the animorphs

[instar]

Renée is gone in the morning, a pot of maple oatmeal for the girls and Trouble cooling on the stove and a note on the fridge, she's going to be gone all day on a day trip to Tucson with her friends.

Andi wakes up first. Bella's not far behind.

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[pandion]

Upstairs, Andi has demoprhed already, and is sprawled in an armchair.

[instar]

Bella is still writing.

[aeskhyne]

Trouble snuggles up to Robin and emits a credible coo.

[instar]

"Does the pigeon brain have lingering effects or are you just being a goofball?"

[aeskhyne]

"Goofball," he says, laughing.

[instar]

Write, write.

[hold_infinity]

Robin coos back, then giggles.

[aeskhyne]

"...Well, maybe it depends what you mean by lingering effects," says Trouble.

[instar]

"Hmm?"

[aeskhyne]

"You said, was it lingering effects or was I being a goofball," says Trouble. "I think it's more like: I was being a goofball by acting like a pigeon, but since I just was one, I'm a little better at it than most people who aren't pigeons."

[hold_infinity]

"Not much of that here," says Robin. "I can't even coo right."

[instar]

"I'm not sure I understand the distinction you're drawing."

[aeskhyne]

"How about this: The lingering effect of the pigeon brain is that now I remember what it's like to be a pigeon and I can act like one if I feel like it."

[instar]

"Interesting. Robin, Ethan, anything like that at all?"

[hold_infinity]

"Like I said, no," says Robin.

[palmofyourhand]

"I don't know," says Ethan, "I don't have any particular interest in pretending to be a pigeon to find out."

[instar]

Write, write.

[palmofyourhand]

"Discovering anything interesting? Like why you don't get high on pigeon?"

[instar]

"I have speculations about that, nothing concrete. It's possible I can just automatically recognize pigeony thoughts as not-mine and reject them when they aren't immediately useful to whatever I'm trying to do, since I'm so familiar with my own mind."

[aeskhyne]

"That sounds weird and boring," says Trouble. "I'm glad I don't do that."

[instar]

"I'm just as glad I don't start twittering about how nice it is to be home upon turning into a bird. To each their own."

[pandion]

"It was nice, though," sighs Andi.

[aeskhyne]

"It was awesome," says Trouble. He coos at Robin again.

[pandion]

"I wonder if it's nice to be everything, though, I think Bella's right to worry about what if we have to be something that isn't happy."

[aeskhyne]

Trouble just laughs.