IC Inbox: cerealia

[shacklebreaker]

"You've reached Simon Blackquill. Leave a message if you are so inclined -- but be brief."

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[psycholawgy]

[ She is a bit startled by Taka, and ends up holding her belongings closer to her. A part of her wants to pet him, though. Mixed feelings over here!! ]

H- Hi, Taka...!

[ How does I talk to birb ]

[shacklebreaker]

[Taka tilts his head and blinks at her, while Blackquill grins and takes a seat beside Athena.]

A word of advice: he likes to be scratched around his neck, or rubbed on his chest. Just be careful he doesn't nip you, if you like keeping all your fingers.

[psycholawgy]

[ ... can't tell if she should pet him nor or what. She just looks at Simon with the most unsure face ever, as if sarcastically thanking him for the advice. Then she looks back at Taka and nervously reaches for his breast to scratch at it. ]

Can you, I don't know, tell him not to do that?

[shacklebreaker]

How can I tell a bird of prey not to do what comes naturally to him? He's no domesticated dog or cat, and will defend himself if he sees a need to.

[Despite his words, the hawk closes his eyes in pleasure, and doesn't seem interested in biting Athena at all. Maybe he had exaggerated a little...]

[psycholawgy]

[ Sorry, were you saying something, Simon? Relief pours all over Athena after she notices Taka relaxing before her. Maybe he wasn't so bad after all! Her attention is completely on the bird now, and she hums a tune as she continues to make nice with Taka. ]

[shacklebreaker]

[Simon can deal with being ignored if it's in favour of Taka. The hawk seems to be enjoying the attention, even ducking his head so she can rub at just the right spots. And for a scary-looking bird, his feathers are surprisingly soft.]

[psycholawgy]

[ It's definitely not just Taka who's enjoying. ]

Who's a nice bird? It's you, Taka, it's you!

[ And because Athena is the paragon of good ideas— ]

Simon, I think Taka wants to try being with the defense next time.

[shacklebreaker]

Now there's a bright idea... If the defence says something inane, he can attack you on the spot, rather than go through the effort of flying across the courtroom.

[That wasn't what she meant at all. HE DOESN'T CARE.]

[psycholawgy]

[ WHY THIS... ]

You just turned the bright idea into a horrible one!

[shacklebreaker]

Hmph... He's not some pet to be bandied around. I could not conduct a trial without him any more than you could without Widget.

[psycholawgy]

I guess it wouldn't be the same without him in the room... At the same time, I also like my hair not getting messy.

[shacklebreaker]

I daresay we won't be courtroom foes again for a long while, so your hair shall remain safe for now.

[Probably.]

[psycholawgy]

Permanently guaranteeing it would also be great!

[ Pls. ]

[shacklebreaker]

Make no more silly assertions and blunders, and that shall be your permanent guarantee.

[At that, Taka seems to have had enough fuss, and takes wing again to one of his perches on the other side of the room.]

Still, his behaviour just then was a sign he trusts you. He's wary around those he considers strangers. [...Not that he should need to tell her, given she can read animals almost as well as humans.]

[psycholawgy]

Good! He should definitely trust me. [ Her gaze follows Taka as he flies, and she laughs when he stops and lands. ] Maybe I'll bring some snacks for him next time.

[ Yes. That definitely meant she'll be here more often. ]

[shacklebreaker]

How kind... His favourite snacks are live mice.

[...are you sure you want to visit more often]

[psycholawgy]

Eeek...! No! Why can't he eat people food instead?!

[ WHY THIS ]

[shacklebreaker]

Because hawks aren't built for such things, least of all the rubbish we consume in modern diets. He's much better off sticking with his own prey.

[At least Cerealia never has to worry about a rodent infestation???]

[psycholawgy]

... No snacks for Taka, then. [ Because that's clearly the answer here. ]

[shacklebreaker]

And here I thought the two of you could be friends. Some things are not fated to be, it seems.

[psycholawgy]

I'm sure there's another way to win him.

[ But that's enough bird talk for her now. Maybe she'll just draw Taka instead. >:( So she starts to doodle! ]

[shacklebreaker]

[Peering over to watch! And for once he keeps his mouth shut and lets her draw without offering any criticism.]

[psycholawgy]

I wasn't disturbing anything, was I?

[ BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

She's a bit concentrated on her drawing that she doesn't look at Simon when she talks to him, but she's definitely there and present in the conversation. ]

[shacklebreaker]

Why should you be, when I was already texting you at length?

[He can always make time for Athena. ...Even if she did just invite herself over without warning.]

[psycholawgy]

You could have been doing something while I was texting you! Who knows?

[ She is totally drawing an attorney's badge pinned to Taka's scarf. That is happening right now. ]