ⅸ ┆ wark!

[shrugs_a_lot]

[Cloud's at the stables, he's been there long enough to actually approach to a particular white mare with black mane and tail --that reminds him very much to Odin's horse--, which he's petting as he examines her. He can't get over the fact that horses only have four legs... Where are the other two?

None of the horses look like they would last a day out there carrying him and the Buster Sword, leave alone all the other stuff he's supposed to bring for the expedition...

The mare seems curious about his hair, and she tries to either smell it or take a munch out of it. Cloud doesn't let her do any of that and in the process of stopping her gently, the journal falls from his pocket, opening as it usually does in these circumstances; without him noticing.]

--stop that... Chocobos do that too...

Horses, giant lizards, but no chocobos. Castle, you suck.


.......


Wark...

[The mare neighs softly at the sound.]

Kweh?...



{{open in person or through journal}}

Comments

[bustered]

Never said I didn't. Bit too formal for me though.

Did she? [But brb, distracted to chuckles by that tone. What even, Cloud.]

[shrugs_a_lot]

That's what I thought... But it's not entirely bad. [Stroking his own ego a little. What's wrong with that.]

Yeah, she did. [Pushes him a little with his shoulder at the chuckles, just a friendly banter.]

[bustered]

Never said it was. [Nothing wrong with it at all!]

Sure she wasn't trying to pick you up? [Teeeaaaase.]

[shrugs_a_lot]

Nah, [But now he has to think about it...]

I... I dunno... What if she was? [EEEEK! Have a moment of that lovely backwater cadet you used to know, Zack.]

[bustered]

[Oh, nostalgia. Zack smiles and nudges Cloud a little with his elbow.]

Well, do you think you'd be interested?

[shrugs_a_lot]

[Freezes on his spot... Zack why you do this.]

[bustered]

[Because he is Zack. But he's walking and Cloud isn't, and he's talked and Cloud hasn't responded, so Zack turns and--

oops? He takes two quick steps, coming in front of Cloud, concern flitting just briefly across his face.]

Hey... Spike?

[shrugs_a_lot]

I'm pretty sure that's not what me mum meant by getting and older girlfriend and settling down, you know?

[...]

I... I'll think I'll pass.

[bustered]

Hey, I was kidding. [He takes a chance and throws an arm around Cloud's shoulders, trying to bring the tone back around to fun again.] C'mon, let's find that chocobo.

[shrugs_a_lot]

[One of these days he'll get the hang of talking about women... But alrighty... Let's find that bird.]

[bustered]

[Women or chocobos? Well, the fairer sex is going to have to take a backseat to yellow and feathery, because they are two men on a mission, and chocobo hunting is very serious business. Or maybe they're just weird, there is that. Whatever the case, Zack's looking and listening as they walk the rows in the stables, horses in each pen so far but he hears some stranger, not-horse sounds coming from further back.]

[shrugs_a_lot]

[Cloud had been so sure he had checked around, had called the bird and everything. But he can hear it too, he gives Zack a pleasant surprised stare. Did you hear that? He seems to be saying.]

[bustered]

[Zack nods in reply -- yes, he heard it, when they distinctly hadn't heard anything that sounded like a chocobo earlier. Stupid castle, are you trying to hide the bird from them? You picked the wrong people! These are two determined ex-SOLDIERs who will be heading deeper into the stables. They are going to find that chocobo!]

[shrugs_a_lot]

[If they only had greens with them--and then it hits him. It's a stupid magic castle! He can wish for them! And he does, muttering under his breath the chocobos favored food appears in his hands. Cloud approaches to Zack and gives him one of them, before they approach too much to the source of the noise. Sure sugar worked with horses, these worked with chocobos.]

[bustered]

[It's amazing that they don't think of this wising thing sooner, but... well, they don't. And neither of them is the type to wish frivolously anyway. But greens is definitely a good wish, and Zack takes his gladly when Cloud hands them over. He'll still let the blond lead though; chocobo-finding is his quest first.]