011 ☺ Video ☺ If you're small and on a search, I've got a feeder for you to perch on

[moreincommon]

[The feed flips on, and Mark's forehead and cheek fill half the frame at an awkward angle as he props up his communicator. Then he's smiling brightly, waving at everyone watching with all his signature goodwill.]

Everybody! I'm not sure exactly what the current flood is all about, but everything seems to be okay. As far as I could tell, anyway, I got a little distracted. [He beams and holds up a small clump of scaly grey feathers approximately the size of a tennis ball.]

The egg from Lakeside hatched this afternoon! I looked through a bunch of birdwatching field guides and bestiaries and pet care books, and I'm pretty sure she's a dire hummingbird. So say hello to Winifred, everyone, the newest passenger on board!

[Private to Megamind and Fukawa]
I want to thank you two especially, for rescuing me from the mother hummingbird and helping me hatch this one. I really owe you both.

OOC: Mark is not affected and neither is the hummingbird! He's always like this.

Comments

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[megamind]

Uh.

Congratulations, you're a... birdfather?

[ He's all bearded and even skinnier than usual and why are you thanking him, mark. ]

[strangehistorian]

How do you know she's a girl?

[surfaceshine]

Are you really sure that's... wise?

[Someone looks a little more fazed and cautious than usual.]

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[persecutioncomplex]

...It was a bird. [Somebody doesn't know how to take thanks very well. But oh gosh it's cute, and she's peering closer into the camera like she can get a closer look before pulled away with an embarrassed face.]