It's fine, though! The bird doesn't have anything to recognize scents as pleasant or unpleasant. It's molecules, man. It inspects the offered hand for a few moments, seemingly deciding what it wants to do, and then quickly half-severs off the thumb, mainly to expose the meatier part of it. It's curious about the squishy thing!
Nearly at the same time, though, there's a new voice in... not the air, but more in the dream itself, and by extension in Absinthe's mind.
"Not nearly as pleasant"... in comparison to what? Oh, he probably means me. Does it actually taste good? Though he did say that's part of the corruption. Maybe I ought to ask next time.
The voice is Levity's, and clear enough that it's almost as though he's standing right next to Absinthe. The bird seems to be completely unaware of the voice, continuing to peck at his hand.]
Re: II
It's fine, though! The bird doesn't have anything to recognize scents as pleasant or unpleasant. It's molecules, man. It inspects the offered hand for a few moments, seemingly deciding what it wants to do, and then quickly half-severs off the thumb, mainly to expose the meatier part of it. It's curious about the squishy thing!
Nearly at the same time, though, there's a new voice in... not the air, but more in the dream itself, and by extension in Absinthe's mind.
"Not nearly as pleasant"... in comparison to what? Oh, he probably means me. Does it actually taste good? Though he did say that's part of the corruption. Maybe I ought to ask next time.
The voice is Levity's, and clear enough that it's almost as though he's standing right next to Absinthe. The bird seems to be completely unaware of the voice, continuing to peck at his hand.]