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[photoshooter]

Look!

[Without further preamble, Prompto holds his phone camera back to show what he's got cradled in the crook of his other arm: an egg that looks bigger than a chicken itself, so he for sure didn't get it from inside the station.]

It's a chocobo egg! Chocobo, I just know it! And I did the trick with the shell and the light and there's a baby inside, it's alive!

[He sets the phone down standing up and hugs the egg carefully and happily to his chest, grinning fit to split his face.]

I'm gonna be the best. Chocomom. Ever! I gotta introduce them to the girls downstairs, catch me there if you wanna say hi to baby in person!

[And for those who prefer more action-based interaction, Prompto will, in fact, be in the floor 2 chicken room, his egg held protectively in his lap with an arm always around it while he feeds and chatters to the chickens.

He's also taped a note to the chicken room door:]

ADOPT A CHICKEN!

Chickens are cute and don't grow very big, unlike basilisks and cockatrices. We lay the eggs you eat for breakfast and cook with! So please don't think about cooking us! We love you! Give us names and love us, too!

♩ є(･Θ･｡)э ♩ ⋋(◍’◊’◍)⋌ ♩ є(･Θ･｡)э ♩ ⋋(◍’◊’◍)⋌ ♩ є(･Θ･｡)э ♩ ⋋(◍’◊’◍)⋌ ♩ є(･Θ･｡)э ♩ ⋋(◍’◊’◍)⋌ ♩ є(･Θ･｡)э ♩

Comments

[nightcure]

Nah, I don't mind. I can't be blamed if you end up covered in feathers, though.

[ Like that'd actually happen. Prompto might be sworn to protect Noct, but Noctis would protect him just the same. ]

[photoshooter]

The feathers are a sign that the girls love me and appreciate everything I do for them. They're presents. Presents for Prompto.

[You keep telling yourself that, honey.]

But, okay, if you're sure. [He yawns widely and only remembers to cover it halfway through.] Night, Noct. Wake me up before your leg falls asleep or something.

[nightcure]

Sure they do. Or they just saw you as the perfect target.

[ He nods and... this is really nice. Really, really nice. Noct feels at ease for the first time in a while. ]

Night, Prompto.

[shiritai]

[ SO THIS... IS THE WEIGHT OF CREATION... ]

Are there any alternate styles that don't resemble a chicken quite so much?

[ you can stop reminding him of that ANY TIME, Violet ]

Is your hair long enough for braids, for example?

[photoshooter]

Huh? No. I don't think so?

[He picks his face up again and runs his thumb and forefinger doubtfully along the long lock of his hair in the front.]

Even if it was a really skinny braid, I don't think it would stay. Right?

[shiritai]

If you fixed it with pins and elastics perhaps, but even then, it would be a very small braid.

[ Hmmm... Violet squints her eyes at him for a moment. ]

I have a coworker back home that you bear a resemblance to. Perhaps his hairstyle would suit you?

[photoshooter]

Hm? How does he do it?

[Is Benedict's hair even substantially different from Prompto's?]

[dubiouslychthonic]

If we keep an eye on it, we should be able to tell when it's getting ready to hatch. The chick will start moving around more, and you'll be able to keep a closer watch on it.

Until then, it's going to need relative peace and quiet, along with warmth. It's not good for it to be moved around all the time. Too much opportunity for something to go wrong.

[photoshooter]

Oh. That makes sense.

[He's had this egg for less than a day and he already looks so reluctant to part with it. After a pause to come to terms with this, he picks his head up again.]

We can still at least incubate it in my room, right? There's space! [He can make there be space. He'll put his desk in the Armiger if he has to.]

[stormkingofshepherds]

...alright then. But yes, as I said, all those pairings produce eggs. [A slight shrug.] Even the Legendaries once came from eggs, themselves.

[shiritai]

Like so.

[ It's a little hard to demonstrate, given that Violet's hair is so much longer than Benedict's or Prompto's but she can do her best. Combing her fingers through her bangs, she parts them and then sweeps half to one side. Then after a moment of consideration, she fiddles with them for a moment to let a lock of hair fall loosely over her eye and then seems satisfied with just holding it in place. ]

... it looks very different on him, of course.

[photoshooter]

Huh. It's kind of like I already have mine. I guess without the part I style up, though.

[He runs his fingers through said mating plumage, then sighs and ruffles it free of its careful upward sweep. It ends up looking even more like fluffy chick down for a moment before he combs it aside and down, the way he used to have it. Or the way he has it, still, when it rains.]

See? I used to wear it like this when I was in high school.

[photoshooter]

Didn't you say those were, like, your gods? Your gods come from eggs?

[Eggs are truly the most powerful of shapes.]

[dubiouslychthonic]

I think that'd be a good idea.

[She draws back a bit, and withdraws her med kit from her sylladex with a brief flicker of an array of captchalogue cards. It takes a moment longer to rummage in the bag for what is unmistakably a stethoscope.]

Can I hold it for a moment?

[stormkingofshepherds]

[The true shape of the universe...?]

They do. Perhaps Arceus was trying to make all Pokemon in His image, in some way.

[shiritai]

[ Violet takes in this new 'do with a surprising amount of stony-faced seriousness. Apparently this is Serious Enough Business that she needs to put a fair bit of thought into it. ]

Yes, I see. In terms of downplaying the resemblance to a chicken, it's an improvement.

[ She tilts her head. ]

Why change it after high school?

[ whatever 'high school' is ]

[photoshooter]

Mm-hmm, sure.

[He hands his baby over with care, but he trusts Jetshard a lot.]

Will it already have a heartbeat, you think?

[photoshooter]

Wow. ...I think our gods just come from space. Maybe. Actually, I'm not sure where I got that impression? I really don't know a lot about the Astrals except that they're enormous and terrifying up close.

[photoshooter]

Well, I just... wanted to look different. You know? Show off the 'new me.' And my school was kind of strict about appearances, so I could never do anything really radical with my hair or my clothes. I think the most I ever got away with was rolling up my sleeves.

[Which is a personal tragedy for Prompto "Gun Show" Argentum.]

Getting new outfits, styling up my hair... I guess it was freeing, in a way? I always wanted to do something to stand out a little more, and I finally could without getting in trouble for it. Who wants to always be the same, right?

[shiritai]

[ Violet's not entirely sure she understands. She's never cared much for what clothes she'd worn or what her hair had been like and even when presented with her work uniform and for all the fuss the others had made, she hadn't been particularly moved by it.

So many little things Prompto concerns himself with that Violet has never really put much consideration into. It's interesting. She really does have a lot to learn, doesn't she? ]

In that case... why not restyle yourself as another "new me" during your time here?

[dubiouslychthonic]

I'm no expert on birds, but if it's well developed enough that you could see it by candling the egg, I think there's a pretty good chance that the circulatory system is working by now.

[She takes the egg just as carefully, holding it steady as she holds the stethoscope to the side of the shell. After listening thoughtfully for a moment, she nods.]

It's a little quiet, but there's definitely a regular heartbeat.

[matchmakes]

That's great! I'll await the day with bated breath.

[photoshooter]

Well...

[He pauses for a long time, and when he answers, it's kind of like a revelation to himself, too.]

I kinda like the me I am now? [Incredible.] I guess I can think about a different hairstyle, though. I don't always want to be known as the chicken guy.

[photoshooter]

Wow...

[He can feel his own heart in his chest. The mystery and miracle of a growing baby--it's incredible.]

That's good, right? Regular is good.

[photoshooter]

Since it seems like we keep finding animals from home, maybe the next one will be something from you and Wren's world! Aaaaaaaaaaaaa I can't wait!! σ(//≧ε≦//ｏ)!