Some of them do have a tendency to jiggle about, don't they? And have you seen as well? If you gently clasp a sufficiently tame bird in both hands, you can lift and rotate it such that its head remains utterly level while the neck swivels about. Perfectly stable! You could attach a little camera to its head on a boat and it'd be superior to any gyro tripod. Creatures of many talents, aren't they?
[uh. hold on. getting distracted--]
That is to say. The charm of a bird is an understandable siren call. However, don't be so sure that Mockingbird's staff can be poached so very easily! I daresay this canary will be much more partial to our superior birdseed, for one thing. So your efforts will be in vain!
[local man who named his whole crime outfit after a bird indeed in fact very partial...to a good cute round birb video......but also who wouldn't be?? bias has nothing to do with it???]
Pardon me, have you not been laying down a challenge to seduce my bird this entire time? Could have fooled me! [the way this could extremely easily be a euphemism for something...but no.....this isn't even flirting he is just. he's genuinely ready to square up for this bird now? it's a brand thing? at this point,] But surely you don't mean to imply that you could be a better bird-charmer than I, a bird aficionado? Birds and cats are not at all the same, you know! Toss a gauntlet such as this, and you may well be biting off more than even the legendary Phaethon can chew~
I'm just generally good with animals. I guess it's because I stay pretty calm? When we were young, Belle used to brag to the other kids about how her brother was a "fairytale princess"... Haha, she was cute then.
Anyway, I wouldn't really steal him from you. I wouldn't break Vivian's heart like that.
...But if we could co-parent... no, if I could have weekend visitation...
[ah.] Well. It is assuring to hear, yes, that you'd take Vivian's feelings into consideration on this matter...
[no he had not been so caught up in Bird Flexing that he very briefly slipped into a world where vivian hadn't prodded him into begrudgingly training this too-cute bird to begin with....]
Besides which, stealing things in general ought to be Mockingbird's fare anyhow! As for co-parent visitation...how about, let us see what the bird decides. If he ends up favoring your residence well enough, then perhaps that frequency will speak for itself. Though of course, I doubt it'd be periods longer than a weekend! So that thought of yours may be just as well.
[.....]
Indeed, a calm and steady bearing goes a long way with many animals. I'll grant that I could easily envision a person like you having such a knack. Fairytale princess, ha.
But Belle never had that knack herself? Too energetic? It's a little funny, if so. I've tried to impart the fine art of birdkeeping upon Vivian, naturally, but she also hasn't yet taken to it so easily. She treats all creatures very well, of course, but in terms of committing the time actially needed...well, she's always taking on many different projects at once, after all...
[ ah, yes... little sister problems... though wise has to admit that it's a little funny how seriously hugo takes his Bird Flexing. hmm, what to bait him on next time...?
...why is he planning around poking fun at hugo a next time... ]
I think Belle can wrangle a cat or a dog just fine... but, yes, she might carry a little too much nervous energy for most other animals. Rabbits don't usually like excitable handlers, for example...
As for Vivian... well, I think I'm starting to get the picture...
I'm guessing her lack of commitment is why you've wound up being Mr. Canary's primary caregiver?
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Some of them do have a tendency to jiggle about, don't they? And have you seen as well? If you gently clasp a sufficiently tame bird in both hands, you can lift and rotate it such that its head remains utterly level while the neck swivels about. Perfectly stable! You could attach a little camera to its head on a boat and it'd be superior to any gyro tripod. Creatures of many talents, aren't they?
[uh. hold on. getting distracted--]
That is to say. The charm of a bird is an understandable siren call. However, don't be so sure that Mockingbird's staff can be poached so very easily! I daresay this canary will be much more partial to our superior birdseed, for one thing. So your efforts will be in vain!
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Well, I'll be happy if I can just roll him around in my palm for a bit. Rub his little head feathers...
But it kind of sounds like you're expecting me to issue you a challenge over whether or not I can seduce your bird.
...And this kind of makes me want to see if I can seduce your bird.
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Pardon me, have you not been laying down a challenge to seduce my bird this entire time? Could have fooled me! [the way this could extremely easily be a euphemism for something...but no.....this isn't even flirting he is just. he's genuinely ready to square up for this bird now? it's a brand thing? at this point,] But surely you don't mean to imply that you could be a better bird-charmer than I, a bird aficionado? Birds and cats are not at all the same, you know! Toss a gauntlet such as this, and you may well be biting off more than even the legendary Phaethon can chew~
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I'm just generally good with animals. I guess it's because I stay pretty calm? When we were young, Belle used to brag to the other kids about how her brother was a "fairytale princess"... Haha, she was cute then.
Anyway, I wouldn't really steal him from you. I wouldn't break Vivian's heart like that.
...But if we could co-parent... no, if I could have weekend visitation...
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[no he had not been so caught up in Bird Flexing that he very briefly slipped into a world where vivian hadn't prodded him into begrudgingly training this too-cute bird to begin with....]
Besides which, stealing things in general ought to be Mockingbird's fare anyhow! As for co-parent visitation...how about, let us see what the bird decides. If he ends up favoring your residence well enough, then perhaps that frequency will speak for itself. Though of course, I doubt it'd be periods longer than a weekend! So that thought of yours may be just as well.
[.....]
Indeed, a calm and steady bearing goes a long way with many animals. I'll grant that I could easily envision a person like you having such a knack. Fairytale princess, ha.
But Belle never had that knack herself? Too energetic? It's a little funny, if so. I've tried to impart the fine art of birdkeeping upon Vivian, naturally, but she also hasn't yet taken to it so easily. She treats all creatures very well, of course, but in terms of committing the time actially needed...well, she's always taking on many different projects at once, after all...
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...why is he planning around poking fun at hugo a next time... ]
I think Belle can wrangle a cat or a dog just fine... but, yes, she might carry a little too much nervous energy for most other animals. Rabbits don't usually like excitable handlers, for example...
As for Vivian... well, I think I'm starting to get the picture...
I'm guessing her lack of commitment is why you've wound up being Mr. Canary's primary caregiver?
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