006 [Accidental Video/Action for Goldenrod]

[soggypastry]

[The feed opens to a field of white this afternoon. It looks like one of Goldenrods mostly empty streets, with one exception.

The sound of hooves.

Has Santa and his herd of Stantler come early this year? Nope, it's just....ODIN!? He's not so little anymore, that's for sure. If anything, he seems to be tall as Lightning now, with a horn sprouting from his forehead and fire all down his back instead of just his mane and tail.

And speaking of Lightning...if you can see past the camera's gentle bobbing, you'll see she's riding him, attempting to get a feel for how different this is from a Chocobo. No saddle, no reins. Just her and her horse, in the empty streets of Goldenrod.

Up until she notices the Gear is on, though. Have a ghostly laugh, Route. Seems her Gastly got into her things again.]

Oh, give me that. Should name you Fang or something.

[And with that, the feed clicks off. Anyone wants to run into these three? They'll be in the streets for a while.]

Comments

[Video]

[soggypastry]

[Have a proud whinny from Odin before Lightning speaks, Aerith. He is very pleased to be bigger now.]

Yeah. He was too small to ride then. [Now she's just trying to make sure he doesn't throw her.]

[Video]

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

[Aerith doesn't blame him for feeling proud because he does look magnificient.]

A Ponyta is like a baby horse, isn't it? It's hard to ride anything so young or small.

[She continues to watch Lightning riding the horse.]

Do you have experience in riding animals?

[Video]

[soggypastry]

A toddler might have been able to ride him back then, but no one else.

[She shifts her position to avoid falling, using her legs to get him to turn.]

Some. We had Chocobos back on my world. It's pretty much the same.

[Video]

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

[She nods her head in agreement about the toddler being able to ride a Ponyta. Aerith continues to watch until a surprise look appears on her face.]

Chocobos? [Blinks a bit.] What do chocobos look like?

[Video]

[soggypastry]

[Lightning pauses, looking down at the Gear. How can...oh, right. Different worlds, and Ven didn't know about them, either.]

They're giant yellow birds. The chicks are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but the adults are taller than Snow. They were really...gentle, after we proved we weren't going to hurt them.

[Video]

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

[Well, in a way she does know someone who has the same hairstyle as a chocobo's, but they sadly do not exist in Kingdom Hearts Land. Aerith will be impressed by the description.]

Amazing! They really do grow up, don't they? Can they fly too?

[It would be cool to watch giant yellow birds fly around.]

[Video]

[soggypastry]

The chicks could fly, but the adults needed a running start and a good ledge to glide anywhere. Especially if they were carrying a rider.

[Sorry, Aerith. They're much too big to fly like seagulls do.]

[Video]

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's too bad, but the chicks sound pretty cute. I would really like to have one if there were any in Radiant Gardens. I've heard about chocobos from my twin once, too.

[She will sigh a bit out of disappointment.]

[Video]

[soggypastry]

[If Sazh ever shows up, she might just see a Chicobo.]

They can have tempers, though. Not sure you'd want something with a temper and a beak that can cut through flesh.

[Video]

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

[Aerith would definitely like to meet the Chicobo.]

Well, I wouldn't want to be pecked, but aren't there usually risks in having any sort of pet? If everyone was so careful, then no one would bother having one, so I really don't mind. I'll just have to be careful not to upset them.

[Video]

[soggypastry]

[Someday. If Sazh ever comes and Johto lets him keep the little thing.]

From what I've been told, if you get them early enough, they make really loyal friends.

[Video]

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

[It would be a crime to seperate Sazh and the Chicobo, in my opinion.]

That's good to know. I'll try to get a baby chocobo if I ever find one. I bet Yuffie would love to have a chocobo. Leon and Cid might not like the idea, but it shouldn't be hard to convince them. [Especially if Aerith and Yuffie play the puppy dog card.] Do you have any pets back home, Lightning?

[Video]

[soggypastry]

[A most high crime, in mine.]

I don't think you and Yuffie would have trouble convincing Leon of anything. [IF they both used the puppy dog eyes on Lightning, even she would cave eventually.]

No. I worked full time, and my sister was going to be going away for school. Neither of us could handle a pet.

[Video]

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

Only if we plan out a stragety, then anything is possible. [oh really now? so if they give her the puppy dog look because they want to see Lightning crossdressing as Cloud, would she do it?]

Oh, I would have thought you had one. You just seem to know a lot about riding a horse and chocobos too.

[Video]

[soggypastry]

Like getting through the woods in a blizzard? [Quite possible. It would just take a few hours of wearing her down.]

We were both out of the house a lot. One thing we did agree on was we didn't want a pet getting put through that. ...And I learned what I know from getting thrown a lot.