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[flightlessbird]

[ a flurry of leafy outdoor motion! and it seems to have cut in mid-sentence, or at least mid-shout— ]

—wanted was to know if I had found North yet! [ oh a face!! big dark eyes, huge scowl, and like the biggest, fluffiest hooded jacket ever. ] They were very rude and I would not have minded hurting them, or maybe I would kill them, but they ran away, and now my back hurts. Raafa says people who run away are cowards, and not worth anything. I do not want to see any of them again.

[ a pause, one heavy, frustrated sigh, and then she looks a little bit less pissed. it's good to have that out of her system. no onto what really matters, in the middle of this violent occupation. ]

Also, I want someone to teach me to write.

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[doctorly]

[Oh no..]

Your back hurts? These people, were they wearing black and masked? Chances are the reason it does is because they chipped you. They're going around doing that.

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[flightlessbird]

Yes! They were in black. If you see them, tell them I do not like them.

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[doctorly]

I'm pretty sure they've gathered the idea we don't like them, kinda best to avoid them at all costs.

I can get rid of the chip for you. To help your back not hurt.

[flightlessbird]

Well, now I will do that. I never want to talk to any of them again. [ HUFF. ] You can get rid of what?

[doctorly]

That's good. [They'll probably will keep away anyways..] Hm? The chip.

[John stops for a moment, pondering how to approach carefully in a way she can understand better.] The reason they bothered you.. was to plant something in your back.

[flightlessbird]

They could have said that.

[doctorly]

Yeah well they're bad guys so they would rather force than ask. Bunch of-- [dicks!! but oops shouldn't curse in front of a charming lady so..] Er.

They prefer bossing people around apparently.

[flightlessbird]

No one I have talked to likes them. They should leave.

[doctorly]

If only it were that easy, I'm with you on that though.

[flightlessbird]

Maybe we should kill them, then.

[doctorly]

[woah girl] Not sure if stirring up trouble already is in our best interest at the moment.

[flightlessbird]

But that would stop them. Right?

[doctorly]

Maybe. But for now it's best to play it safe and avoid them. We can't exactly tell how many of them there are, or if we can take them on.

Not exactly a lot of people being able to stop them anyways.

[flightlessbird]

Oh. [ apparently that was a totally lame answer, she's looking pretty displeased ] I do not want to talk about them anymore.

[doctorly]

[OOPS. john why are you so lame.] Uh, right. Okay.

John Watson, by the way, I'm a doctor helping at the clinic.

[flightlessbird]

Oh. I am [ insert bird whistle here! ] --Or Artika.

[doctorly]

[..well that was certainly interesting.] I see, nice to meet you Artika. Doubt I'll be able to mimic the first easily.

I'm John Watson.

[flightlessbird]

No, you will not. Humans make our language sound very bad.

[doctorly]

[quirks a sort of amused look.]

I see, so you're one of non-humans too then?

[flightlessbird]

I do not look human, do I? [ sort of doubtful, sort of EW GROSS I DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU RIGHT ]

[doctorly]

Well.. Not really, uh.

[he gestures to the jacket with his hands, course the eyes alone should have been as much a hint. gosh we humans aren't that bad!!] That's covering you mostly so guess I hadn't noticed too much.

[flightlessbird]

[ oh. well. fair enough. she shrugs out of the jacket, folding her arms over the thin shirt that leaves her with. it at least shows off the feathery ear-tufts, if nothing else. ]

There.

[doctorly]

[John was going to say she could have just pushed the hood back!! but oh. wow.]

Wow. [yeah clearly he isn't use to seeing non-human stuff! watch him be a master at this. read: not.] Are those.. your ears then?

[flightlessbird]

Yes. They are not... [ what's the word for this... she's pretty sure this is wrong, but oh well, it'll have to do ] --naked, like yours.

[doctorly]

[snorts a little laugh, oops sorry] Naked? Think you mean bare. But I can see what you mean, yours look more.. feathery.