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

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.