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[verynormalturnipseller]

Green?

[It just sounds pretty. He is out of his depth.]

[planetdialup]

Yeah, green!

Here, I'll enter it into the computer, and you can take a look at them in the paddock. Do horses come in green?

[verynormalturnipseller]

Just... fur colors. Usually black and brown.

[Feathers get more interesting.]

[planetdialup]

Huh...that's too bad.

...did you want green horses?

[They could have ANY horses they want WN!]

[verynormalturnipseller]

I think I'd just like a brown one.

[He'd be distracted by the green any time he looked down.]

All of ours at home were black. It got a little boring.

[planetdialup]

Then we'll get you a brown horse!

No boring chocobos or horses for us!

[verynormalturnipseller]

The Nightless City was ridiculous that way.

[Sort of liberating to say.]

Ready to go and see them?

[planetdialup]

Sounds kinda dramatic.

[She giggles softly and claps her hands.]

Oh, yes please!

[verynormalturnipseller]

[Wen Ning makes a show of holding the door for her. He's dressed the part of the young master today. He should behave accordingly. Only once he's seen her through does he follow to find out what a riding bird actually looks like.]

[planetdialup]

[The show of door opening has her laugh and shake her head at him. It's very sweet and silly to her. But her attention is taken away when she sees a chocobo and hears the trademark 'kweh'! It makes.]

Oh, hello precious!

[And she hurries over to the chocobo, ignoring the horse to come right over to the chocobo, bridled and saddled, and reaching out to have the bird- looking so much similar to an oversized, yellow fluffy ostrich- bring its head down to Aerith's waiting hands.]

[verynormalturnipseller]

[Wen Ning's horse is a large, handsome beast, the kind that's rather impractical for the mountains. He moves to it, even knowing it's not real, because it doesn't seem fair to ignore it.

But his attention is firmly on the giant riding bird. He gawks quite appreciatively, as amazed as Aerith could wish.]

[planetdialup]

[Aerith has to dote on the chocobo first because, well. It's a chocobo, and it's precious and she's missed them. She gives it scratches all around the beak, and onto its head and neck where it offers trills of pleasure, closing its eyes and clearly happy at the treatment. Thankfully, she eventually eases up, and glances over.]

Sorry, I got a little excited and...whoa.

[That's a horse? That's a horse. It's big too! Like a chocobo but...not.]

It has four legs...huh.

[Guess Iris made mechanical horses based on real life?]

[verynormalturnipseller]

Well, it's not a bird, a person, or a dragon, so.

[He has definitely never given the number of legs any thought.]

I think that makes it very easy to ride? The only thing more comfortable would be a camel.

[He's never actually been on one, but he's seen a few passing through markets with traders from the west. Riding an animal with a built-in backrest must be cozy.]

[planetdialup]

...we could ride dragons?

[That. They have to do that. She tilts her head, frowning but...maybe it is more stable? Huh.]

So...once we're comfortable with chocobos and horses, we should try dragons and camels?

[verynormalturnipseller]

I just meant dragons have a different number of legs sometimes.

[Riding a dragon is definitely off-limits! At least as he understands them.]

Camels might be fun, though.

[planetdialup]

...they do?

[She had no idea! Well, if he doesn't want them to ride dragons...no dragons.]

But yeah, we can ride camels. Where do you usually ride camels? I don't think I've ever seen one in real life, but still.

[verynormalturnipseller]

I think they're tougher than horses. Traders coming in from deserts or higher in the mountains have them.

[planetdialup]

Huh. Well, they might be fun to ride if we want to try some mountain trails, maybe? I can think of a couple of places we could play around with when it comes to the Enclosure.

Maybe a small mountain. Or something. And in the meantime...

Ready to ride?

[verynormalturnipseller]

[He nods and swings up onto the horse quickly. He's curious to see how one gets onto a chocobo, if it's any different.]

[planetdialup]

[It doesn't appear to be much different. She could do it by leaping on from the back but...no. Instead, she does to the stirrup, before hooking her foot in and swings up and over quickly. The chocobo offers a 'kweh'! and beats its wings, but it helps with the balance.]

There! Let's see how it feels before going for a run?

[Since well. Do corpses tend to ride horses? Because she hasn't ridden a chocobo for awhile.]

[verynormalturnipseller]

[It does feel good to be on a horse. He didn't appreciate it when he was both alive and secure enough to do it.]

Do the wings make it difficult?

[Though. What would she compare it too? He urges his horse into a light trot, just to get the feel of the beast and the land, even if they're both illusions.]

[planetdialup]

[She was happy to be on the chocobo. She smiled, feeling the shuffle of its wings against her legs. It was a good feeling as she felt the feathers settle.

After a nudge, the bird started to move. It was a gentle lope, and she held the reins loose and easy.]

No, this is great. They can tuck their wings away, but it's a bit of a shield more or less.

How's the horse?

[verynormalturnipseller]

[He'd think the wings would be delicate, but those are very big birds.]

I didn't think about missing it, but it's nice to be riding. I couldn't fly at all until I was... almost seventeen, and I was pretty bad at it then. Taking a horse meant I got that time to myself instead.

[planetdialup]

[Those wings are a weapon! And maybe delicate.]

I can see that. It's nice, isn't it? Having that time to think and ride.

I didn't grow up riding, but it's kind of...relaxing.

[verynormalturnipseller]

You can just take in the landscape, and if there's no reason to hurry then it's wasteful to stress your... mount. So you can just take your time in the fresh air.

[By Wen Ning's standards, this is a scheme.]