[first: the bruise. Hinata does little more than glance toward the hint of it before his jaw tightens, but -- miraculously and at least for now - he doesn't make a comment. rather...]
[second: the surprise.]
She's a yellow chocabo. [better than 'cocoba,' still wrong. he really needed to work on memorization.] And a much smoother ride than the bahari.
[but then, he may be biased. he smooths a hand over the bird's feathers; she blinks large eyes at him, head craning to look down. he struggled to keep his voice neutral - it dipped into gentled concern when he least expected it, for Amber and the chocobo both.]
Her name's Solvieg. She can't take two, but she could hold what we collect if we get too much, or she can keep pace if you have any super speed up your sleeve. -- Are we going?
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[second: the surprise.]
She's a yellow chocabo. [better than 'cocoba,' still wrong. he really needed to work on memorization.] And a much smoother ride than the bahari.
[but then, he may be biased. he smooths a hand over the bird's feathers; she blinks large eyes at him, head craning to look down. he struggled to keep his voice neutral - it dipped into gentled concern when he least expected it, for Amber and the chocobo both.]
Her name's Solvieg. She can't take two, but she could hold what we collect if we get too much, or she can keep pace if you have any super speed up your sleeve. -- Are we going?