[Voice]

[espigeonage]

[Julien is being so careful to keep his voice light, but someone sensitive might pick up the sheathed edge. He's irritated.]

Okay, I hate asking this, but can I completely take over anyone's hot tub or like... small pool? Something not chlorinated. Or would help me set up and fill one of those largish inflatable pools on their property somewhere.

[Pause. Yeah, he probably should provide a reason.]

It looks like I'm molting. It's - annoying.

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[espigeonage]

Tsh.

...Fine. Take twenty. They are everyfuckingwhere.

[youngestone]

Hey, I can't offer a pool or anything to collect the feathers in. Might as well recycle them, right? Does it hurt or itch or anything?

[espigeonage]

I'm not kidding, there's like hundreds and they keep coming out, this is the biggest mess...

Mostly it itches, if I touch one of the new ones it hurts, if one of those cracks there's blood everywhere, and ughhh I'm starving. I just ate!

[youngestone]

Want me to Google things that help with molting and see what's adaptable? And hit up Costco?

[espigeonage]

I asked some people about it. But you can if you want.

[Julien flaps his wings audibly and goes tsh again.]

It's a blizzard. And I look like I have dreads.

[youngestone]

Er, have someone hit up Costco for you?

[espigeonage]

I guess. Gonna have to dye these somehow...

Look, sorry, I'm just really annoyed. I just got these, I don't need them replaced.

[youngestone]

"These"? You mean the feathers?

[espigeonage]

Yeah. They just grew in a couple months ago! So not cool.

[youngestone]

Don't birds molt regularly?

[espigeonage]

Yearly or twice a year. I was hoping this would wait.

[youngestone]

Well, it's summer almost. It makes sense that it'd happen now?

[espigeonage]

[Julien sighs.]

Yeah. I just wish it didn't.