Adia smiles at Ethel when she speaks up, having a vague idea of the message she's trying to convey. "We'll visit plenty," she reassures Steve. "Even if I can find a way to settle him on Atlantis, he'll need to come back to the Nexus regularly for proper training."
Raising his crest, Bucky -- no, Zelus -- preens a little at the praise. He doesn't know anything about Greek gods, either, but the description sounds good to him.
"It's nothing," Caspar says, even as his subdued voice suggests otherwise. He'd been watching Zelus pensively -- it's taken a while to admit it, but he understands the bird's motivations well-enough that it's hard to harbor any sort of grudge. "Maybe we can finally start getting along." Zelus hops over to Adia and happily settles himself between her and Caspar and the Cylon can't help but snort. "See, he didn't even try to peck me that time. Progress."
"Zelus," Adia says warningly, both to assert her role as primary trainer and to test out the name. The bird sighs and moves around to Adia's other side. "That's better. Here, have a Puff." She reaches into the bag and gives him a treat.
Suddenly, Princess is trotting over excitedly. Did somebody say Puff? Are there Puffs being handed out? Caspar laughs and scoops her up. "You have to earn it first, Princess. Show Steve what you can do."
"Tep!" Caspar sets her down and she trots away a safe distance before letting loose twin flames from her nostrils. Straight into the air, of course, to avoid setting anything on fire.
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Date: 2018-07-14 03:28 pm (UTC)Raising his crest, Bucky -- no, Zelus -- preens a little at the praise. He doesn't know anything about Greek gods, either, but the description sounds good to him.
"It's nothing," Caspar says, even as his subdued voice suggests otherwise. He'd been watching Zelus pensively -- it's taken a while to admit it, but he understands the bird's motivations well-enough that it's hard to harbor any sort of grudge. "Maybe we can finally start getting along." Zelus hops over to Adia and happily settles himself between her and Caspar and the Cylon can't help but snort. "See, he didn't even try to peck me that time. Progress."
"Zelus," Adia says warningly, both to assert her role as primary trainer and to test out the name. The bird sighs and moves around to Adia's other side. "That's better. Here, have a Puff." She reaches into the bag and gives him a treat.
Suddenly, Princess is trotting over excitedly. Did somebody say Puff? Are there Puffs being handed out? Caspar laughs and scoops her up. "You have to earn it first, Princess. Show Steve what you can do."
"Tep!" Caspar sets her down and she trots away a safe distance before letting loose twin flames from her nostrils. Straight into the air, of course, to avoid setting anything on fire.