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

please pretend I am not terribly late, but this is fate.

[no1]

[ With the rest of the group strictly focusing on the offence, Ace decides to follow with a Barrier spell cast on all of his companions just to be sure. Though he's not overly fond of depending on reins, for once he can't deny their merit in easing the process of communication between him and Suzaku, who proceeds to attack the foe in short, violent bursts as the cadet on his back gathers the energy for a Fire spell of his own.

It's not often that an encounter paints his features with such rage, and there's an unusual protectiveness to his hold that almost makes it seem like he'd rather walk into the Eater's mouth himself before he allows the creature to as much as touch the Chocobo, let alone hurt his companion. Which would not be far from the truth, after all. ]

[makingfriends]

[As the barrage of Fire spells slams into the monster, Ven casts Slow on the thing and then brings his Chocobo around to the left, circling wide as far out as he dares. Then he throws out the hand that's not on the reins, focusing intently on the remaining space of land behind the Chocobo Eater's bulk. This is tricky, he's found, so he has to wait until just the right moment--

--and when that moment comes, once the others have pushed the monster back far enough, Ven clenches his fist and casts Combustion -- not on the Chocobo Eater, but on the cliff face a few yards down. Earth and stone explode, too far down the ridge to be a danger to his allies, but more than enough to weaken the structure under the beast's enormous weight. Hopefully that will catch the ugly thing by surprise and help in pitching it over the cliff for good.]

[gonebyebye]

[Fire appears to be what works, so Ray tosses another bolt of Fire, this time aiming for the legs.]

[damn_juicebox]

[The damaged tissue and cracked ribs begin to mend almost instantly as the magic healing washes over Rukia. She turns to the Moogle offering a lightning quick salute of thanks, as she'd sorely needed that. The chocobo eater makes a swipe for Celes and the chocobo he's riding, but the two are much too fast for the frustrated monster, who was now warding off a blast of dark magic right into its hideous face.]

[With so many chocobos darting back and forth, its greed is overwhelming its small brain. Which should it grab? It lunges for Fai, then gets distracted by Ace, and back to Fai again. There are just too many options, and its Blindness isn't helping much.]

[The Slow spell turns its movements sluggish, and it rumbles a deep bass roar as, from its point of view, everything else seems to speed up. Furious it bashes its fists onto the ground, trying to upset anyone who gets too close. That includes Rukia, who tried to sneak in another strike with her katana, but is forced to retreat to avoid turning into shinigami jam.]

[With this, the ground beneath it weakens even further after Ventus's spell, and with an upset bellow, it starts to teeter on the brink. It can't seem to regain its balance, especially when it has to ward off the barrage of Fire spells on its legs to knock it even further off balance.]

[unyieldingspirit]

[With those fists, a melee attack seems illadvised- and of her spells, K'pandolu associates the ice-aspected ones with weight the most.]

Let this carry you down.

[and this time she casts Blizzara.]

[iscursednomore]

[This time Fai moves back slightly, controlling Big Yellow with ease in avoiding attacks and this time he figured with his scholar job equipped he could at least use spells like the others. So this time he simply casts Elemental Tomes of the wind varity to see if that could knock it back a bit.]

[damn_juicebox]

[That little bit extra seems to be enough. The chocobo eater teeters perilously, enormous arms windmilling in a bid to keep its balance. But it's too late. The earth crumbles beneath its weight, and in a howl of rage, it disappears from sight, with a few heavy meaty thuds marking its descent all the way down the canyon walls before crumpling into a smelly heap far below.]

[Heaving a sigh of relief, Rukia sheaths her sword. Whether it's killed or not...and she suspects it's quite dead...it's not going to be climbing back up any time soon. Her attention turns to Yuki, and she utters quiet words of praise as she strokes the bird's feathered neck. Yuki closes her eyes and bows her head, cool and calm.]

Well done. All of you.