IC Contact

[nevergivesup]

Methods of contact:

Network number: 2084380

Home number: XXX-4376 (family, work - rarely gives this out; always answers if home)
"Not here. Leave a message."

Cell number: XXX-5243 (friends, family - gives this out freely to people he knows; might not answer right away or might ignore it and call back)
"Hey, it's Jake. Leave a message and I'll get back to you."

Work number: XXX-7843 (Armco Station garage's business line; found in phonebook. They have to call him to the phone in front of everyone though so it better be a damn emergency)

Email: iceicebaby32@gmail.com

Known numbers:
Parents (home)
Sister (home & cell phone)
Kallie's network number
Miles's network number
Sierra's network number

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Comments

[nevergivesup]

Yeah. I mean, I guess? I remember seeing this thing before and I called it a chocobo. Though the one I saw was yellow...

[struckout]

[ Yellow? That sounds... a lot more normal. Baby chickens and waterfowl tend to be yellow, and aside from the color this little fluffer at least sort of looks like one of those. ]

... Maybe he's dyed.

[ She doesn't sound all that hopeful, though. ]

[nevergivesup]

Pfft!

[ He actually cracks up at that, though more in how it was said than anything. ]

Maybe! That'd be pretty cool! Could just be a different breed or something, too. Or else maybe guys and girls are different colors?

[ That's a thing with birds right? Maybe? Eh, who knows. ]

Oh! And uh, in case it hasn't happened yet, I guess I should... give you a head's up that it can fly. Not like a normal bird flies, though. Like... it can hover in the air and stuff.

[ That probably made it sound like a little hummingbird, which isn't the case from what he can remember. But she'll probably see for herself eventually.

[struckout]

... Yeah, I know.

[ Not really much elaboration needed for that, her tone probably continues to illustrate well enough. You'd think a tiny pudgy bird wouldn't be able to get into too much trouble if you set what you don't want him to get at anywhere above his head-level..... but you'd be wrong. ]

[nevergivesup]

[ Kallie... Please stop. If you keep answering flatly like that for this kind of subject, he's just going to keep laughing every time. And he does. ]

At least it's just a normal-ish looking bird that came out. Could've been worse.

[ A lot worse. Lesson to learn here is don't break any magic crystals that appear. ]

Are you gonna keep it? It shouldn't be hard to keep under wraps with how tiny it is, but...

[struckout]

Wh-- It's not like I have a choice.

[ Yes, perfect save. Let's just gloss over how she can't even fathom the idea of abandoning the baby fella (gal? how do you even bird sexes), okay.

She just gives a heavy sigh. Jake laughs, but she's the one who has to deal with this newest mess. ]

[nevergivesup]

[ Well, if you can pulse a bird into being, maybe it's possible to... un-pulse it? He would've probably tried that at least. But if she couldn't, then yeah, he'd hope she would keep it. Or donate it to a nice farm. ...It could pass as a weirdly colored baby chicken. Kind of.

He can hear the frustration in that sigh though. ]

Eh, it'll be fine. It's just a bird. How much trouble could it be?

[ That thing is so tiny, it mustn't eat very much. And it seems well behaved from the video feed she'd shown. ]

Have you named it yet?

[struckout]

[ As silly as it is, Kallie does figure what she gets back must be of some value - when it comes to things, she's already had some of them stack over time, whether it be her sword-thing gradually becoming more useful, or those clothes she got probably having to do with the fact that she can now change outfits in the blink of an eye...

And anyway, yep, it's just a little bird. It can't be that much worse than what she's already been doing. ]

No. Not yet.

[ And no she is not naming him Cheepy. Or Boco. Or Jimbob. Or Mr Petersworth. ]

[nevergivesup]

[ Oh come on. No one in the universe is lazy enough to suggest Cheepy. Cut him some slack here. ]

No? Hmmm...

[ Yeah, you hear that, Kallie? That's the sound of Jake suddenly taking it upon himself to suggest names. Enjoy. ]

...How about Pistachio?

[ See? Cause it's green. Like the bird. It fits, man. ]

[struckout]

[ -- There is no god. ]

... And shorten it to "Pissy?"

[ Tone says "no" to that one. ]

[nevergivesup]

[ ...Why does she say that like it's a terrible idea? That sounds hilarious and awesome! ]

Tch. Like you wouldn't want to yell "Pissy!" when you're scolding it... And if it turns yellow later, it'll fit!

[ Yeah, okay, that was gross. So gross it was perfect. And he can't help but laugh at his own stupid observation. ]

Okay okay, fine...... Olivia?

[ Get it? Like an olive? Which is also green? ]

[struckout]

[ ... Well, that's better - enough that Kallie pauses just a touch longer than her shooting down the first suggestion. And yet? ]

Kind of girly...

[nevergivesup]

Well it could be a girl...

[ He has no idea how you could even tell with birds, but he has a tendency to assume animals are girls by default. Then again, that hasn't really worked all that well for him so far. ]

Hmm... Midori? [ Like the green liqueur. ] Honeydew?

[ A pause. ]

Granny Smith?

[ There's a snicker. ...Is he even taking this seriously anymore? ]

[struckout]

[ Yeah, it could also be a boy! Jake, have you been trying to be serious at any point since this conversation turned to names??

SIGH. ]

You're not helping.

[nevergivesup]

Hey at least I haven't suggested Thunder yet.

Though I guess I just did.

[ Nope. Not serious at all. ]

[struckout]

Like our resident formerly evil corporation?

[ You can practically hear the sarcastic tildes waving in the air around those last few words there, yep. Jake's "impressed with" level according to Kallie is quickly falling into the negatives here... ]