
G: Enemy female yellow chocobo (accompanied by 2 Gargoyles) - Claimed by RAMZA
H: 1 Mandragora
I: Friendly female yellow chocobo
J: 1 Hamster (run)

Day 2
A: Friendly male yellow chocobo - Claimed by FAI
B: 2 Geezards
C: Unfriendly male yellow chocobo - Claimed by YUNA (AU)
D: Enemy female yellow chocobo (accompanied by 2 Wyverns) - Claimed by K'pandolu
E: 3 Goblins
F: 1 Gargoyle
G: Friendly female yellow chocobo
H: 8 Goblins
I: Unfriendly male yellow chocobo
J: 2 Touch Mes

Day 3
A: Unfriendly female yellow chocobo
B: Unfriendly female yellow chocobo
C: Friendly female purple chocobo - Claimed by KIJA
D: 3 TREASURE CHESTS! (Nope still Mimics who puts a treasure chest in the middle of the plains seriously)
E: Enemy female yellow chocobo (accompanied by 2 Mandragoras)
F: Unfriendly female yellow chocobo
G: 9 Buers
H: Unfriendly female white chocobo - Claimed by RUKIA
I: Unfriendly female yellow chocobo
J: CHOCOBO EATER (small)

Comments

[makingfriends]

[Rukia's inquiry makes him hesitate thoughtfully, and then he nods at K'pandolu's remark.]

Right. Light's kind of a few things -- it's something we can see, but it's a feeling, too. It's a force inside us, but it can also be used to fight. [If it's confusing, he sympathizes; it confused him at first, too, and even now he doesn't understand every little thing Eraqus taught him.] Some people have more light than others, but having less doesn't mean you're bad. Maybe that's how the fighting started.

[Jealousy, in short. It's a guess on his part, and he's not hiding that.

But he's shared his piece, so he'll also look curiously at Yuna when K'pandolu does.]

[neverfirstclass]

[Cloud remains quiet as he listens to the story. Based on everything he's learned about the other Heroes he wouldn't be surprised if it was a bit more than simply a legend were Ventus is from. It might even be true about this place considering the crystals.

He shuffles, pulling his knees to his chest.]

And then there's people who decide, light or dark, they just want everything they can have. It doesn't matter who the Light belongs to or what it's needed for. If it exists they want to own it. No matter the cost.

[He frowns a bit, looking at Ventus with a serious expression.]

The Door to the Light will open...Ventus, does it have anything to do with why your weapon is shaped like a key?

[whereishe]

[Yuna fidgets having both Ven and K'pandolu look over at her. She isn't expecting to be asked next and she quickly runs through the stories that she knows in her head.]

Most of the legends I know have to do with a monster known as Sin or the fate of the aeons, um... here they are called summons. I know a few local stories but most don't have happy endings.

[All of them involve death in some way or another.]

I guess I don't know what you'd want to hear. Though I do know that some of them were wrong.

[She doesn't mind telling a story but she'd rather cater to those around her.]

[gonebyebye]

I have a few scary stories of my own.

[Ray would love to hear legends from other worlds, but he wasn't exactly averse to telling a few of his own.]

Comes with the job territory, really. Capturing ghosts, especially older entities, is about one third science, one third research, and half knowing the stories surrounding them.

[makingfriends]

[At Cloud's commentary, Ven nods slowly, the gesture one of understanding as well as agreement. Then he raises his drink to sip at it -- only to freeze up at Cloud's question, everything about him going perfectly still. Even his gaze stays rigidly fixed on his cup, very much a deer-in-the-headlights look--

--but he's (apparently) (hopefully) saved from answering when the others speak up, so yes why don't we listen to Yuna or Dr. Stantz that sounds great let's do that, guys.

Meanwhile Ven doesn't say a word and he's suddenly very interested in listening to the others and interrupting would be rude gosh so he's just not going to say a thing nope]

[damn_juicebox]

[Rukia regards Ventus in silent curiosity out of the corner of her eye. She remembers asking him a similar question, and he'd apologetically stated that he wasn't allowed to answer it. Looks like he won't be answering this one either.]

Ah, I'd like to hear another story as well. Either one of you, feel free.

[She leans back on one hand and sips at her cocoa. No key talk necessary.]

[whereishe]

[Yuna lightly taps Ven's should with her own as a comforting gesture before looking over at Ray.]

Why don't you start? It will give me time to think of one.

[Plus he seems to have a better idea of what he wants to say.]

[gonebyebye]

[Ray nodded in agreement, and prepped himself to tell his tale.]

So, this is something I've never had the chance to personally verify. The Winchester Mystery House in California is considered to be one of the most haunted places in the world. It was constructed by a woman named Sarah Winchester.

Legend has it, after her husband William died and she inherited his fortune and controlling interest in his gun company, a medium channeling her husband told her to build a home to house all the spirits of those killed by Winchester rifles. Should construction ever cease on the building, she would die.

Whatever her reasons actually were, she did exactly that. The result was one of the most bizarre buildings in existence. 160 rooms, 2000 doors, 10000 windows. Doors open to walls, staircases go nowhere, windows overlook indoor areas. And it seems that, at least, the part about it being a home for all those killed by the Winchester rifle was true. Visitors have reported seeing ghosts from various times and cultures.

As for Sarah herself, she passed away in the house at the age of 81. Construction immediately stopped on that day.

[damn_juicebox]

160 rooms?

[It sounds a little like the Kuchiki estate... She leans forward with interest, curious about this house of ghosts.]

A shame we cannot visit this house. I would like to see the lingering spirits for myself. How surprising that they've remained dormant and passive all those years!

[If it were her world, most of them would have turned into Hollows by now.]