Last time it caused a hiccup in my budding modeling career, so yes.

[When Julien is molting he has to eat considerably more, his feathers don't function as well so flying and dexterity suffer, the new feathers growing in are fragile and bleed freely if damaged, and he's very often itchy and irritable. He's going to be a liability if this crisis is still going on when it really kicks in.

This will have to do. Julien's been in and out of the water enough that his preen oil's worn off, and now wet feathers plaster and spike to his skin, making the droop of his wings and tail seem more pronounced. He shuts the water off, dripping, and now there's a smell like wet dog, but sharper and sweeter.]

I'm going to go outside and shake off. [Weary, breezy] Never get feathers, Aaron, they're the biggest hassle.