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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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?

[Albert leans away from the journal a bit at Ikki's exclamation. The owl eyes the journal after the louder-than-normal sound it had made.]

That ... will have to be decided. There is nowhere suitable for him to live near the village, so I will have to look around. [But the most likely place would be the mountains, based on the isolation and the high vantage point if the owl had to hunt in the valley.] He needs a place where food is readily available and does not interfere with what the farmers are producing.

Are you going to go live with him? Or will you visit? Does he need a biiiiiiig bird house or will he make a nest? Will it take a long time to make a nest?

[Was he going to live with the owl? He really hoped not; camping out there in the current weather wouldn't be all that great, let alone into winter...]

I suppose I will have to find a way to visit him. And owls usually nest in tree hollows or take over nests, so... [He trails off, realization striking him. He was going to have to make a nest for the owl, wasn't he?] ...He will need a nest to take over.

Want any help making one??

I will need to do some research, but I'm sure I will eventually need some help with the actual ... gathering. [Building. Construction. Did he really need to build a giant bird's nest?]

Just let me know!! It sounds like fun!

[ you know for the seven year old girl, not the grown man ]

[Little kids. Where in the world do they get that energy?]

Very well. I suppose you will get a chance to meet the owl at that time, too.

Oh! Soren can meet him, too. They can be friends!

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