"Multi-purpose animals," she murmurs wryly. "That's what we have the camels for, after all. Travel and milk, and yarn from the fur. Chocobos would work in the same niche, it seems. Travel and eggs."

Not that they're above slaughtering their livestock for meat and hide, but it pays to be judicious there, because they can't always be sure of when they'll be able to get more animals.

She rests her chin in her hand as he explains aether, curious but aware this kind of talk is mostly over her head. "The Nexus being the way it is, it's also possible our world runs on something totally different If humans have ever relied on anything but technology, I haven't heard about it. But please, bring your friend with you, if you wish and he's willing."