Fourteenth Flare - Clothes and Eggs

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[The feed clicks on to show a close-up view of... a chocobo chick's face. It's a certain red one, and it pecks at the screen curiously before it's pulled away.]

Man, relax, Alex ! Yeesh, you're really annoying today, y'know that? Go climb on the bookshelf again.

[As the chocobo chick wiggles in his hands, Lea goes to plop onto his bed. With the way the SFC is faced and Lea is sitting, it's easy to mistake him for Axel more than ever as the tattooed portion of his face isn't in view. The only thing that gives a hint that he's himself is the fact that his red hair, while down and non-spiked for once, isn't nearly long enough, and there's the loop of tattoo ink around his throat. At the end of his bed are a huge pile of clothes, which Lea nudges with one foot. One can just barely see an itty bitty incubation station on the other side of his bed, where a chocobo egg is. Alex seems determined to climb onto it.]

I'm outgrowing everything... I WOULD get my growth spurt now! My clothes are starting not to fit...

[Flopping onto his side and facing the SFC, he places a cheek in his hand.]

Got any ideas, Vat? Gimme your favorite stores. I mean, there has to be someone with decent- [He turns around suddenly, frowning. A certain chick has been trying to scale and flap its way up to the incubator.] Alex! Quit it! Seriously, you crazy bird...

[Rolling off of the bed, Lea crouches down and scoops up the pigeon-sized bird- whose been growing just as much as he has in the last day or so. He's grumbling, but suddenly  a small crack interrupts him. Pausing, he blinks at the incubator.

Another cracking noise, and there's clearly a little line going through the egg. A tiny, almost miniscule chirp. The egg rocks a bit.

And Lea makes the most ecstatic high pitched noise and rushes out of his room, carting Alex off.]

STEEEEEEEIN!

[Needless to say, Lea may be a bit... late in replying to other people.]

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[singularjustice.livejournal.com]

[ Okay, this strange boy is yelling for Stein, which is weird, but it is entirely not what N is concerned with. His attention, predictably, is caught by the chocobo. ]

What kind of bird is that?

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[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

<sub>[Lea will never understand why people don't love Stein as much as he does.

He eventually comes back to the screen, so proud of himself. Like a new parent. Alex is being cuddled against his chest.]</sub>

It's a chocobo! Stein bred some and let me have Alex!

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[singularjustice.livejournal.com]

Stein breeds animals?

[ N is not sure what he thinks about that. Then again, N is not sure what he thinks of Stein in general except that he doesn't want to challenge him again. ]

I've never seen a chocobo before. He's beautiful.

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Yeah! He has a whole buncha chocobos here! And he takes good care of 'em, or else they wouldn't have had chicks? Right, Alex?

_{[The red chick is clearly pleased at being petted and complimented.]}

And Myde just hatched! [The screen is filled with nothing but blurs for a second before Lea focuses it on the little box that has no replaced the incubator, filled with a little blanket. A light brown chocobo with some white splotches here and there is curled up. It's even smaller than Alex, being newly hatched and all.] Selphie gave me the egg for my birthday!

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[singularjustice.livejournal.com]

[ N is so fascinated with them, and it shows on his face. ]

Where do they come from? How big do they get? Do they act like the normal animals around here do, or are they special? Could I come see them?

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[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Lea gives a small laugh as he turns the SFC back to him.]}

How about you come visit and I'll answer all those questions then, okay? Do you know where Stein lives?

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[singularjustice.livejournal.com]

You live with Stein? [ ...oh. ]

[dystopiadreams.livejournal.com]

*Have a huffy looking Selphie on the screen - is Lea really yelling for Stein to help with the baby chocobos? Bad move, Lea*

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Don't be silly. Clearly the best idea.]}

[dystopiadreams.livejournal.com]

*Is that a growl? Sure, just go and ask Stein. And where did he learn about chocobos from? HMM?*

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Lea is clearly oblivious, too lost in cuddling his new baby when he finally answers. It's a light brown little chocobo, with some fluff of white here and there.]}

Innit awesome, Selphie?

[dystopiadreams.livejournal.com]

Mmhmm...

*Seriously struggling to stay mad now - that thing is just too cute!*

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Lookit those big blue eyes, Selphie. Bitty brown chocobo has just hatched!]}

Named him Myde after what Demyx's name was before he joined the Organization and I can tell he digs it already! Isn't that right, Myde? Who's a good boy!

_{[At least, Lea thinks it's a boy. He's not too sure. Alex keeps trying to peek up.]}

[action] oh god I lol'd

[patchworkdoctor.livejournal.com]

[he leans out into the hallway from the kitchen, a cracker in his mouth.]

Hm?

[action] PSEUDOSON LOVES YOU STEIN

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

STEIN! STEIN! STEEEEIN!

_{[FLAPPING SO MUCH FLAPPING AND CAPS LOCK! Alex flaps up onto Stein's head while Lea flails at Stein before grabbing his arm and tugging him to his room.]}

My birthday egg! It's hatching! It's hatching! What do I do!?

[action] Y SO GODDAMN CUTE LEA?!

[patchworkdoctor.livejournal.com]

[He lets Lea drag him down the hall, leaning back and snatching a towel out of the bathroom as they pass it. Coming upon the egg, Stein cocks his head at it, holding the towel out to Lea. The cracker is still in the way.]

Ywll wnt t-

[wait, hold plz, eating the cracker]

You'll want to towel it off and keep it warm.

Oh, and it'll need fed.

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What do I feed it!? Is it too young to eat worms and stuff!?

_{[OH GOD WHAT DO. But he's still fidgeting in front of the fidgeting little egg, where the cracks are getting bigger. Look! There's even chirping!]}

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[patchworkdoctor.livejournal.com]

[he pushes Lea slightly towards it.]

When it comes out, make sure to grab it with the towel. If you aren't fast enough, it might get cold and die.

[well, not necessarily. it'd take a while. but he needs to go get a bottle and he can't have Lea following him, just in case the new chick decides to jump off the incubator.

turning, he leaves, moving quickly through the house; he manages to go downstairs and come back up in only a minute or two, returning with a warm bottle in his hand.]

You can feed it this.

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<sub>[WHAT. OH GOD WHAT. Lea looks horrified that his new pet will die if he's not quick enough. S-SOB, STEIN, SO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY.

But he stays practically anchored to his spot, barely noticing that Stein disappears. He won't let his new baby die! Not on his watch! When Stein comes back, he's anxiously cradling something in the towel, doing his best to dry it and keep it warm.

At the doctor's voice, he blinks and looks up.]</sub>

What's that? [Grabbing at it anyway.]

[replicatedaster.livejournal.com]

[Omg, what is that and why is it so cute.]

Lea? Where'd you get that? [CAN SHE HAVE ONE?]

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[The feed eventually is answered, and Lea is now cuddling TWO chocobo chicks! The new addition is a small fluffy brown one with some white splotches here and there. ]}

From all my friends! Selphie got me Myde's egg for my birthday, and Alex is one of the chocobo chicks that Stein bred!

[replicatedaster.livejournal.com]

[So. Much. Cute.]

They're really pretty!

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

They're mine! Of course they're good lookin'.

This one's Alex, and this one's Myde!

_{[So original. So so original. :| ]}

[replicatedaster.livejournal.com]

Those are nice names! [Smiiiiiiles.]

Can I meet them?

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Sure! You know where Stein lives?