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[bubblegumheart]

[When the video starts, it's what appears to be a static image, from the point of view of someone sitting in one of the trolley seats. There are large claw marks spanning the side and it looks pretty banged up, but overall intact.

It's also not moving, which might not normally be a problem if not for the fact of where it's currently sitting.]

Hello? I don't want to alarm anyone, but...

[Chrissy sounds out of breath, but otherwise fine?]

One of those big birds- the chocobos?- it did this. The claw marks, that is. Something else happened and the entire thing went flying at it.

[Something else happened, she says, as though she hadn't managed to get a clear enough look at the one responsible for shoving the trolley. But she also has no idea what all of that was about, so she's not particularly in the mood to point fingers right now.

The view shifts a little, to get a better look out the window.]

I'm also not entirely sure where I am? I don't think I've ever been here before, so I'm not sure what to do now.

[Other than wait for now?]

Comments

[nimbuster]

Yeah, staying put's probably your best bet. If you can't cool down, just stay still and quiet till I get there.

[One of Cloud's favorite things about driving around Etraya is that there are only maybe two or three other vehicles in the whole place, so there's never any traffic and he can go as fast as he wants. Which is a lot faster than he probably should be driving, but hey.]

Could be. Maybe its young were nearby - most chocobos get fierce when they think their eggs or chicks are in danger. What exactly happened?

[bubblegumheart]

I don't know if there's a way to cool down, but I'm really good at staying still and quiet.

[Doing so might make it kind of difficult to keep chatting, but she figures they can cross that bridge when they come to it.]

That makes sense. I only saw the one bird, but I guess that doesn't mean it was the only one in the area.

[Now that she's thinking about it, Chrissy's pretty sure that hedgehogs eat eggs.]

Well, I was sitting here reading, and I heard a noise... so I looked up in time to see someone kick the trolley at the chocobo. Fortunately, I was sitting on the solid side.

[nimbuster]

Someone attacked a chocobo with a moving trolley without even bothering to see if there was anyone on it?

[Sometimes you're a SOLDIER and the parts that stand out to you aren't the parts that tend to stand out to other people.]

And still hasn't checked, I'm guessing. What an asshole. Fight still going on?

[bubblegumheart]

In their defense, I was the only one riding.

[That's some kind of defense, sure. He's not wrong, though. The hedgehog-guy hadn't even bothered to stick around after the chocobo left.]

Nope! But it's alright. The fight pretty much fizzled out when the chocobo wandered off.

-> spam!

[nimbuster]

One or a hundred, doesn't matter. No excuse.

[Cloud grunts in disapproval.]

It's not alright. You could've gotten hurt or killed. As it is, they stranded you on an island full of giant snakes. You're still in danger.

[Speaking of which...Chrissy might be able to hear the faint, oncoming growl of the motorcycle's engine now.]

Coming up on the end of the line. Be there in a minute.

[Cloud makes a wide circle around the tracks, looking for a sharp incline...there. Good enough. He circles around one more time to gain momentum, then zooms straight at the incline at top speed. If Chrissy didn't hear the bike before, she sure can now, roaring as if in challenge to any predators around. One more burst of acceleration and then--

--Cloud and the bike sail through the air as if in slow motion, leaping the entire distance between the two shores and landing not far from the trolley only to swerve immediately into a drift with a squeal of tires. By the time he skids to an expert halt, he's right outside Chrissy's closest window.]

Hey.