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Progolo found this quite interesting. He always found it deeply amusing to see animals and people over-react, as he had his own dramatic companions to look after himself. It could get tiresome, but, under the right circumstances, such boughts of drama could get him to laugh quite hard, despite his generally reserved nature. "She sounds like a handful," he said with a knowing, sympathetic smile.

"Kwark? Meheheh..."

Th distance between the two was narrowing...Kala was hardly five feet away. This was getting scary! What if this Aerandir was really mean?

Keeping a careful eye on Kala's progress, Progolo made another stab at conversation. "Kala likes to be active and noisy herself...but she doesn't like all the attention on her, I don't think. Not nearly as dramatic. Unless she's hungry," Progolo added with a weak smile. "So...What do you feed her? Rawiya, that is."

It was time to show her intentions, Kala decided. Moving just a tad closer, she shuffled down onto her knees and then rolled over onto her back, exposing her tender underbelly in a sign of innocence.

Progolo shrugged. "Some kind of shrimp-mush I order from an aquarium. I pour into a pan of water, and she puts her head in upside-down and sifts it through her beak. It's quite odd, but it seems to work well, and she really likes it. She tends to get alot of water in her ears--"

He broke off at the sight of Kala's and Rawiya's antics, his brow knitting. "What...are they doing...?"

Kala was wondering in the same thing as Rawiya bent over her. What was she...ah! That tickled! She flinched, curling up as best as she could. Afraid to frighten off a prospective friend, however, she made no additional movements. Actually, it felt pretty nice, once she got over the surprise. She clacked her beak in a gesture akin to a giggle.

It was fun to have attention lavished on her, but Kala felt like it wasn't right to be the only one enjoying this meeting. Without shifting her body at all, she extended her neck and gently caressed Rawiya's neck. There. Now they were even~!

Progolo's face was alight with amusement. "That's adorable..." he murmurred, grinning. Perhaps their faulty relationship could be saved after all...

Kala tried to get up; not an easy task for a creature not intended to lie on its back. She eventually rolled over and struggled to her feet with a pronounced lack of grace. After taking a second to compose herself, she trotted after Rawiya at a careful, measured pace, so as not to startle her away again. She kept her head lowered and her ears erect with curiosity, her neck taking on a funny s-shape. Man, this Rawiya was an odd creature...she was so unpredictable! But that did give Kala a bit of a thrill, just wondering what she would do next...

Progolo also resumed his prior action, leading Ari to number 3, but he moved a little more deliberately and kept a cautious eye on the two Aerandir. "Mm..." he murmured in response to Ari, to indicate that he was still listening more than anything. "What does she like to do, then? or does that change every day as well?"

"It must be a chore to get bored with her around," Progolo mused, smilingly. He'd like to see one of her performances some time, though he figured time was running short for her gryphon stage. Not that that was a bad thing...She'd likely be just as entertaining, if not more so, in anthropomorphic form.

Kala watched Wiya with glee. That looked like fun! Watching Rawiya had taught her to run, so why not give prancing a try?

She picked up the pace, making her steps a bit more jaunty. Hoo, she could do this! Boldly, she threw a bucking kick into her routine. It was scary to only have two of her hooves on the ground, but enthralling at the same time.

Progolo raised an eyebrow. She was going to break her ankle any minute now...

"Careful, Kalarune," he warned.

His caution only made Kala's antics more pronounced. Ah well...at least they were near home now...

"Here we are," Progolo said, leading Ari towards the rear porch. "Would you like to wait here while I fetch the feathers I have, or would you like to come in?" He knew some women were a little paranoid about going alone into mens' houses and, though he was far from a pervert, he figured she'd feel safer if she had an option.

Kala slowed, her ears flicking. Huh? What were they doing home?

"Very well...I suggest you stay out here--" as Progolo said this, he opened the back door and something roughly dog-sized lunged at his knees. He grunted with surprise. "Ah! Down, Taal...calm down..." With difficulty, he pushed the reddish griffin out of his way. "It's a bit busy in here," he finished. "I'll be right back."

He hurried up the ladder, up to his desk. Usually he just swept up the annoying feathers his charges left everywhere, but he liked to keep the larger ones. And it was a good thing he did, he decided. Who knew how many Aerandir would need them for growth?

Opening a drawer, he collected a handful of them. They were quite colorful; among them was one of Kala's own vividly pink feathers. As he walked back outside, he began to wonder...were Aerandir even able to distinguish colors? Huh.

"Here," he said, stepping back outside and closing the door behind him. He held the feathers out to Ari. "Take as many as you need."

Kala had been following Rawiya around, suddenly taking as much interest in her boring old house as the other Aerandir. She hadn't noticed some of these things before...

Progolo nodded, smiling, and bundled the remaining feathers up together. "You're welcome. If you need anything else, just let me know, alright?"

It was funny to watch Rawiya attempting to be sneaky. Behind her back, Kala mimicked the other Aerandir, slinging her head low and taking careful, decisive steps. The scene practically screamed Pink Panther.

(( Here's the images of the feathers if you want them: 3nodding

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