004 // Video - Action // In which Sora makes a friend

[lockandkeyblade]

[Hey there, Vatheon! Time for a homely little broadcast of a cozy looking ...  stable? Since when did Vatheon have horses? Must be new. The screen pans slowly, revealing a vast open field, bordered by a rickety white fence. Sora's voice speaks off screen:]

Hey guys- check out what showed up at Nostalgia Nook!

[And then woa! Fluffy yellow feathers invade the screen. The SFC shakes as the person holding it begins to laugh. Sora swivels the SFC on himself. His hood is caught in the beak of a rather large bird. Behind him are several more, nearly twice Sora's height and scattered throughout the field.]

They're called Chocobos. Some are pretty friendly. The guy at the stable? He says I can have one if I take good care of it! [Another Chocobo head bobs into the screen, nibbling at the end of a spike of Sora's hair. He doesn't seem to mind.] You can even ride them, but you gotta train em' first.

Oh. And when you sing, sometimes they'll dance. Watch!

[The screen swivels around, squaring on an unassuming Chocobo several yards ahead. Sora clears his throat, and begins to whistle a tune. The bird in question quirks its head at the SFC and surprise, surprise, it actually begins to dance! It bobs, sways, rolls its head, warking rather excitedly, drawing attention of other ones nearby who more or less begin to do the same.]

[Just when things start getting interesting, that's when it all stops: there's a loud, irritated wark right behind the SFC. Sora has halted his musical performance and the screen has wandered away from the dancing chocobo as if Sora has become distracted offscreen. Could be trouble...]

Uhh.... hey there... You want some greens, is that it?

I'm sure I've got some around here. Hang on a sec....H-hey!

Wait, what're you - Oh no!!

[The screen finally jerks around, catching a flash Sora being tugged backwards, his hood caught in the beak of a rather irate looking bird. The broadcast stops.]

Comments

[action] RIDIN DIRTY

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[A terrible squawk that erupts from the already incensed bird. Sora's jerked abruptly to the side by his jacket amidst a flurry of yellow feathers before the Chocobo suddenly takes off sprinting.]

[Sora eventually recovers, pushing himself up off the ground where he's landed. He looks up just in time to see Lea hanging on for dear life. Oh man! He's gonna get himself hurt!]

Are you crazy?!!

[In another moment, Sora's up on his feet running after the two. Lea what are you doing!?]

haters gon' hate

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Yes!

<sub>[Now he's just laughing, definitely helping with that 'crazy' vibe he's giving off right now. The adrenaline pumping through his veins is pretty much helping in all of his decision making process right now, and besides...

Dude. It's a Chocobo.]</sub>

Sora, Sora! Look how fast he's going!

_{[He should not sound this happy when he's on the panicked sprinting bird.]}

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[No, Lea, you really shouldn't!]

[To Sora's horror, Lea's antics set off a chain reaction. As he and his new feathered friend sprint through the middle of another group of Chocobos. They scatter haphazardly in all directions, some of them Sora has to dodge to keep from getting run over.]

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

<sub>[With some difficulty, Lea positions his legs behind the Chocobo's wings. Still clinging to the long neck, he wiggles himself up and begins to pet the poor frantic thing.

The chaos all around? Totally lost.]</sub>

Hey there, c'mon...

_{[But at least he seems happy.]}

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[At first, Lea's calming gestures seem to have a real effect. It's pace slows, it's squawking lessens the longer Lea goes on. Could it really be working?]

[Suddenly, without warning, it gives one last hard buck attempting to rid himself of his passenger.]

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

G-Gack!

<sub>[Not quite.

Lea almost goes flying... But gets a firm enough grip on a bunch of feathers to only get his position moved until he's practically hugging the poor bird's head. And boy, is he hugging for dear life.]</sub>

lolol hang on leeaaaaaa

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[The bird isn't prepared for the sudden shift in weight, and the two of them practically go into a nose dive towards the ground. The Chocobo just narrowly saves them a hard fall with some frantic footwork.]

oh bby he's hangiiiiiiin

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[This is possibly the reason Lea's parents didn't let him have pets.]}

C'mon! I said calm down, yeesh...

_{[Inch by little wiggling inch, he tries to slink back down to the Chocobo's back. He's whistling as he does so, hoping it does something to calm it down. Birds like whistling, right?]}

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[Sora's nearly caught up by now, most of the other panicked birds well out of trampling range. He looks up just in time to see Lea's Chocobo finally starting to settle down. It's still a far cry from calm, but considering the panicked state it was in before, it's definitely an improvement.]

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[And Lea's noticed. His grip hasn't much loosened, but now he's looking around a little bit, still whistling. He stops only to beam at Sora.]}

Heya!

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

You know, Lea. If you wanted to ride one, you could've just asked.

[He's sure the keeper's got tamer ones completely okay with having some crazy redhead on their back. Did he really have to jump this one? The Chocobo shuffles restlessly in place, warking testily.]

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Sorry, sorry. I was excited!

_{[Lea just continues to pet the poor frazzled Chocobo, cooing in its ear- well, general direction of what is probably an ear under all those feathers- and rests his head against its neck.]}

Man, I'm so glad to see one of these things again.

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Warn me next time you're 'excited' so I can get out of the way first.

[He just shakes his head at Lea. But he's smiling. Can't really help it.]

You've seen Chocobos before?

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Pffft, please. When you made that broadcast, you should have expected this kind of thing from someone.

And of course I have! There are all sorts of different Chocobos around the Garden, especially on the other islands!

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Well sure I expected people to come check out the birds. I just didn't expect them to start a stampede!

Don't tell me you do that with all the Chocobos back home.

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Should be prepared for everything~.

And nah. Most of the ranches and wild ones were found on the other islands around the city. Me and Isa couldn't visit them all the time.

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

It's your lucky day then. Guess that means you can drop by and see them any time you want.