#found this in my inbox from five months ago shhhhh

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⤷ ✧ @ltnsingh said, ❝ how do i shut this thing up? ❞

marie has questions aplenty too, though admittedly la'an's makes for a much better place to start. the raucous bird, which apparently possessed a parrot's gift for mimicry to accompany its turkey-like ungainliness, was nearly deafening, now that it had recalled that it possessed a voice. marie casts a sidelong look at la'an, lifting her own voice to be heard over the din. ❛ what makes you think I know? I don't even understand why we're transporting the thing. ❜

marie sighs, grimacing as the creature shrieks before resuming its jabbering. ❛ I'll speak to the ambassador. in the meantime, let's... move it someplace remote and leave it to its own devices. ❜ cassiopeia's a big enough ship. there has to be someplace they can store the bird that won't disrupt the crew...