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[The feed starts, and Ramza's already giving the two odd, ostrich-like birds behind him an exasperated look. The yellow one seems concerned; the red-feathered one... more cavalier than anything else.]

Another clutch... by now I might as well say they're making a habit of this. Three, this time.

[Fortunately, that means it's a routine endeavor for him as well. He arches his back slightly and hefts an item up to the frame. The oval shape and off-white color is familiar enough to just about anyone, and it's not a stretch to imagine that the two Chocobos behind him were the parents.]

As before-- [He took a moment to adjust his grip.] --I'll happily offer the eggs to any guests willing to foster them. In being hand-reared they will better work with humans, and I cannot hope to look after three chicks on my own.

[As if answering Ramza's reply, another yellow bird- somewhat smaller, but mature nonetheless- timidly plods into the frame, already fit with a saddle. But Ramza soon placates her with a well-practiced scratch behind her headcrest, and carefully sets the egg into her saddlebags.]

And further, we've one here whose caretaker has left Saeng Seong, and I would rather find her some human company as well. Her name is Salali... if you would put in a lot for the eggs, pray consider adopting her instead.

[A last pat on the head and she strides away to join the others. The red hen wastes no time in preening her headfeathers back into their proper smoothness.]

My thanks to the guests who've aided us already.

((OOC: It's that time again! If your character wants a chocobo (or if you want them to have one), just tag and express the point either OOCly or ICly, and furthermore, please specify if you're interested in an egg and/or adopting Salali as well. the winners of the raffle will be decided a week from this posting. Consult this handy little infodump for more information, and comment there or PM me if you have any questions!))

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And you want people to help raise them?!

[He's actually bouncing slightly in front of the camera.]

Well... yes.

[And now he's especially confused. Call him old-fashioned but he wasn't used to seeing this much emotion or enthusiasm from constructs.]

Though I should warn you they're far removed from common birds.

[He waves a hand dismissively.]

I took care of a Robo-Baby once, how hard could taking caring of little baby birdie be?

[There were totally no mishaps involving the Robo-Baby. They got it back to Doc Greene safe and sound!]

A--

A what?

[You can almost hear his mind blow a fuse.]

Do constructs not simply... remain as they were crafted?

Well, most of the time, I guess. Unless you're talking about transforming.

[He looks contemplative.]

The Robo-Baby was a robot that was meant to act like a baby. It was really cute.

[He clutches his hands by the side of his face, smiling fondly.]

Of course.

[...Maybe he should have considered that. Someone out there could want a child-like construct, though it would be an odd novelty nonetheless...]

Very well; I'll note your name for the drawing. But I should ask, do you aim to make a mount of it?

Um. I don't think any of your birdies are big enough to carry me.

[Not quite 10-foot alien robots tend to be a bit... heavy.]

Besides, you don't need to ride much of anything when you can fly!

[He turns slightly to show off the helicopter rotors folded on his back]

Nor I. [Even an eight-foot-tall flesh-and-blood rider was too large for many birds, but at least there was no mistaking that point here.

Less clear, however, was the purpose of those four blades upon the robot's back. He'd assumed it some manner of scabbard, but they were meant for flight...?]

...what are those things upon your back?

Hm? [He thought it would have been pretty clear! He doesn't consider that somebody might not be familiar with helicopters.] They're rotor blades! You know, like on a helicopter? Because that's what I transform into.

[It might have been, were Blades not talking to someone who's still amazed by the fact that Saeng Seong has hot running water.]

That they are blades is plain enough, though I have never heard of a helicopter.

What, really?

[He's kind of shocked! But then, maybe he shouldn't be. There's people from all sorts of places in Saeng Seong.]

Well, a helicopter is, well... this!

[Backing away so that the camera can get a good shot of him, with a sound of shifting metal he proceeds to transform into a small - smaller than usual! - orange and white rescue 'copter.]

By the Gods--!

[The form and function of the helicopter was entirely lost upon him; not for any lack of understanding, but more from witnessing a human-looking construct undergo a gut-wrenching series of contortions and eversion that left Ramza wincing at the start and entirely horrified by the end.]

Are-- are you alright?!

Of course!

[Blades unfolds back into his robot form.]

It's just transforming. That's why we're called Transformers!

Oh...

[It was an interesting trick, if a little bit difficult to watch for the first time. How silly that discomfort seemed in hindsight...

Though, with that hindsight came the inkling that he'd seen such a shape before.]

...Come to think of it, I had seen similar blades in my homeworld, upon the ruins of an airship. But that ship had more the look of a nautical boat, not a... bizarre carriage.

An airship that looks like a boat?

[That sounds a bit odd. The airships he immediately thinks of look like giant balloons, not boats...

Then a little lightbulb goes off in his head.]

Oh, like they have in those Terminal Dream games Cody showed me?

[Because if the guy doesn't know what helicopters are, he will definitely know what video games are.]

I've only ever glanced at them. [Why did everyone keep making that comparison?

But perhaps he could cut to the point in functional understanding...]

Do you flap them like a bird's wings?

[Or, you know, lack thereof.]

[He laughs and waves a hand.]

No, no, they spin!

[He twirls a finger in a circle.]

Like a... like a baby's mobile!

[How in the world could that lift something into the air?

But it would explain the big, mechanical masts on the ship. And the apparent lack of sails. Ramza mimics the finger motion, staring off into space as he ponders the workings of such a method.]

...I see.

[Nope, still clueless. But perhaps that wasn't important.]

An impressive feat all the more, to fly without magic.

Aw, it's just science! I mean, it's not like I invented the helicopter or anything, I just transform into one...

Flying with magic actually sounds a lot more impressive.

[Because... Magic! Magic is cool!]

Perhaps to you, but such science was long lost in my homeland; the relics of a bygone age.

Magic was common enough to have a mystic fly in strides across a battlefield, but you would not see a boat lifted so!

Wow!

[He's clearly still impressed by the idea of someone flying with magic.]

How did you manage to lose your science?

[Asks the robot whose species managed to lose a ton of ancient and apparently irreplicable technology all over Earth.]

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