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[pummelgranite]

Anyone missing a talking bird? He says his name is Captain and that his human is named Gregor. I found him hanging around a cemetery in Maurtia Falls.

Let me know if you recognize him, he doesn't seem very smart and basically only wants to eat snack cakes.

[ Attached to the post is a few pictures of said bird. ]

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[dendarii]

[ Okay. He can dig himself out of this harmless-antic-gone-horribly-wrong. All he has to do is flap away for a few moments while she's posting. Find a tree, stay small while turning back to human so as not to be seen, and text like the wind. He's ... done stupider, honestly. This is hardly even a blip.

How to approach it, though ... He genuinely doesn't want to piss her off right now. Maybe he can turn this into a peace offering of sorts. ]

You found him? Is he all right?

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[pummelgranite]

[ ugh. UGH!!! w h y t h i s. Maybe he's lying and the real owner will show up and tell him off. ]

Uh huh. He's fine.

LET'S PRETEND THIS CONVO HAPPENS LAST so others can respond to birb

[dendarii]

[ Is that good? Bad? No, her face looks grumpy from here. ]

You said you found him in Maurtia Falls. That's a long way from home.

YES, AGREED

[pummelgranite]

Whatever. Are you going to come get him or what?

[dendarii]

[ Hell no. Not unless Mark is willing to do some impersonation ... and Miles isn't cruel enough to ask it of him. ]

Sorry, I'm at my office in Nonah. Can you bring him there?

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[jacksonian]

What the hell, Miles? Captain is my dog's name. I chose that name first.

[dendarii]

[ Well shit. He honestly hadn't realized. ]

Really? I'm sorry. It was the first thing that came to mind.

[jacksonian]

Change it. He's Lieutenant now.

[dendarii]

... Admiral. I'm not demoting Kitty's bird.

[purple_reign]

isn't that a bird of prey? I don't think it should be eating junk.

[pummelgranite]

IDK. I just said it wasn't smart.

[purple_reign]

whoever owns it shouldn't let it get away like that

the only Gregor I know about isnt here anymore, but I could do a divination if no1 claims it

[pummelgranite]

Oh my god it belongs to Vorkosigan's girlfriend.

[purple_reign]

ugh

want me to be there when she picks it up?

[Video]

[shipmaster]

[ OH MY GOD. Miles you fucking idiot.





So after Bel has had enough time to stop laughing and compose themself, they turn on the video to respond...]

Oh no, not smart at all. He gets tangled up all the time. I believe Kitty Jones owns him right now.

[dendarii]

[ Rude, Bel. Having flapped back to Persephone by now, Miles eyes the video with one beady eye. Then chirrups: ]

Oh yes, that's right. I also belong to Kitty. She's a bird sometimes too so I forgot she's a human.

[shipmaster]

[ They arch a brow at that. ]

Gotten into trouble again, [ There's a quirk of the lips here, before letting the rank roll of their tongue. ] Captain?

[dendarii]

[ You complete and utter asshole. Miles wishes he could glare more like this. ]

No, no. This nice destroyer human helped me. Scared off some crows.

[shipmaster]

[ Their face is the picture of bland. Their eyes communicate peals of laughter. ]

Ah, how lucky for you the human is a kind hearted sort.

[rathercommon]

[ s i g h ]

Can't you just fly here?

[dendarii]

I said I was fine on my own. She wanted to help me find my way, though. I guess I'm in the wrong city.

[ he's TRYING to mend this stupid feud with more stupidity, jeez ]

[rathercommon]

Well, fly away from her. It's not like she can stop you. You're the fastest bloody animal on earth, aren't you.

Fine sigh yes video back

[pummelgranite]

Kitty Jones.

[ She does not seem enthused. ]

[shipmaster]

[ Bel grins winsomely at that, genuinely amused. ]

Ah, so you've met?

[pummelgranite]

[ Persephone continues to look just extraordinarily put-upon. ]

Briefly. You can let her know we're in the Maurtia Falls Historic Cemetery. The one with the skulls on the gate.