As weird as it was hearing Laurent say "sweetheart," he backed off to watch.

Being a bird without a strong sense of smell, Coco bumped his beak against Laurent's hand instead. For a bird, chocobos were reasonably intelligent, able to be trained and learn some basic problem-solving. He curiously shuffled around to watch Laurent, letting out an excited 'kweh' with a ruffle of his feathers. Of course, he had no particular reason to be suspicious or scared of people.

"What do you do with just a halter?"