The egg had been left by a chocobo, its 'mother', as Mr. 288 said. Mr. 288 knew a whole lot, and told the rest of them that if the egg was kept warm, it would 'hatch' and become another chocobo.
"So the 'egg' is a box for chocobos?" Mr. 111 asked.
"Not exactly... But that's not exactly wrong, either." Mr. 288 replied, "It'll open under the right conditions, so we'll have to make a nest for it and keep it warm with lots of hay."
Mr. 111 and Mr. 33 immediately volunteered to look after the egg. As the pair who found the chocobo before she stopped, they were interested in seeing the egg open. Under Mr. 288's guidance, they used one of the huts to make a wooden box and filled it with hay to keep the egg in. The egg was warm and smooth to the touch, but a little bumpy too.
"Don't owls have eggs, too? We should look at their nests and see how theirs are made." Mr. 33 suggested. Mr. 111 thought it a good idea, so the pair went hunting for owl nests in trees.
They managed to find a few, and it was much like the nest Mr. 288 helped them build. There was wood, but mostly little sticks instead of the solid beams back in the village, and there was even bits of down like the straw. Mostly, however, they observed owls sitting atop the eggs very carefully. Mr. 288 explained that the birds kept the egg warm with their own body heat.
"Should we sit on the egg too?" Mr. 33 asked.
"Won't we break it if we do that?" Mr. 111 asked immediately after, voice full of worry.
Mr. 288 shook his head. "Our houses keep us much warmer than wild nests. As long as we keep the wind out and the house warm, it should be fine. Keep checking the egg every day."
Mr. 111 and Mr. 33 nodded. Neither of them were experts, but the two knew what nests looked like, and were determined to help the egg open. Soon, the chocobo inside would get out of the weird box, and join its life to theirs.
Brooding (Final Fantasy IX, Mr. 33 + Mr. 111)
"So the 'egg' is a box for chocobos?" Mr. 111 asked.
"Not exactly... But that's not exactly wrong, either." Mr. 288 replied, "It'll open under the right conditions, so we'll have to make a nest for it and keep it warm with lots of hay."
Mr. 111 and Mr. 33 immediately volunteered to look after the egg. As the pair who found the chocobo before she stopped, they were interested in seeing the egg open. Under Mr. 288's guidance, they used one of the huts to make a wooden box and filled it with hay to keep the egg in. The egg was warm and smooth to the touch, but a little bumpy too.
"Don't owls have eggs, too? We should look at their nests and see how theirs are made." Mr. 33 suggested. Mr. 111 thought it a good idea, so the pair went hunting for owl nests in trees.
They managed to find a few, and it was much like the nest Mr. 288 helped them build. There was wood, but mostly little sticks instead of the solid beams back in the village, and there was even bits of down like the straw. Mostly, however, they observed owls sitting atop the eggs very carefully. Mr. 288 explained that the birds kept the egg warm with their own body heat.
"Should we sit on the egg too?" Mr. 33 asked.
"Won't we break it if we do that?" Mr. 111 asked immediately after, voice full of worry.
Mr. 288 shook his head. "Our houses keep us much warmer than wild nests. As long as we keep the wind out and the house warm, it should be fine. Keep checking the egg every day."
Mr. 111 and Mr. 33 nodded. Neither of them were experts, but the two knew what nests looked like, and were determined to help the egg open. Soon, the chocobo inside would get out of the weird box, and join its life to theirs.