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

[raisedbybirds]

[ She will pretend very hard, with all of her might.

Anyway, here's the part where she gets nosy and starts scrolling through the rest of his post. She makes note of Alisaie's response and that this feathered friend is coming from 'Eos' but as Prompto says, there are other worlds. Interesting. Multi-planetary colonization? That would have done a world (ha ha) of good for the Dachora's survival... ]

Frankly, investing in a ranch might not be a bad idea at the rate you and your companions are going, especially if they lay eggs. There are farms and petting zoos in Middle Lunatia, aren't there?

[punshots]

[ The wheels are already turning in his head as to how to make this possible, which is never a good thing. But honestly, how can he resist the idea of starting a chocobo ranch?! Maybe he shouldn't say never just yet... ]

You've got a point there...I didn't even think about 'em laying eggs! D'you really think they could? I mean, since they're not native, and all?

[ And since the Moonblessed are sterile, too, but that's...kind of an awkward subject so he'll just focus on the birds for now. ]

[raisedbybirds]

It's possible their very existence here means they are also effectively moonblessed. ...I also summoned a creature and it now requires moonlacing for sustenance instead of its usual food source.

Drasomnis required chroma to hatch so that might be something else to take into consideration...

[ This seems like an offensive question Samus Raised By Birds Aran would ask but she's not above humane disposal of animal products if they are going to be sterile anyway. ]

...Are they edible?

[punshots]

[ Okay, okay, she has a point. At least, about the possibility of feeding the chocobo through moonlacing, but if that gives Prompto the excuse to cuddle his bird, he's all for it.

But at the question of edibility, she loses him. ]

What — n-no, 'course not! ...I mean, sure, maybe technically, but you can't eat a chocobo! They're too cute.