chikaidestroyer | ∞ 104: Five years gone [voice/action]

[Forwarded to afternoon of Sunday, November 4]

[voice]

As we have entered the sixth cycle year for Luceti, there are new calendars available for the upcoming year. Copies may be picked up at the library or the Welcome Center. Thank you.

[Right before the journal stops recording, there's the sound of loud banging against a far off window, followed by said window shattering.]

[action]

[Albert stares at his broken window. Or, more precisely, he stares beyond the broken window at the huge eyes peering at him from outside. Then there's the flutter of equally-huge wings and a resounding thump on the roof.

He hurries out of his room and into the spare room, quickly setting up the ladder and climbing up onto the roof.

And out there, standing there as patiently as can be, is a somewhat familiar giant owl, hunched over as to not look as imposing as it would at its full 12 feet of height. It is dressed with a big turquoise ribbon around its neck, which holds an envelope in place.]

...No.

[Three minutes later, after getting the owl to allow him to remove the envelope, Albert sits on his roof reading the enclosed letter.

A shame that you are still trapped in this world, my boy; we are still working away on solving this issue! Here is a gift in commemoration to when you first started contributing to the Organization. I had a feeling you would like it!

- With sympathy, Sir Catherine]

Bil.

[Above him, the giant owl clacks its beak almost understandingly at his exasperation.]

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Do they have pretty pictures?

[A small child. He tries to ignore the preening giant owl next to him as he responds.] Unfortunately not -- just the days and months. I'm sure that could be project for those with a more artistic touch.

Did you make the calendars? Oh oh oh!!!! Maybe next year you can have the art club help out!!!!!

I did indeed. [He leans back a little to sit a bit more comfortably on the roof. There had been talk about an art club in the village, hadn't there?] If the club wishes to create calendar art, I'm sure that can still happen. There will be a need for more calendars each New Feather cycle.

[ There probably had been; the co-founders are pretty chatty ladies. ]

That would be super wonderful!! I'll bring it up at the next meeting, and get back to you with any art people want to submit??

That sounds suitable. If all of the art can be submitted on paper of the same size, that would make it easier to add them to the calendars.

Sure! I'll come and get one of your calendars later, so we know what size'd be best.

Very well. Whenever you are ready to drop off the art, you can bring them to house 42 -- or give them to Raine Sage.

Sifu Raine? Oh, that'd work out well! She's in the art club!

[He nods in confirmation, raising a brow at that particular title.]

Sifu?

That's how we call our teachers at home.

I see. [Interesting departure from the usual 'Professor.'] Then yes, you can give them to her, and she can bring them to me, if that will work better for your club. The art should be a nice addition -- thank you for the suggestion.

No problem!!!

Oh, I didn't catch your name, though?

[Hah. The girl's enthusiastic response leads to a brief pause before he answers her question.] Albert Silverberg. And may I have your name?

Ikki! It's very nice to meet you, Albert!

It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Ikki.

[...And the camera image will be blotted out by a giant feather falling on top of the journal. Albert sighs and brushes it off.]

What was that?

[ was that his thumb ]

[Albert frowns at the question, then reaches over to grab the feather he had just brushed away.] That ... was a very big feather. There's a bird looming nearby.

[Literally looming. If it was a more curious bird, it would probably be peering into the journal right about now.]

...Are you a pokemon trainer, too, mister?

[...Well, he can honestly say that that is something he has never been asked before.]

I am afraid not. I just happen to have a large bird that is ... not a Pokemon.

[ It seemed like a logical question okay ]

Is he from your world?

I believe so. He-- [because it was a he, and Ikki had referred to the bird as a he] --matches descriptions of the giant owls I have heard of from old texts. But I suppose there is no way to be entirely sure. Other worlds could have giant owls as well.

How big is he?

About twice as tall as myself, so approximately twelve feet tall. His wings could probably span the width of the house. [But he was not going to have the owl flap its wings and possibly knock over things in the process.] ...It would be difficult not to see him if he was perched up high.

[ ...w h o a. ]

That's a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG owl!!!! Where does he LIVE?

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