un: kyouken

[justbeingknife]

Option A:
Uh.
Don't panic: possible livestock emergency.

One of the locals told me she left a hen on my porch. Guess what? Porch, no chicken.
So, you know.

If seen, do not engage. Report all chicken- and chicken-related activity.

[ ooc: Network/action, feel free to sight this chicken around town if you like! ]



Option B:
I heard some of you booze hounds were sniffin' around, so lemme save ya the trouble. My name's Majima, and I run the bar. The rules are don't be an asshole.

Here's a map. There's pool and darts. Got some smokes, too, but you better give me a real good reason why I should part with those.

Comments

[justbeingknife]

She said she put it on a chicken leash. Whatever that is.

Okay, gimme the skinny on this feather. What color is it?

[lowkeycrazy]

[He'll do you one better and attach a photo.]

I found a second feather. And some tracks.

[Tracking down a chicken? Sure, why not. He used to track down criminals, and chickens aren't nearly as good at covering their tracks.]

[justbeingknife]

Huh. Wonder if she's shedding. Molting. Whatever.

Alright, where are ya? Can't tell from the picture.

[ Maybe she was stress-molting, poor Stella the chicken... ]

[lowkeycrazy]

I'm headed towards the fountain. Perhaps she's thirsty?

[...hopefully thirsty and not taking a bird bath because that. Might be noisy.]

[justbeingknife]

On my way.

[ Stella was, in fact, toddling around the fountain and surrounding garden, skirting around the water and weaving in and out of the flowers.

The sun was starting to go down, too... maybe that was why she was less active? Birds slept at night, right? Majima thought he could remember hearing something about the poor night vision most of them had. ]

Oh, yeah. That's definitely her.

[lowkeycrazy]

[...and, apparently, hauling the leash along with her.]

I have to admit, the leash is cute.

[Gotta get that out of the way first.]

So what's our strategy?

[justbeingknife]

I read about chickens. All I really gotta do is grab her around the middle, make sure she can't flap around. The question is how to get close enough.

[ He held out a handful of bread crumbs. ]

That's where you come in.

[lowkeycrazy]

[He reaches out with one hand and signs with the other.]

Set a trail to lure her within grabbing reach, right?

[justbeingknife]

'xactly. Figure I'll circle around from the other side. Not a lot of junk out here, so we shouldn't knock anything over.

If I need to, I can sort of try and herd her over to the trail, too. A hand-raised chicken oughta be fairly tame.

[lowkeycrazy]

This chicken must be mute, right? Otherwise, startling it could prove deadly.

[justbeingknife]

She's been declucked, yeah.

[ He paused, glanced over at Akechi. ]

But it ain't like ya have to help me, if ya don't want. I figure I'm quick enough to grab her, but you can always get off to a safe distance.

[lowkeycrazy]

And after I've come all this way?

Go get in your spot. I'll start setting the trail.

[justbeingknife]

[ With a nod, Majima circled around to the other side. Stella seemed disinclined to wander far, instead pecking and scratching ineffectively at the ground in chickeny fashion.

It was up to you, Akechi. ]

[lowkeycrazy]

[And, sure enough, he'll start setting the trail...

And at the end? He'll just sit, cross legged on the ground, with the last bits of the bait in his hand. It's a tame chicken, so why shouldn't it come up to him, especially if he's still and has yummy food in hand?]

[justbeingknife]

[ Stella toddled forward, seemingly noticing the bait for the first time. She pecked at the ground, came closer, pecked again...

It was working, for now. The chicken was following the trail. ]

She's comin' right at ya, kid.

[lowkeycrazy]

[So she is. His demeanor softens up a little the more she nears; he has a soft spot for animals... and he holds very still, hands lowered into his lap, should she come close enough to eat out of his hands.]

[justbeingknife]

[ Stella stepped up to Akechi, hesitated... then pecked carefully at the bread crumbs in his hand. Though she made no noise, she was extremely chickenlike in the way she bobbed her head as she stepped up to him.

Maybe they wouldn't need to grab her after all. Maybe Akechi could simply pick her up. ]

[lowkeycrazy]

[Aw, she's cute... Akechi patiently holds very still as she eats, though... hm... maybe if he pulls his hands back just slightly, she'll climb right into his lap?]

[justbeingknife]

[ Stella looked up at him and then, after a moment, hopped up on Akechi's leg. Her feathers were soft and downy. ]

Well, whattaya know. She's real tame after all.

[lowkeycrazy]

[Ah, his eyes light up at that. He feels like a chicken whisperer!! ... even though she's obviously very tame, as Majima said. Either way? He's carefully moving the rest of the crumbs into one hand for her to peck at while he pets her.]