[Video] In which phoenixes pirates and countries alike go exploring

[fierybluebird]

Did you know there's a bird of prey called a secretary bird for how ridiculous it looks? It's actually extremely dangerous though. Its legs are so powerful that rather than divebombing enemy like a falcon or eagle or strange bird pinky -- [Wait, what was that last one? Yeah screw your normal birds, One Piece has weird things as you might know from the rapahn.] -- Instead a secretary bird uses its wings for balance and kicks snakes to death. For fun since snakes are shitty prey. I always thought that was a pretty cool fighting style.

Speaking of birds of prey, can anyone tell me more about birds in their world? Or mythological ones? Phoenixes, dragons, rocs, thunderbirds, anything like that, eh?

We're about 2 days out of Discedo now, and I've decided to completely map out the lake for Kiku's map program, eh. There are plenty of explorers in my world, technically the first pirate king started out that way even. But I'm wondering about everyone else's explorers. Is the world you come from all explored? Who first ventured to those far unknown reaches? Come on, I'm sure at least some of you have that adventurer's blood in your veins, eh?

Oh, and everyone in Spero, don't forget Ace is captain!

Comments

[fierybluebird]

Me neither. Which is why I never worry about them. Beyond being told that phoenixes look like them for the necks.

What kind of magic?

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

[He fans his fingers expansively.]

Oh, all sorts. You'd be surprised what you can accomplish with a highly trained bird at your disposal. [Even if he only really owns two of them and the rest just sort of... flock to him when he's KID.]

[fierybluebird]

Are birds easy to train for you then?

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

I've never had any trouble with them, if that's what you mean.

[fierybluebird]

Interesting. So what can your doves do?

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

Oh, all sorts of things. I guess I mostly used them as little messengers recently though.

[fierybluebird]

Messengers? Like seagulls?

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

... you use seagulls as messengers?

[fierybluebird]

My world does, yes.

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

Huh. I guess that makes sense if it's mostly water like you've been describing.

[fierybluebird]

It is. It's almost all ocean, eh.

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

Seagulls in Ekoda would be a little strange, to be honest.

... even if doves aren't exactly native either.

[fierybluebird]

Ekoda? I thought you were Japanese?

Eh, but doves are smaller I suppose.

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

... I am. Ekoda is the town I'm from.

[fierybluebird]

Oh, are swans native there?

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

... as opposed to the rest of Japan?

[fierybluebird]

Swans are native to Japan but seagulls aren't?

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

They're native to the coast, aren't they?

[What are they even talking about anymore, I have no idea.]

[fierybluebird]

I come from an island world. It's harder to find places that aren't considered "coast."

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

But you have to drive for awhile to reach a coast where I live-- that's what I meant, I guess.

[fierybluebird]

"Drive"?

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

In a car.

[A pause.] It's like a small boat with wheels. And a motor.

[fierybluebird]

Car... car... right! The thing you were trapped in! I've seen them. [Nods.]

Though I will never understand how they can use that much metal...

[kurobakaitoukid.livejournal.com]

If you think that's a lot of metal, you should see the Tokyo to Kyoto bullet train.

[fierybluebird]

Eh? But that's just one train for lots of people, eh? And goes back and forth. These cars... they're for like going around in the same city, I don't get it.