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[millimeter]

[ 1 | Like a week before everyone finds out they're going to Jhashch:]

hey, what kind of stuff have you guys seen? anything photo worthy?? i wanna see your pics!

[ 2 | And like an hour later, he adds another message. Yes, these are technically separate posts.]

quick question!!
where are you guys from?
bonus points if it isn't earth (but earth is ok too obv!)

[ 3 | And then again, though this one is at least a few days later:]

ssssssssooo
informal poll time!
is it normal for people not to remember joining cost
i mean like
do you remember?

jw bc i've met a LOT of people who don't remember

[ 4 | And at some even later point:]

OMG LOOK

[ATTACHMENT: LOOK.png] [Pretend the background to that photo is more BASE appropriate.]

SHE'S SO CUTE
WHAT DO I DO???>>
😩😩😩😩
someone help how do you take care of a chocobo in omnispace

[I'm sorry for everything.]

Comments

[lonelywar]

I do not believe I would be here if the answer was no.
I am sure they were very convincing. I would like to remember what it was they said.

[Oh, Prompto... are you ready to be a mom. ):]

If the creature is young, as you said, there's a lot of effort that goes into it. You truly cannot leave it alone for too long, and you must train behaviors you wish for it to learn early on.
And typical things, such as feeding it and keeping it clean...
I am not certain what specifics there would be for a "chocobo," though.

[millimeter]

idk how you made that sound so ominous
or if you meant to
but dude you made that sound SO ominous

[Don't mind him, needlessly reading tone into things.

But HE IS SO NOT READY TO BE A MOM.]

i'm trying to learn 😩
they have some books about it in the library, i dl'd a bunch
i'm nnnot sure how you'd train a chocobo tho
people ride them where i'm from, but she's way too small for that!!

[lonelywar]

[He's not offended; he supposes it could've been intended that way. He's not really great with talking via text.]

From conversations I have had with our commander and sergeant, I do not think I have cause for worry.
...But I have been told I can speak that way sometimes, yes. It was not my intention.

[Why did COST suddenly take such things into their own hands, thrusting so young into the wilds of child-rearing.]

Those should probably help, yes.
If it is anything like another animal you might train to ride one day, it takes time. When they are beginning to get to the proper size, you get them familiar with riding gear, such as the saddle. Then, some weeks later, you try to get them used to the weight of a person on their back.

["Breaking" was a pretty brutal term for it, but there it is.]

[millimeter]

yeah, tone can be weird online!
but that's good
i haven't talked to either of them much but
it's just reassuring to know ig??

yeah she's only the size of like
a chicken?? if they have those where you're from
it's gonna be a WHILE before she's ready for that
i wish there were other chocobo around tbh, i don't want her to get lonely :(

[Prompto is not ready for this at all...]

[lonelywar]

[what does ig mean...

he decides it's not worth asking . . .]

Yes. There is always a chance the memories might be returned later, but in the meanwhile, there are more pressing matters.

[Like how to train your new giant chicken.]

Yes, we have chickens.
Until then you will have to take care of her, as you might any other child.
If she is going to be staying at the stables, I can ask Yakul to spend time with her. He is not any type of bird, but it might help.

[millimeter]

lol fair! the missions are def more pressing
and a talking cosmic fish is a pretty big deal too
i still gotta talk to him

oh that would be rad dude!
it's cool w me as long as no one eats her
what is he btw?

[lonelywar]

I have not considered speaking to it.
What do you plan to speak about?

I would prefer my own companion remain un-eaten as well.
He is a red elk.
We should introduce them to one another before we get sent to our next mission. They can keep one another company when we are gone.

[Because he thinks the only other animal being kept in there is a wolf and, regardless of how well-trained Jon says he is, Ashitaka still has concerns...]

[millimeter]

i'm not actually sure yet!
but it seems like i should
it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, you know? and it seems polite to say hi

i don't think we have those where i'm from 🤔
but yeah, i can bring her over!
are you around base rn?

[lonelywar]

We will be living upon its back for some time... Yes, it would be the polite thing to do.

We do not have chocobos where I am from, so that is not surprising.
I am, yes. I can travel to the stables shortly.

[millimeter]

yeah and maybe apologize
for the shapers i mean! idk much about what happened, but it couldn't hurt

cool!! i'll meet you there :)

[With a fluffball at his heels, because she's fortunately already gotten very good at following Prompto around.]

[lonelywar]

[Ashitaka is very aware of what happened with the shapers.]

I think this would be a good idea.

I will see you there, then.

[In person, the fluffball looks almost just like a normal chicken, except one that a child might describe from a story. It's certainly cute, tagging along at Prompto's heels.

Ashitaka stands with Yakul by his side; the elk takes immediate notice of the young chocobo, his eyes fixating and his nostrils flaring as he tries to gain whatever information he can about something he's never encountered before.]

Hello. [Ashitaka greets with a faint smile.] This is Yakul, [said with one hand resting on the broad plane of the elk's neck,] and my name is Ashitaka.

SORRY... i p much hiatused for the last month, feel free to drop this obv

[millimeter]

[Prompto's face lights up at the sight of Yakul. The elk looks like someone took a spiracorn and softend up its appearance with everything that makes a chocobo endearing. Well, minus the feathers.]

Dude, he's awesome! [It's just as cheery and enthusiastic as he looks.]

I'm Prompto! And this— [he lifts a foot, exposing the chocobo hiding behind him, grinning and crouching down beside her when she makes an offended noise] —is Stella!

[Prompto mega-owes Ignis, who saved Stella from being named something outrageously bad like Queen Crepera Arthuriana Fluffball Stellaplume Argentum. She looks up at Ashitaka and Yakul and trills, fluttering her stubby wings.]

np np!

[lonelywar]

[Ashitaka responds to the enthusiasm with a broad smile; he appreciates anyone who also appreciates his good friend Yakul. The elk in question seems a little taken aback by the energy, blinking his dark eyes and flicking his ears in response. But he doesn't seem offput by it, just giving a quiet huff of breath.

The tiny chocobo is certainly cute. Ashitaka smiles kindly at it, kneeling down to one knee.] Hello, Stella. You do not have to be worried.

[Yakul blinks at Ashitaka and follows his lead, slowly lowering himself down so that he was resting with his legs folded up beneath him.

Ashitaka looks up to Prompto.] How much bigger did you say she will grow? [He remembers him saying people ride them, but... well. With as small as she is now, it's hard to believe she could grow that much??]