aterat | Hunting Party

Who; Zack Fair, Open
What; Hunting A Bandersnatch Or Three
Where; Chocobo Ranch Area
When; Mid March
Warnings; N/A

I. Have Blade Will Travel | Chocobo Ranch

His intention had not been to get himself immediately into trouble. No, Zack had only come all the way out here to check in on the choco-dame that he'd helped Angeal save months ago. Zack had gotten fond of the old hen, and he'd liked checking in, so he'd been happy for the journey, especially when he proudly wore a new sword he'd dubbed 'Rune Blade' for all the pretty symbols that blacksmith dwarf had worked into it.

It had been his intention to show Angeal the new blade, finally had and ready for his experiences in the world as a mercenary or whatever. Except...

"Wait," he said, stopping by a stable hand. "You said there's been something after the birds?"

Yeah, the puppy was distracted so easily.

II. On The Hunt | The Plains

Okay, he had a mission, he had someone to work with, and he had a blade with which to fight. Oh, and his materia. Once that was all ready, Zack had just walked right off into the plains, barely even waiting for his companion.

"Those poor birds," he said as he walked, his voice thoughtful as he walks. "I mean, they are so beautiful, and so nice. Why do they have to be so mean?"

Threaded | Flat

Angeal had been working with the birds and it was always amusing to him whenever Zack decided to stop by and check in on them. Honestly it gave him a break but he never said as much. The owner of the ranch didn't mind the pup stopping in either since it gave him an extra set of eyes especially with the news that just came in.

He stopped once he saw Zack and noticed something different but he couldn't figure out what that was. The other Soldier had stopped the stable hand and nodded behind him. "There's something hunting them, we just got the word in."

"Hey! Wait up, not all of us have long soldier legs!" Because it was the long legs that made it hard to keep up and not the fact that maybe Aerith wasn't exactly as physically strong and shaped as Zack was. Nope, that had nothing to do with it. Her lips curled down into a frown as she caught up to his side, gripping onto her metal staff as they walked.

"Maybe it's just looking for food itself...?" Even if she didn't like seeing the chocobos getting hurt she did still have a habit of trying to not think the worst of something or someone. Sometimes she had more luck than others with it than others.

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