cowboy

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[it's taken a year and a half, but a certain little yellow chocobo has finally grown enough big to ride safely! though, Bawk is still a good several feet shorter than the adult chocobos, but it is able to carry around a 7 year old who is on the small side without any issues.]

[careful where you tread, lest you run into a tiny cowboy and his chocobo as they try to herd a stampede of baby chocobos down the hallway: Sora is even wearing a little cowboy hat and miniature stirrups. unfortunately this cowboy is panicked; the little ones accidentally escaped when he went to fetch Bawk.]

No! Go back home, you guys!

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[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he takes his eyes off you for one minute*

Whoa! What's going on here?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

They're 'sposed to go back home, but they won't!

[that's one minute too long, apparently! oops, the crowd of chocobo chicks starts stampeding toward Ri when they hear his voice.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Well, don't step on any of them, 'bug. Hold Bawk back.

*the chicks probably recognize him as the bringer of greens, so he quickly kneels down and holds out his hands so the chicks can climb him*

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[well, Bawk heard its name, so it trots on over, though it's making a point to avoid the chicks-- look Ri, it comes up to your shoulder, now!]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*sighs a bit, trying to gather up the chicks*

You're not old enough for the chicks to listen to you, Bawk.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

We didn't mean to let them out.. I went to take Bawk for a ride an' they just ran out!

[reaches up and scritches Bawk's head, pouting.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

That's alright, 'bug. Here, you take some of these chicks, and Bawk will take some, and I'll have the rest and we'll bring them back to the stables.

*starts redistributing chicks, putting a couple on Bawk's feathery back*

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[Sora busily plops some peeping chicks onto his hat- so that's what cowboy hats are for! once he and Bawk are all loaded up, Bawk starts slowly walking back toward the stable, though it's warking at Ri like it's trying to tell him something.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*cradles his armful of chicks and looks at Bawk*

What're you being so noisy for?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[Bawk warks again, and nips at Ri's shirt. it's just being affectionate; it misses its family back in the room now that it lives in the stables.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he chuckles*

You just want attention, huh? Well, Poco might be coming to the stables soon enough. He's getting big, too.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

An' then Poco will be big enough to ride, too! Right?

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

That'll take a little bit longer, but yup! He'll be big enough to ride eventually. Are you having fun with Bawk?

[endlessxsky.livejournal.com]

*well this is something kind of interesting, so he watches on for a second before stepping forward*

... need some help?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

I gotta bring them home-- look out!

[here comes a flurry of feathers: chocobo chicks are scrambling over to Roxas, peeping madly and intent on climbing.]

[endlessxsky.livejournal.com]

*Roxas looks a little confused as to why they're coming so close, and steps back a little bit*

Uh, g-go home little guys! Shoo! Go!

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[the word 'shoo' is a mystery to the chicks; they start climbing all over Roxas gleefully! he now has several feathery accessories.]

[endlessxsky.livejournal.com]

*are they +10 defense for emo? Roxas is now holding many chicks, looking only briefly annoyed, and smiling*

... you wouldn't happen to be Sorabug, would you?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Uh huh! An' this is Bawk!

[Bawk warks in greeting, trotting over to peck at Roxas curiously. well, it's more of a nudge with its beak, so it doesn't hurt any chicks.]

[endlessxsky.livejournal.com]

Ah, I've heard about you from Ri. I'm a good friend of his and Sora's.

*he strokes Bawk on its beak, sort of enjoying all of the birds' attention*

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Ohh.. Are you a Nobody?

[please excuse Sora's inability to ask questions tactfully.]

[endlessxsky.livejournal.com]

*he does inwardly cringe -- he doesn't have any experience with kids*

No, I'm very much a Somebody now. I have a heart. Well, two right now.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Really? So you got your own heart? How'd you do it?

[endlessxsky.livejournal.com]

*crouches down with all the birds*

Yup. I don't know how it happened, though. So do you wanna take these back to uh. Where they live?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Oh.. Okay.

[he looks disappointed at Roxas' answer, and sort of pulls his hat over his face-- Bawk will lead the way back to the stables.]