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[ 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. ]

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Dude, that was insane. [ the summoning? the huge chicken? all of the above, honestly. ]

Did you catch it? Are you really gonna ride it? Don't birds have, like, hollow bones? [ this might be a lot of questions, yes, but it's still only a few of the total questions he has after witnessing this. ]

[ Peter is clearly a person of culture. At least, if he's using "insane" in a good way, which Prompto can only assume that he is, because it's how he would use it, too. It was insanely...amazing! ]

Took me a hot minute, but I finally caught up with her! [ Yes, it's a her now. ] And trust me — I've ridden plenty of these guys before. They handle it like a champ!

[ Though now that he's thinking about it...is it really painful for the chocobos??? ]

[ he absolutely is using it in a good way, which does in fact makes peter and prompto both people of culture! ]

Good, 'cause if you didn't I'd be extra worried about what was in my next chicken sandwich in this place. [ because he still doesn't know what the food here really is and while he's decided the less he thinks about it the better, even he couldn't ignore knowing that there was a giant chicken-esque critter on the run.

he perks up at mention of prompto's past expertise, however. ]

Really? Are there a lot of them back where you're from? I mean, she was going pretty fast- that's gotta be a wild ride.

[ At least chocobo-meat would be a bit more regular than, like, Lisa Frank-colored beef and fish. Prompto's learned to like it, and it all tastes fine, but it sure as hell doesn't look natural, does it? ]

Yeah, dude, they're all over the place! You can call a chocobo from any convenient travel stop of your choice! [ Very convenient, since those were all places Prompto and his friends would frequently stop... :thinking: ] There's even a ranch full of 'em in Duscae. We had to take out a behemoth so the birds wouldn't be scared anymore.

[ So, yeah. He's basically a big bird hero. ]

What's a "behemoth"? Sounds... big. [ the most important part, honestly, and crucial to the crowning of prompto as said big bird hero. ]

Man. I'm so jealous. Riding around on a giant bird would be so much cooler than taking the subway. [ not as cool as webslinging, but at least he could ride a chocobo in his regular clothes, right? ]

But, uh... maybe the mess would be too much for a big city?

Y'know? Big just about...sums 'em up. Big, purple-y, big claws and horns and teeth — this one was also missing an eye, which made it pretty badass, I gotta admit...

[ Too bad it was terrorizing poor, defenseless chocobos! Though the birds do have some serious kicks. He's had to learn the hard way... ]

But yeah, it's pretty great, my dude! We'll find out if it's too much mess for a big city. I apologize now if you ever step in a big bird turd in the middle of a sidewalk. Prooobably on me. I'll let you ride it sometime as payback!

Woah, seriously? [ that sounds pretty monstrous to peter, and his eyebrows raise in disbelief. ]

Are there a lot of those where you're from, too? Man. Most people I know just think raccoons digging through dumpsters are annoying enough. [ at least they weren't, you know, huge. small mercies. but- ]

Seriously? You'd really let me try it out? [ he looks surprised and excited- but then, he smiles. ]

I mean, you gotta know I might just have to say I stepped in something, then, just for that. [ at least he's warning him! ]

Nah, not a lot of those ones. That was the only one we ever fought. But believe me, we had plenty of other monsters to keep us busy even without a bunch of other behemoths to worry about.

[ Don't get him started on the daemons. At least the monsters weren't really an issue in the big cities, and there was a reason that bounty hunting was such an important gig in all the places in between. It's how they made most their money, anyway.

His life is basically like a monster hunting video game...weird. ]

But, yeah, 'course you can try it out! You haven't lived 'til you've ridden a chocobo. I'll just say I can smell what you're steppin' in. ...Literally, if you actually do step in it.

Wow. Sorry, man. [ he sounds surprisingly sincere, considering his previous enthusiasm for discussing the chocobos and particulars of prompto's world. peter doesn't have a ton of experience with that kind of monster, but his world's having its own share of problems and he finds himself particular struck by the thought of having to deal with "plenty of other monsters."

still. the thought of being able to ride the giant chicken is still tempting. he grins at the joke and shakes his head. ]

I hope you don't have to smell it too much. Where are you even keeping her? Your apartment? [ THAT SOUNDED... mildly disastrous. ]

[ Well, y'know, dealing with monsters on the daily is kind of par for the course when you're a character in an RPG world. Though even in Prompto's case, he didn't have to really deal with them until he left Insomnia with Noctis. There weren't any monsters in the big city, and so at first, it was definitely a shock to the system to see them just...wandering out on the countryside.

Really, the chocobos are pretty hardcore, for only being startled by the behemoth and none of the other beasties around Lucis. ]

Uhhh...that's a good question, my dude. Still, uh, working that one out. [ And yes, probably one he should have worked out before summoning a large creature from his home world to the city but hindsight is indeed 20/20. ] You reckon Lunatia has any...stables?

[ chocobos are hardcore, especially when they start kicking things. honestly, if peter knew about their level of hardcoreness he'd probably wish he had one to help him stop crime back home.

for now he just wants one to ride around on, which is fair because that would still be really cool. ]

You don't know where you're gonna put it? [ peter laughs incredulously, but he still sounds sort of pleased anyway. ]

I dunno, man. I mean, there's gotta be, right? For whatever animals they're making food out of? Plus I think I heard there's a petting zoo. But... that might be kinda far out there. [ how was prompto going to ride his chocobo all day if it was living that farm life? ]

Maybe you should just sneak it into your apartment. [ he's. mostly joking. ]

[ He might be joking, but is he really??? Because Prompto is seriously considering it. It would last all of, like, thirty seconds, it's not like it's easy to hide the smell or sound of sight of a chocobo. But it's like when you bring home a stray. Once it's already there, your roommates can't say you have to take it to the shelter, right?

...He is definitely gonna try to justify this. ]

Maybe I should. I mean, I bet I can train her to be stealthy, like me! [ footage not found ] And I'll let her use all my best hair products on her feathers so she can stay fresh.

[ ...do hair products even work on feathers ]

Hey, that might be a good name! Fresh. Dr. Fresh. Or Freshley. I kinda dig it.

[ okay, of all things to focus on about that statement, peter finds himself focusing on how prompto says he would let the chocobo use the hair products, not that he would use them on her. ]

Wow, that's, uh, really generous of you. I dunno though, the smell of hair products might mess with the whole "stealth" thing you're trying to teach her- could be too noticeable, you know? [ yeah. that was the snag in the plan. ]

Dr. Fresh kiiinda sounds like a really bad DJ name. [ but it's said with no judgement. ]

I like Freshley, though. And then if she does leave a mess in the city or-or your apartment, people can't blame a bird named "Freshley" for making a mess, right? [ it's all coming together...! ]

[ I mean, he has a good point. Or at least, Prompto thinks he does. He's gotta give this chocobo stealth plan more thought...though if it smelled like his hair products then maybe it would just trick his roommates into thinking it was him!

...Okay, yeah, that's never gonna work. A name that inspires the thought of freshness, however... ]

Yeah, yeah! [ It's even better than he realized! ] Freshley...it's really growin' on me! I'm gonna have to run it by her, first, to make sure she likes it.

[ The chocobo's approval is very, very important, after all. ]

Y'know, I think we're onto something here. And — anyway, it's better to ask forgiveness than permission, right? People...people say that. I think.

How'll you know if she likes it? [ he's actually just genuinely curious, okay! ] I guess if she didn't like it, she could peck at you. [ man, he's still not over this "giant bird" thing. he seems glad to hear that prompto likes the name, though. ]

People definitely say that. [ he confirms, grin growing a little. ]

I don't think it's, uh... always true, but in this case I think it'll probably be fine. [ probably. listen, it's not that peter wants there to be fighting or messy apartments because of giant birds or anything, but prompto brought this adorable bird into this world, right? that's his responsibility now. it's only right for him to let her live in his home.

yeah. ]

What does she eat, anyway? Are you gonna need to get, like, a huge bulk supply of seeds?

[ Peter isn't wrong. Chocobos aren't exactly subtle creatures, so if Prompto names her something she doesn't like, he's bound to find out through the sharp peck of her beak. ]

Pecking, scratching, ruffling feathers...pooping. There's lots of ways she can communicate. [ A beat. ] Let's just hope I land a winner the first go.

[ He will already be dealing with enough chocobo poop, no need to add revenge poops into the mix...he shudders. ]

She eats lots of green stuff. Wasn't sure if she'd like the lettuce here, but she seems okay with it. What they really love is gysahl greens. Super bitter, so maybe I ought to give her kale or spinach or something.

[ He should really get Ignis' opinion on this one. ]

Every single one of those things sounds awful coming from a bird her size. So, yeah... good luck! [ he'll be rooting for you and your new bird daughter, prompto. still... ]

Too bad you can't just ask her what name she wants. You'd think a place this big on animals would have a way of actually communicating with them. [ yeah, this is a silly, fantasy-sci-fi thought, but you know what?? this was a silly, fantasy-sci-fi place. give him a break. ]

Sounds like a really healthy bird. [ that's... probably a good thing, if he thinks about it, because again: She Is Huge. ]

At least you don't have to worry about her running around eating other people's pets.

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