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[personal profile] ancientflower 2022-08-06 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Aerith was just leaning on a rock, resting her whole weight against it with both hands to press it down into the soil, when the large bird landed not far from her. With a sigh she pushed back on her heels and looked over at the odd bird with a grin. "Hope you're not here for my worms, Mr Bird! I need them!" Here, in this world, she could now make compost and that was one of the strangest things to make Aerith happy.
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[personal profile] song_princess 2022-08-11 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
If the bird could make a face, she would at the thought of eating worms. It would be summed up in one word! Eeeeeewwwwww. Leanne watches the woman with the rock before gaining the idea to help her by moving to jump on top of the rock. She has no strength but hey! She can try helping!
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[personal profile] ancientflower 2022-08-11 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Aerith gasped when the bird fluttered forward and... jumped on the rock she'd been pressing down in place! Her gasp turned to laughter, delighted and enthralled by this pretty bird actually trying to help her! She's just assumed that this was a simple bird but maybe it had intelligence? Maybe it was one of the yokai or an ayakashi? Either way, Aerith had the biggest and brightest of smiles.

"Thank you! You're trying to help me? Here, how about this one next? Together I'm sure we can get it pushed deep enough it'll stay put!" And Aerith would point to a rock beside the one the bird was stood upon, it was just resting against the loose soil at the moment but would need to be knocked in a bit so it wouldn't roll away. Her rock garden was slowly taking form and these staggered rocks up the little dirt hill was just the beginning!
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[personal profile] song_princess 2022-08-11 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Leanne let's out a few happy chirps and cheeps as it seemed like she guessed right! Her long tail feathers wag slightly as she watches the other not only pointed to the other rock but was already moving towards it. Oh silly Aerith, Leanne isn't any of those things! She is a Laguz!

But this was fun to be like this and it was a good stamina builder for her. She lowered herself to get ready for the jump before finally committing to it and landing on the other rock. So pleased and proud of herself right now!
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[personal profile] ancientflower 2022-08-12 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
More laughter followed with delighted clapping, approving and encouraging of her new bird friend. "You did that so well! Here, let me make sure it's stable..." Aerith reached out for the edges of the stone by the birds feet, not touching the bird but she did give the stone under it's feet a little jiggle and was pleased there was no movement. It would be fine as it was, no need to shove more soil or smaller rocks around it.

"Perfect! Think you wanna help me with others? I'm not keeping you from anything am I?" She looked up with a warm, happy smile. Whether the bird could understand her or not, Aerith had no idea. But just like with her flowers that wasn't going to stop her from talking to the bird.
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[personal profile] song_princess 2022-09-09 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Leanne chirps and does a small bob of her head at the sound of the other woman's laughter. Though seeing her hands so close to her feet, she lifts one so that her talons won't accidentally scratch her.

At the question, she tilted her head before letting out a few more chirps and cheeps. She may not be strong but she can try to help with setting stones in place. Don't mind her glowing a moment before a vine with many flower buds drape itself over the stone she was perched on.
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[personal profile] ancientflower 2022-10-19 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Aerith took the chirping and bobbing to mean that the bird was going to help her some more, or at least until something caught the pretty things attention and she flew away. That would be just fine, this was a lovely encounter that she could go and gush to Sephiroth about later! A sweet memory of the time a beautiful bird came to help in her garden.

And then something very strange happened that caused Aerith to gasp as she dropped down again in a crouch and reached out a hand to touch the vine and the pretty flower buds. "You're magic! These are so pretty, I didn't know birds had this kind of power! Well I suppose I've never really met a bird like you before." Or at all. There hadn't been much in the way of wildlife back in Midgar. Monsters and beasts, yes. Some domesticated animals like cats and dogs. But not many birds. And nothing as big as this one!