video;

[punshots]

[ Cue the video feed, which begins with a way-too-close-up of Prompto's face. What can be seen of his face, which is mostly just his eyes and freckled nose, looks excited as hell. This is sort of an impromptu broadcast, but he can't not share this. This is a big, big moment for him.

Everything is about to freakin' change. ]

Heyaz! It's ya boy, Prompto. [ ......... ] Uh, so, y'know that special magic chalk you can get from the Ware Wolf guy? Oh, shit, is that supposed to be on the DL? A-anyway. I got some of that biz, aaaaand now — well, I'll just let it speak for itself.

[ The video then turns away from Prompto's face and to a chalk drawing on the ground: a near-complete rendering of a chocobo inside of circle. That's it. It's literally just a poorly-drawn chocobo inside of a circle, with a bit of its tail missing. It'd been near completion when he decided to share this monumental moment with everyone he possibly could, and he still holds a piece of the chalk in his hand, ready to finish off the last of the drawing. Let's all beseech the summoning gods to not bring forth a chocobo as disfigured as the one that Prompto drew, but its shape is at least recognizable to those who are familiar with the species. ]

Bam. Check it! If this actually works, I'm gonna be the proud papa of a brand new chocobo! One that's alllll my own! But I'll let you guys ride it, if you ask nicely.

[ Anyway, enough chit-chat, it's time for action!!! As he squats down near the drawing again, the feed catches him drawing the last bit of the chocobo's tail. For a moment that stretches into eons, nothing happens, but then —

There's a flash of light that temporarily blocks out anything from come through on the video, but as it begins to fade, there is the distinct, unmistakable sound of a kweh.

In the center of the crudely-drawn-but-apparently-effective summoning circle stands a majestic, bright yellow chocobo. ]

Holyyyyyyy shit! It actually — a-are you guys seeing this? It actually worked! Holy shit, he — she?? She's beautiful, have you ever seen a more fluffy, sweet, perfect animal in the whole wide multiverse?! C'mere — wait, what am I gonna name it? I gotta name it —

[ ...The chocobo turns and starts to trot away. Bye! ]

— aaaand it's leaving. Okay, uhhhh, leave me some name suggestions, look forward to my 24-hour livestream of chocobo life coming at'chu soon! Crap—

[ And the video feed cuts off as he breaks into a run to catch his wayward son or daughter. ]

Comments

[punshots]

[ Alright, alright, that's a fair enough explanation, and mostly Prompto just wanted to tease him for the fun of it. Most people wouldn't seriously think about eating a chocobo! Well, most sane people, anyway. ]

I definitely like where you're going with the food vibe. What's the cutest food you can think of? ...And actually, uh, what's mochi?

[ And no, don't worry, they are certainly not as awful as ostriches. A little stinky perhaps, but to be honest, Prompto kind of likes that unmistakable chocobo musk. ]

[hunksmash]

Mochi's a type of glutinous rice cake, from Japan. It's usually a dessert thing, not as spongey as marshmallows, but soft and squishy and kinda gummy. It's really good! And usually really aesthetically pleasing, too. The presentations always look, like... Yeah, cute. Or tranquil, somehow?

[ Is that weird? People usually take the time to decorate it or plate it well. That's all he's saying! ]

Marshmallows are probably up there, too, now that I'm thinking about it.

[punshots]

[ Nah, it's not weird at all! His buddy Ignis is all about presentation, too. His food doesn't only look good, but tastes good, too. ]

Huh...cute and squishy definitely fits the bill. You don't know soft until you've pet a chocobo's feathers! Too bad it's not white, or Marshmallow would be perfect. Can't go wrong with the classic yellow 'bo, though!

[ And that is the color he drew it, so he can't complain. ]

[hunksmash]

Yellow is definitely a great, rad, and awesome color.

I’m sure we can roll with that. [ Hmmm. ] Marshmango, Lemondrop, Custardfluff...

[ Toss everything out and see what sticks, apparently... ]

[punshots]

[ Yeah, Hunk would appreciate the yellow aesthetic, huh... ]

Custardfluff? [ He gets stuck on that one, not because it's ludicrous, but because it's genius. ] Dude. That is definitely at least, like, a middle name, if nothing else. I love it!

With names as good as these, I might need to put it to a vote, or something...

[hunksmash]

Hey, a little democracy never hurt anybody!

... Unless your giant bird is deeply offended by whatever name happens to win. Then I guess it's kind of a bummer.

[punshots]

Huh, good point...wouldn't want it to have something it hates! Like, it probably wouldn't appreciate bein' called "nugget" or "dinner" or anything that's gonna make it think it's gonna get eaten.

[ A thoughtful nod. ]

I better let the bird have final say.

[hunksmash]

Good plan.

Any other contenders?

[punshots]

[ Well... ]

What d'you think about Chokey McChocoboface? My bestie came up with that one.

[ It's awful and not cute at all and yet, he still loves it unironically. ]

[hunksmash]

... Will the bird be choking people? Because that sounds at least vaguely threatening.

[punshots]

...What? N-no! It's just, like, y'know...a play on the word "chocobo"! But I guess I can see where you got the choking part from.

[ It really doesn't sound great when he thinks about it like that... ]

[hunksmash]

Yeah, people who don't know it's called a chocobo are prooooobably gonna question it.

[punshots]

Guess so...alright, nixing "Chokey". What d'you think of the name Chobi?

[hunksmash]

That's good and reasonable.

[punshots]

Aw, c'mon, it's so boring, though! It's just switching around some of the letters in "chocobo" and adding an I.

[ He might have been looking for some backup against this one... ]

[hunksmash]

[ Oh. Oops. ]

Well, if you don't like it, I'm totally against it.

You know your giant bird best, after all!

[punshots]

I guess that's true...I dunno. Maybe I really should just try to get to know her first before I name her.