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eachdraidh2015-02-02 11:00 am
chaoticwhimsy) wrote in eachdraidh2015-02-02 11:00 am
[video] [Both Courts] Everybody loves eggs right?
[Lumina is skipping along ahead of the image feed when it clicks on, so one of her imps is probably filming her again. People familiar with the area might recognizing the rolling hills outside of Mair, but now nestled between a number of them is what looks like a large, sprawling ranch. Lumina comes to a stop beneath a hand-painted sign that says 'Gran Pulse Chocobo Ranch', with a painting of a bright yellow chocobo standing in front of a giant green and blue planet, with a smaller gray planet hanging in the background.]
[She twists around once she's under the sign and grins at the locket. Chaos the black chocobo is standing just inside the gate, sans his usual armor and saddle, and he peers at his mistress and the imp with a 'why me' kind of expression, then warks quietly.]
Look, they gave me a whole ranch! I had to make the sign myself though. [Lumina can find fault in anything.]
But it's a chocobo ranch! I mean, it will be. Once I have more than three of them. I mean, who gives you a ranch but not any extra animals?
[She huffs because she can't exactly breed their glorious chicken-mount overlords without more chicken-mounts, can she? But then the cheerful grin is back and she jumps forward to snatch the locket away from the imp.]
But look!
[There's a flare of light and darkness that obscures everything, and when it fades, Lumina is inside somewhere. There are two yellow chocobos, smaller than the black one seen earlier but ride-able, standing over a little wooden box, and Lumina runs over to it. She spins the locket around to her face again, and she is clearly more excited than she can contain.]
There'll be more of them soon!
[And again the locket goes spinning around, pointing inside the box. There's hey, and five eggs about the size of melons, each speckled a different color. She reaches out to tap one of them, which earns her an annoyed little wark from one of the parent chocobos, and then she giggles.]
Sooorry.
[And then back to pointing the screen at herself.]
See Steve, that's a chocobo egg. No you can't eat one. [A beat and a smirk.] I'd say people can come see them but there's that whole war thing going on, huh?
[Another little pause.]
But uh...on a related thing, dooooooes anyone know anything about hatching eggs? Or taking care of eggs? Or...really...anything about eggs? Except the eating part. Anything useful.
[Because she doesn't have a clue whoops.]
[She twists around once she's under the sign and grins at the locket. Chaos the black chocobo is standing just inside the gate, sans his usual armor and saddle, and he peers at his mistress and the imp with a 'why me' kind of expression, then warks quietly.]
Look, they gave me a whole ranch! I had to make the sign myself though. [Lumina can find fault in anything.]
But it's a chocobo ranch! I mean, it will be. Once I have more than three of them. I mean, who gives you a ranch but not any extra animals?
[She huffs because she can't exactly breed their glorious chicken-mount overlords without more chicken-mounts, can she? But then the cheerful grin is back and she jumps forward to snatch the locket away from the imp.]
But look!
[There's a flare of light and darkness that obscures everything, and when it fades, Lumina is inside somewhere. There are two yellow chocobos, smaller than the black one seen earlier but ride-able, standing over a little wooden box, and Lumina runs over to it. She spins the locket around to her face again, and she is clearly more excited than she can contain.]
There'll be more of them soon!
[And again the locket goes spinning around, pointing inside the box. There's hey, and five eggs about the size of melons, each speckled a different color. She reaches out to tap one of them, which earns her an annoyed little wark from one of the parent chocobos, and then she giggles.]
Sooorry.
[And then back to pointing the screen at herself.]
See Steve, that's a chocobo egg. No you can't eat one. [A beat and a smirk.] I'd say people can come see them but there's that whole war thing going on, huh?
[Another little pause.]
But uh...on a related thing, dooooooes anyone know anything about hatching eggs? Or taking care of eggs? Or...really...anything about eggs? Except the eating part. Anything useful.
[Because she doesn't have a clue whoops.]
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[A grin before she looks up at the Outsider too. Oh right.]
Ready?
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Yes. We will need to make sure these two are careful around the chocobos.
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[She's pretty sure they won't step on the dogs, anyway. With her hands full she sidles up next to the Outsider and leans against his side.]
Okay here we go.
[The normal swirl of chilling darkness and strange, crackling, dancing lights, and then they are standing on the path outside of Lumina's 'manse.' Chaos is nearby, pecking at the ground. There are two sets of stables jutting out from the manse, though they're all empty for now. Another building, further down the path, has a yellow chocobo standing outside of it.]
[Lumina sets the puppy down.]
This is Home Sweet Home. ...Apparently.
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Lumina's teleportation ability is really quite something. He misses his own when she uses his in his proximity, the ability to go more than a few yards.
Still. He's more interested, for now, in looking at her new holdings -- and setting down the squirming pup in his arms. ]
I expect that it may feel more like home when you have been here for longer, added your... personal touches.
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I hope so! Or I'll just make other people stay with me so it's less big and lonely.
[Hmm.]
I was thinking bright shiny decorations. Maybe some glitter.
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[ You know. Suggestions. ]
Perhaps a fish tank? They are colorful and catch the eye with movement.
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[She hesitates at that.]
Do...you...want to live here?
[She just looks surprised.]
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[ Because fish are great. ]
I am... unused to living in one place; the Void was everywhere and nowhere. I am planning on seeking out a ship of sorts to travel on. But I would not be adverse to staying here when I am near.
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[Lumina isn't quite sure what to say, she's suddenly in a 'don't mess this up like usual' mindset.]
I wouldn't mind! You could use the room I was gonna build that beacon thing to you in.
[Not calling it a shrine nope.]
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That would work well.
[ He's not too picky about the semantics. ]
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[Lumina grins.]
She's a cat. I don't think she cares where she sleeps.
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[ Cats, man. ]
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Okay come on! [She grins, skipping away towards where the chocobo eggs were, thoughts of showing off the house itself temporarily forgotten.]
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See?
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Lovely, [ he says now, looking at the eggs. ] I imagine the parents are quite proud.
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[She tentatively moved her foot to let the dogs run in, though the two big birds eyed the little creatures warily.
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[ Varian goes to sniff elsewhere, avoiding the birds; Firtha more or less runs right up to them, all bluster. ]
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Is that a normal animal thing, do you think? This is my first time with uh...pets.
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[ Firtha sniffs at the chocobo, letting out a confused whine; she's never met a chocobo before. ]
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[The chocobo warks curiously at the confused whine, then leans forward to clack his jaw at the puppy.]