I don't think it's working. He probably thinks you're a poser; Doing this Cyrano thing isn't gonna cut it.

If you want the owl to accept you and show you his secrets, you're going to have to learn to skateboard.

[ Max isn't even sure if he's trolling or not. But if an Owl can skateboard, why wouldn't it be capable of self-awareness, and clique-awareness?

...God, he really has hung around Virgil too much, this is starting to feel normal. ]