#fascinated by misty's dedication to an animal she should not have in her house

[pangolin-404]

I haven't seen anyone talk about this but like. Caligula is definitely dead. Misty was in that cult for how many days, and how many more until she returns home?

The only time she's thought about Caligula since entering the cult was for her initiation, and even then, that was a caricature supporting her affections for Walter. A part of me wonders if she loves Caligula because he, being a pet parrot, is intelligent but dependent on her, and since she has her old obsessions to pursue, she eventually loses focus on keeping him alive.

Sure she cleans his cage and feeds him but an grey parrot is not an animal to be kept as a pet because their physical and emotional needs can't easily be met in captivity. She pursues her passions (she clearly loves african grey parrots, one's on her phone background, on her tote bag, it's her reddit username) to the point of damaging those passions for her own enjoyment. like. she's not a stupid person. she puts thought into his care. but not enough to accept she shouldn't own him

She forgot about this bird that is dependent on her for everything. One of the few times we see Misty openly lose her gourd was when Caligula's life was threatened; she loves him and will throttle someone for him. But she's left him alone for... how long, now? How long does it take for a bird to starve? She's going to shamble home from Lottie's cult and that bird is going to be dead in his cage.