[Accidental Video/Voice]

[waitedinwinhill.livejournal.com]

[All the screen will show is a child's hand wrapped around the screen. She'd meant to just bring the phone to one of her foster parents when it rang but pushed a few extra buttons. Eventually she moves her hand enough to show who's the victims of the mishap. Raine and Laguna, who is holding a rather adorable piglet in his hands.]

Laguna, what is that? [Sternface forever.]

This guy? [Laughs.] Come on, Raine, you know what a pig looks like!

I know it's a pig. Why is it here? [Not winning points here honey.]

Because... he needed a home? [Hopeful smile.] He seemed so lonely, and I thought, you know... we've got the room, and he could hang out with Ward.

[Arms fold over her chest.] No. Take it back where you got it from. We have enough living creatures to take care of around here already. Starting with you.

But we have a farmhouse! Isn't having animals part of the fun? You won't have to do anything for him, I'll take care of him, like all the others. Wait -- what do you mean, starting with me? I'm not a creature!

We have enough mouths to feed around here without you bringing home a new animal every time I blink. [Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh... oh wait, child standing there with phone.] Slai, what is it honey? Did you need something?

But the goat eats garbage, it's economical-- hey, Slai. Is that my phone? ... hey, nevermind, what do you think about having a pet pig, huh?

The goat eats my garden! You promised you'd get it under control! And don't change the subject! We're not keeping the pig.

I built him a fence! It just... needs to be taller. I didn't realize he could jump that high...

[Slai finally interjects softly:] Can I keep the piggie?

Comments

[Video]

[last-dragoon.livejournal.com]

[...And he thought the guy was a derp during Memoria.]

This your family, Laguna?

[Video]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

Yep! Well... part of it! Elle and Brooke are upstairs, and Squall doesn't live with us. ... and the goat and horse are outside.

How've ya been, Ricard?

[Video]

[last-dragoon.livejournal.com]

... The animals're part of the family too?

Not bad. Plenty's happened, but most of it isn't bad.

[Video]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

Sure! Pets are an important part of any family, you know?

I'm glad you made it through the Lunar Cry okay. I was hoping I'd never have to see Lunatic Pandora again, since I came here.

[Voice]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

It's so cute!

[Because of course this is the most important thing.]

[Voice]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

[It is! Terra knows what's important!]

Isn't it? Slai wants to name him Rusty!

[Voice]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

He looks very tame and cuddleable...almost as much as a moogle, or those sheep Refia talked about.

[Voice]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

SHEEP! That's what we don't have yet... thanks for the idea!

[knighted-lion.livejournal.com]

[Trying to not show his amusement here]

...Where'd you find it?

[Video]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

A farm on the edge of town! Some guy was just givin' them away, can you believe it?

[Video]

[knighted-lion.livejournal.com]

Just... giving them away?

[Video]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they didn't have room to keep all of the piglets that their sow had! I told him I'd take one off his hands for him! He seemed grateful.

[Video]

[princessstealer.livejournal.com]

I dunno, you kinda remind me of a creature.

[Video]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

H-hey! Which part?!

[Video]

[princessstealer.livejournal.com]

Most parts, really. Mostly the fact that you can't seem to just pick a topic and stick with it.

[Awwww, he's teasing, come on XD]

[Video]

[smallmage.livejournal.com]

[Have a bitty white mage staring at the transmission - she doesn't know these people, but that's a lot of animals.]

How many creatures do you have?

[Video]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

[He grins.]

A bunch! We've got a horse, a goat, a cow, a couple of chickens, and now Rusty here!

[Video]

[waitedinwinhill.livejournal.com]

[From somewhere behind him, Raine has to interject.]

We're not keeping the pig, Laguna!

[Video]

[smallmage.livejournal.com]

You have all those creatures but not any sheep? [She is disappoint, Laguna!]

Action

[waitedinwinhill.livejournal.com]

[After Raine's extracted the piglet from Laguna's hands and passed it off to Slai to play with in the yard, and after he's had a chance to goof off on the phone (while she's done chores), Raine comes over to pluck the phone from his hands. She promptly tosses it on the couch away from them both with a stern expression.]

Laguna, we need to talk.

[Action]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

[Laguna clears his throat nervously, looking shamed.]

Yes, honey?

[Action]

[waitedinwinhill.livejournal.com]

You have to stop bringing home animals every other day. They cost money to feed and shelter and if we were raising them for market, we could make do.

Do you want to be the one to tell Slai that we're going to be slaughtering the piglet when it's grown?

[action]

[winhillstime.livejournal.com]

[Ellone comes in after all this takes place, having heard the voices. She's suppressing a grin.]

I think a pig would be a good way to teach Slai how to take care of something.

[action]

[waitedinwinhill.livejournal.com]

No. We have enough.

[Elle, you traitor. Back Mom up here.]

[action]

[blue-desperado.livejournal.com]

[Laguna throws both of his hands up, though it's clearly an over-reactive gesture. He's still smiling.]

That's what I was thinking! No better way to learn than to be in charge of another living creature, right? And I'll help her, of course. We can take care of all the animals together, but Slai can be mostly in charge of Rusty, since she likes him so much.