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[areasontohope]

[Yuki is at the chocobo ranch and at first there's only chocobos shown on the feed with all different colours of the birds shown. But after a pan around the spacious yard, Yuki's voice comes over it though the camera is decidedly not on himself.]

I guess..this is kind of late to be asking. But I don't suppose anyone can teach me how to ride a chocobo?

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[areasontohope]

More than one world has chocobos?

[Now he was confused, but sometimes that didn't take much here.]

Is..next week okay?

[He didn't want to try and rush her.]

[cetrary]

Could be. I wouldn't really discount anything here. It feels like anything at all might be possible, you know?

Next would be definitely be okay!

[areasontohope]

[He smiled a little nervously.]

Thank you.

[cetrary]

I'm looking forward to it! I haven't really gotten to do much with the ones here and I kinda miss the little guys from back home.

[areasontohope]

You haven't ridden any of the chocobos here?

[Somehow he's kind of surprised.]

[cetrary]

Nope! I've used a few to pull a wagon but no actual riding.

[areasontohope]

But you've done that back home, right?

[cetrary]

Yup! I've also fought a giant one.

[areasontohope]

You..fought a giant chocobo?

[cetrary]

Mmmhm, in a simulation but I Think it still counts.

[areasontohope]

A simulation?

[Now he's curious.]

[cetrary]

Yeah, it was in the Shinra Combat Simulator. A portable one actually. It's kinda like a virtual reality.

[areasontohope]

That's really neat that they have things like that in your world. Did you use it often?

[cetrary]

No, not really. It was mostly used by Shinra for training their soldiers.

[areasontohope]

So..no one else could really use that technology?

[This company was just something else.]

[cetrary]

Nope, not unless they allowed it really. That's kinda just the way they are.

[areasontohope]

So it's a matter of..permissions. I guess that would make sense, that they wouldn't want their technology to get into the hands of just anyone.

[cetrary]

It's more about power I think.

[areasontohope]

[That answer didn't make Yuki happy to hear. But he had heard sort of an underlying menacing tone when Mister Strife spoke about them.]

That's..not a good thing.

[cetrary]

No, not really. Unfortunately. They're not the best company around.

[areasontohope]

[He wasn't sure what to say here, but he was trying.]

I'm really sorry.

[cetrary]

It's okay. Everyone's got their own set of problems, right?

[areasontohope]

[He knew where she was going with this but it didn't make him feel any better.]

Yes, but none of them have shown up here, right?

[cetrary]

Right! Which is definitely a perk!

[areasontohope]

[He sighed quietly. He wanted to ask to have her tell him if they showed up, but he had a feeling all he'd have to do is keep his eyes on the network and he'd know.]

Well that's good news. And hopefully they won't show up.