[video] Merriment 2

[hotheadwarmheart]

 [Lea appears on the network, smiling a bit.]

OK, since Xion got me a surprise gift yesterday, I think I should make a little PSA.

[He holds up a gray rat with a few small white spots so the camera and thus those watching can see it.]

This is Smoke, the familiar I was given in the last world I was in. And aside from anything magical, that means that he's basically my pet.

So all you science types on board? That means this little guy is off limits as a potential experiment. And for all the cats and other creatures on board who might normally eat rats? That means he's also not a potential meal. Got it memorized?

Everyone else shouldn't have anything to worry about with him though; he's pretty well behaved, as rats go. And I'll try to make sure he stays out from underfoot, metaphorically and literally. Just... don't freak out if you see him peeking out of my pocket now and then, OK?

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[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea chuckles.]

Nah. And good thing too, otherwise I'd never be able to keep him in his cage.

[blitzcheer]

Haha! Hey, he might be a good pal for Taiki's lil' friend. He's a kind of rodent. You seen him?

[hotheadwarmheart]

I can't remember seeing him off the top of my head, no. I'll have to be sure and introduce them.

[blitzcheer]

He's abooout... [ He makes a small circle with his thumb and middle finger. ] This big, tiny thing. Taiki usually has him around in his cage when he doodles in the coach car.

[ Heh. ] Never thought about getting a pet myself. I guess there's Gibbs, but... he just does whatever he likes.

[ So he probably didn't count - Tidus didn't feel so, anyway. ]

[hotheadwarmheart]

Yeah, aside from maybe a parrot or something, I don't think anything that's smart enough to talk counts as a pet.

But thanks. I'll be sure and keep an eye out when I'm in that car. Smoke's probably gonna be riding around in my pocket a lot- at least til I can get one of those plastic ball things that he can run in around safely on his own- so I should have him with me.

[blitzcheer]

A plastic...ball? [ Huh. ]

Never seen one of those. Now I'm curious!

[ Hopefully he'll get to see it by next platform stop! ]

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Hopefully!]

It's basically just a hollow, clear plastic ball with some little air holes in it. They usually either come apart in two halves or have a little removable door in them so you can put a small animal like a rat or hamster or something in it. Then they can run around all they like without the risk of getting lost or stepped on.