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[ahappylie]

[It's such a nice day out that Okita has decided to take the House 50 pets for a walk. Around mid-morning after he finishes his training, Okita can be found wandering around the village with the yellow chocobo Tammy in tow. And on her back? A disgruntled Saizou, wishing he could be down from the heathen bird. Tammy doesn't seem to care since Okita keeps plying her with treats to ensure she follows.

As he walks, he'll open the journal and turn on the video, showing him and the bird in the background.]

It's such a nice day out~

I wonder if everyone's in school or if they're on break~?

Are all the New Feathers settled in? If anyone would like a tour around town today, I'll be out with Saizou and Tammy~ Dog, unfortunately, can't take walks. Poor thing. But! That's okay~ He's happy at home. Come say hello! I really want to meet all of you.

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[scarletspeedstr.livejournal.com]

[Wally's out for a walk as well, blending in a lot easier now he's found some real clothes and hoping that he can learn a bit more out of costume than in. The bright yellow bird catches his eye, and he wanders closer to get a better look.]

Man, that is the biggest chicken that I have ever seen.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Okita stops when he hears someone comment on Tammy because he knows--

Oh, yup. Tammy is turning away and heading off toward the stranger, taking a grumpy Saizou with her.]

Ah! Hello~ Her name is Tammy. Isn't it, Tammy?

[The bird warks and says:] Tammy!

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[scarletspeedstr.livejournal.com]

...you have a giant, talking chicken. That is both one of the weirdest and coolest things I have ever seen.

[He reaches out cautiously try stroking Tammy.]

So, are giant, talking chickens a thing here?

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[markofthewise]

[You know what? It's EARLY MORNING and Sokka s here for his training session. Only he has something extra for Mr. Souji. Yeah, he's breaking the time constraints of the post. Where did you go wrong, Okita?]

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[ORLYNAO. He didn't go wrong. He went right. Because a student who can break the confines of time and space? AWESOME.

Okita is at the barracks early like usual, warming up before Sokka arrives. When he hears someone enter, he lowers the wooden practice sword and smiles.]

Punctual as always.

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[markofthewise]

Well, you know. It's not that hard when... I live just over there. [He says as he glances back at his house. Yup, still in plain sight.]

But I've got something for you.

[Video]

[consultmybooks]

...isn't it polite to give warnings before inviting villagers within ten feet of Saizou?

Or is it just me that he dislikes quite so passionately?

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

He isn't that bad, silly. [Okita is laughing, but behind him, Saizou is bristling.]

He doesn't dislike you. If he did, he'd be trying to bite your face.

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[consultmybooks]

Oh, good. Glad to know there's still some hope for our relationship. [Sarcasm. Giles has it.]

...nice to see Tammy's still around, at least.

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[smokingdemon.livejournal.com]

What are you doing with that bird, Souji?

[It's a giant chicken. Chickens don't go on walks. Not even talking ones.

...long-suffering sigh.]

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Hi, Hijikata-saaaaaan~~~♥ Souji waves happily at the video screen and tilts the book so Tammy can peck at it in greeting.]

We're on a walk! She can't stay cooped up all day, you know.

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[smokingdemon.livejournal.com]

[He shakes his head.] Where are you now?

... I could probably use a tour. [All right, so he knows where a few of the main buildings are, but he hasn't gotten the rest of the place down quite yet.]

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[screwthegods]

[At some point, once Okita's away from his house, Homura makes sure to cross his path. It'll be the first time they've spoken after yet another awkward experiment, although from Homura's perspective, this one has been less jarring. Seeing Okita as a son is quite different than being in love with him, so perhaps this time it will be easier to reconnect with him. It helps that Okita seems to be in a particularly good move, likely due to the arrival of a certain New Feather.]

Okita. How are you doing this afternoon? [He grins a bit at the bird, remembering Tammy quite well.] I hope you have a firm hold on her today.

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[When Homura steps into the path, Okita pauses slightly. It's easier to see him again in a way, but also a bit harder. After all, this is the man that Ayumu spent over a week thinking was her husband. And he spent the time thinking he was his father.

His father...who died because of him. But it isn't Homura's fault and it isn't like he knows. Okita was very careful not to tell anyone about his dreams.]

Hello, Homura-san. [The bird warks over his shoulder and Okita reaches up, petting her beak.] She's quite well behaved, I'll have you know. We're on a walk. Would you like to join us?

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[screwthegods]

[No, but Homura suspects. The dreams affected everyone, after all, down to their behavior. Even if Okita carefully kept the contents of those nightmares secret, that he too had been plagued by them is simply the natural assumption.]

Less so when I first met her. You had left Ayumu to catch the creature on her own.

[Which had been fortunate for Homura, in the end. But that isn't the point.]

If your company doesn't mind. You seem to have quite the parade going here.

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

[Robert here is not a New Feather by any stretch of the word, but he is an astrobiologist, and that Chocobo - something he's never seen before - is summarily grabbing his attention in a death grip.

He is pretty much completely enamoured, floored and surprised all at once. Regardless of how depressed, terrible or in general melancholy his demeanour might be right now from wherever he's hiding to make this post, this is an opportunity for Science and it will not be passed up.]

What an absolutely remarkable avian specimen. Is that a ratite? It reminds me of a Dinornis robustus from extinct Terran biota...

[Voice]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[....Hur? Okita didn't understand any of that, but he'll try to respond.]

Her name is Tammy. I don't know what she is really.

[voice]

[ayu_nee]

[At least he didn't try to take the fish along.]

At least I know the laundry's safe, if she's out with you.

[voice]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Who said he didn't? It was too hard to balance the bowl.]

She does like to get into the laundry, doesn't she? I guess she is a bird after all.

[And in the background, Tammy starts yammering on about laundry.]

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[mog-summoner.livejournal.com]

[Eiko has never been so happy to see a chocobo! So Okita will be seeing a little girl very comfortably walking over to the bird, and going to be trying to pet it.

She's pretty good with chocobos back home, so she's just hoping this one won't try to eat her.]

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[He turns his head slightly when he sees the stranger approach, but when she goes straight to Tammy, he smiles. Tammy doesn't mind being pet and simply warks at her.]

Hello there.

[beholdmyscar.livejournal.com]

That...bird is. It's really a big chicken, isn't it?

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if she's a chicken or something else, but she certainly looks like one.

[Tammy warks and looks at Sano's hair, tilting her head.]

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[break-the-past.livejournal.com]

It couldn't be everyone, could it? I thought only children went to the school.

Maybe they had to repeat a grade?

You must've been here a while yourself if you're giving tours. How long is the usual stay, do you know?

If we stay here much longer, we'll be repeating grades too!

[ooc: italics for Emily, the dorky looking puppet on his shoulder. Y-yes... they're both him.]

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[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Ffff that was so cute.]

Well, you see, the school has things for everyone to learn so it's not just the children.

I haven't seen you on the network before. You're not new, are you?