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While all this chaos was going on, Delta sat calmly from a distance and observed. It wasn't that she was bitter about the attention being diverted from her (amazingly), but rather she wasn't going to risk life and limb just to go ga-ga over another gryphon. She was much too sophisticated for that sort of thing. People would move soon enough anyway, and then she'd see what the fuss was about. This also gave her time to survey the Aerandir she had not yet met. The only one she recognized was Tsukai. The orange-black-creamy-whitish kid looked familar, but she couldn't quite place it.

Syrenrei took this time to sneak off to the food table by herself. She liked people, but didn't much like crowds... and if she stepped on someone's toe trying to see the new gryphon, she could never forgive herself.

Delta blinked a few times. Well, the girl didn't have her schooling in etiquette, but then again, no one she had met really seemed to. And the girl gave her compliments *plus* wore that really cool clothes-thing. That cancelled out any envy that Delta might have at Nehanda for being a child while she was still a lowly gryphon. Motioning to the crowd she looked up at the girl.

"Keeee-aaa?" Maybe Nehanda had seen what all the ruckus was about.

Phwar... there was a lot of commotion. Pueblo had glanced up to it - but then noticed there were quite a few people there already. She put a hand on her head to make sure Tsukai was still there before running back to Kiro and pulling on his wrist insistantly. "Keeo...! Wassat...?!"

Kiro smiled, glancing across. "I think there's just been a gryphon formed." He turned to Pueblo. "I bet you were like that once too, huh?"

"Uhh..." She paused, looking a tad confused. Maybe she had been... who knew? Mommy would know!! When mommy came back, she'd ask her.

"We'll not bother her right now," Kiro decided, mostly musing to himself. He didn't think he had any reason to rush in and take point, he didn't even know the girl's name. And, above all else, it'd be rude. He turned back to Pueblo. "Weren't you looking for those coins?"

"Oh yeah!!" Grinning again, the little girl renewed her hunt. It was then that Kiro thought he saw something sparkle, half hidden in the grass. The same instant Kiro saw it, Tsukai also set into motion, his wings fluttering as he kamikaze dived from Pueblo's head, coming to land right next to the shiney thing, and began digging at it, his little paws swiping back little sprays of dirt in the short grass. Pueblo quickly noticed the smaller Aerandir had spotted something and rushed over to help, scooping up Tsukai, the shiney thing (that turned out to be a coin) and a large handful of grass and loose dirt as she did so.

"I gots one!! I gots one!!"

Kiro grinned a little as he crouched down to Pueblo's level and she held her hands out gleefully. "Wow, you guys are good at this aren't you?" He held out a hand for Tsukai to hop onto, and the little creature scuttled up his arm and sat again on the boy's shoulder. Kiro took the coin, letting Pueblo shake the dirt from her hands. "Want me to look after it?" He smiled as she nodded and Tsu peeped agreeably, slipping it into his pocket.

These two were really something...

Delta nodded at Nehanda's first question. Of course she could enjoy the soft feel of her beautiful feathers. It was practically a form of worship... not that she really needed any more flattery. XD At Nehanda's second question she just tilted her head. Play? Was that what she did with Lucius? She doubted it, but she considered obliging the girl anyway. As long as it didn't make her fretfully dirty. Delta patiently eyed the girl waiting for more of an explanation of what "play" meant.

((Oh, how cute!))

Upon receiving permission, Nehanda burried her fingers in the feathers on Delta's neck. The gryphon's was much like her own had been, so she instinctively knew all of the best places to pet, rub, stroke, and scratch. And yes, Delta's plumage was just as soft and pleasant as she had imagined.

She looked around her. She hadn't brought any of her toys with her, so that took a lot of her favorite games out of the picture. "Um . . . we could pway chase, or hide an' seek, I guess. Does you have any games you wike? You could show me, and I wearn pwetty well. Fweenix says I do."

"Born...?" Progolo began faintly, as another calamity broke out a short distance away. His attention snapped in that direction, just in time to see a vibrant glow transform into a vultu--no, some kind of spotted dog--no...

..Both?

He stared. Yaraif, for once, was at a loss for words as well.

"Um...is that what you meant by 'born'?" Progolo questioned, motioning in the general direction of the commotion.

"False, honey?" Abbey, maternal instincts taking over, cradled False. A stunned expression remained on her face, but she seemed to be recovering relatively well.

The very first thing False did was sneeze, and Abbey blinked. However, the creature chose to remain curled in Abbey's arms. Apparently, being born was a rather tiring experience. Apart from that, the gryphon seemed very much intact. Abbey paused for a moment, assuring herself of her charge's health before looking over at Keilin (and where was Chao?), desperate to get out of the spotlight, "So, last time I checked, we were going to get some food?"

Progolo flinched ever so slightly as the creature in Chao's lap began to wriggle around. He didn't like sudden movements. Of course, with Yaraif around, one would have thought he'd be used to it.

"Mhm, yes, more or less that's what I meant,"

"Interesting," Progolo said simply, carefully storing this information away for later use. He was examining Sanar again, admiring her silky fur and feathers.

Yaraif was not one for just watching. She fluttered a little closer, intrigued, and held out a tiny bluish hand.

"Yariaf..." Progolo began warningly, but Yaraif had already began stroking the little Gryphon's ear, cooing lovingly to her.