5th rise of the phoenix ஜ Audio / Action for Spades possible

[uccellodifuoco]

[The message comes at night, as he's wandering on the deck. He's not up for guard duty tonight, but he still can't sleep, even if now that island is at a good distance away from them, the effects it had on him haven't vanished. He's still too close to his boiling point, or maybe he's already boiling and it's just a matter of time before he explodes in a ball of fire, anger and hate. Sleeping isn't an option in this state and he knows it better than anyone else. While asleep he may not be able to control his Cosmo, or he may enter into a nightmare that finally tips him over the edge. He may fall into sleep deep enough that he won't be able to know where he is when he wakes up, if someone comes to wake him up he may attack them driven by instinct and the thirst for destruction and release. He may attack Ace if his game of musical beds leads him to his bed, and while he doubts it would cause lasting damage, he would prefer to not do that.

So he doesn't even try to sleep, instead he wanders around the ship and enjoys the silence of the night. Not everyone is asleep yet, but it's calm enough that it could seem so. Eventually, he hits the journals after finding something floating in the water and that he picks up.]

Anyone else thinks that sleep is overrated tonight?

[There's a short pause.]

Right, I almost forgot, we're in Easter period. If anyone wonders why there are eggs in places there shouldn't be or weren't before, it seems this place wants to celebrate that with us.

I found a golden egg floating besides the ship just now, or an egg painted with a gold like color at least. If memory serves well those things should be made of chocolate or actual hard boiled egg-

[There's a cracking sound as the egg's shell starts to break, causing Ikki to stop talking. A few seconds later the chirps of a little chick are heard.]

Or a fucking fluffy chick apparently. What the hell?

[That's definitively not what he expected.]

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Mid-morning, Voice

[heartismyown]

[Roxas has been busy like every other morning, but now that there's a bit of a break he sounds pretty cheerful.]

I found a gold egg too! The chick is really tiny isn't it?

[There might be a bit of chirping because he's playing with the little chick right now.]

Mid-morning, Voice

[uccellodifuoco]

[Ikki hums in response, accompanied by some chirps from the chick, currently nested in his head.]

You too, huh? Are they going to smother us with chicks this time around?

[A sigh.]

Yes it's tiny though that's natural in just born chicks. Do you plan to keep it?

[heartismyown]

I don't know! I found some other eggs. Some of them have money and candy, but the chick is my favourite!

[He's pretty happy abotu it.]

Of course I am! Why wouldn't I? I never had a pet before. I don't know how to take care of it though...but I can figure it out, probably.

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

Is it cute?

What's Easter anyway?

[Meanwhile Marco completely agrees so he heads out to find him.]

[Voice]

[uccellodifuoco]

Congratulations, Marco. You're an uncle now, want to be the godfather?

[Just whistling in response, at least in part.]

Easter is a religious holiday and festival back in my world. A Christian one to be precise, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after he was crucified for humanity's sins. Actually we're now more into Holy Week period than Easter, if my calculations are right, actual Easter will be this Sunday.

[All this is said with the tone of someone who really knows what he's talking about. Even if he's not Christian, being the soldier of a goddess meant to be aware of other deities, even those from other religions and everything related to them.]

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

I wouldn't have it any other way.

[Whoooooooooooosh.] Like Christmas?

[reluctantjinrou]

[Ikki wasn't the only person that the island messed with. Natsuno not only had his nerves completely shot but he had a nervous break down. It wasn't until Marco stepped in that he started to feel a little more sane. He could understand very well what Ikki might have gone through.

He heard him and since he's had more than enough rest since they left and decided to go up and find him. It didn't take him long after all, like he told Ikki, he had his ways.

He came up behind him, clearing his throat before he got too close.]

Evening Ikki.

[uccellodifuoco]

You don't need to clear your throat for me to know that you're there, you know.

[Currently sitting on the floor, staring at the chick on one of his palms with a frown as the animal looks around curiously.]

Evening Natsuno, feeling better?

[reluctantjinrou]

All the same, I wouldn't want to startle you unnecessarily.

[He nods.]

I was feeling better, but that island really messed with me. I feel better now though.

[Stupid island. He would never get that close again.]

[Voice]

[ex_automobiles598]

You too? [A pause] So what do eggs have to do with Easter?

[Whatever Easter was. That question was going to come eventually]

[Voice]

[uccellodifuoco]

You got a chick too? Maybe we will have to build a chicken coop at this rate.

[Except that would mostly serve to just have all the chicks in one place for when Ace wants to eat them.]

Right, Easter eggs.

[A soft clearing of his throat. When he speaks next it's pretty clear that this isn't just trivia knowledge for him.]

Traditionally, decorated eggs are given to celebrate Easter. They may just be colored eggs or actually have complex designs for the decorations. Eggs have always been considered a symbol of fertility and rebirth so it makes sense that they are used in this holiday.

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[hiken]

...I ate a bunch and now I feel kinda sick. [He's ignoring the stomach full of gold for the moment.]

Audio;

[fierybluebird]

Did you give yourself gold poisoning?

[He hates you sometimes.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

... Please, tell me you ate a bunch of chicks and not a bunch of golden eggs with shell and everything.

[Does he have to rack his brain for things to feed you that will make you puke all the gold out?]

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[song_princess]

..... I can see if Toshio has something for that or one of my galdrars....

[Sigh Captain.... What is she ever gonna do with you?]

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[wantsarobotgarden]

[Finnian yawns slightly. He knows by now that sometimes he'll get up in the middle of the night because the boat was rocking or something. That happened to be one of those nights. So he looked over to the journal and looked it over for a moment. It seemed like someone else was awake and not just him.]

It's... Easter? I didn't know that. [He gives a small yawn, but he couldn't sleep just yet. Though at the hearing a chirps woke him up a bit.]
There was a chick in your egg? How did it manage to survive being in the water?

voice;

[uccellodifuoco]

Well, it's not Easter properly yet, that's on Sunday. But by my calculations we're in the Holy Week already. Slept well, kid?

[He's quite amused by the yawns to be honest.]

As to how it survived, the egg was made of gold. I thought it could be just gold paint but now that I see it cracked it's pretty clear it's gold though its resistance seems to be the same as normal eggshells. Maybe the gold managed to keep it warm.

Or most probably, it was sent to appear in the water just recently after being properly incubated. Had I not picked it up then it would have probably died or been eaten by something.

voice;

[watchesthesea]

Chicks? Are there really chicks in some of them?

[Kairi you don't have to sound quite excited at god only knows what time at night, or morning.]

voice;

[uccellodifuoco]

There was one in mine, and Roxas has one, so I think it's safe to think so. If it serves, the egg was a golden egg. Do you want a chick for yourself?

[voice]

[maskedtyrant]

Sleep is overrated on most nights, but especially this one.

[There's a shaky, sort of anxious edge to Codi's voice, like someone who's had one too many cups of coffee. This isn't what's befallen her, of course, but the eggs are proving to be enough of a distraction to keep her from calling it a night.]

What have you been doing with them?

[voice]

[uccellodifuoco]

I see that you speak my language.

[No, really, between one thing and another, Ikki hasn't been sleeping much. Fortunately it requires far more than that for him to be in trouble due lack of sleep.]

Depends. Do you mean the nights or the eggs?

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[kingkilvas]

[Naesala doesn't sleep well most nights, and tonight seems to be particularly bad for him as well. The ship gives off enough light for him to wander about on deck instead of risking going up tot he mast. Against his better judgement he, too, picked up an egg that was found on his way outdoors. Even weirder was that it...opened? And something was inside?

Candy necklace. As he approaches Ikki and his new chick friend on deck, the whole egg goes overboard.]

I don't know about you, but I'd rather just have the gold instead of this charade.

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[uccellodifuoco]

[Ikki smirks in light amusement.]

To be honest, so would I. I know the point of Easter eggs and such but I'm not into it. Maybe we can still do something with the eggshell. Gold is gold, even if it's a little amount.

[He nods to the broken egg on the floor in front of him.]

Voice

[myfayevalentine]

Sleep is for the weak. All the most exciting things happen while most of the world are asleep.

Voice

[uccellodifuoco]

[A low hum.]

Got anything exciting happening on your end?

[More exciting than a chick out of a golden egg if possible.]