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There is one visit during the day from a lady down the street who has made the girls a casserole, on the grounds that it can be hard to remember to eat when bereaved. Bella thanks her sincerely, sniffles a little, and sends her on her way. The casserole is shared around for lunch. Bella asks Ax what Andalites eat, and when she finds out, she locates a bag of grass clippings in the backyard that he pronounces acceptable. She also asks him how he eats them. By way of illustration, he steps both forehooves into the bag of clippings.
Night falls.
They can all go to the Seattle zoo and acquire everything they can get their hands on.
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aeskhyne
Trouble locates a jaguar.
The jaguar is awake.
"Hey, pretty kitty," he says softly. "Wanna come play?"
The jaguar slinks closer and sniffs him. He reaches out and touches—his, yes, this is a boy jaguar—his nose. The jaguar's eyes half-close and he lets Trouble pet him.
The jaguar is awake.
"Hey, pretty kitty," he says softly. "Wanna come play?"
The jaguar slinks closer and sniffs him. He reaches out and touches—his, yes, this is a boy jaguar—his nose. The jaguar's eyes half-close and he lets Trouble pet him.
palmofyourhand
The building that contains the back doors to the lion, tiger, leopard, and serval enclosures has a lock that is beyond Ethan's power to defeat.
aeskhyne
"Time to do some morphing," says Trouble.
The tiger is the closest to the door that Ethan failed to open; he goes there first. And then the rest of them, as they come up: leopard, serval, lion.
The tiger is the closest to the door that Ethan failed to open; he goes there first. And then the rest of them, as they come up: leopard, serval, lion.
palmofyourhand
Ethan declines to pick up a lion, tiger, or leopard, but does go for the serval.
morphbox
In spite of the fact that the trenches around the cat habitats are too long for elephant-putting to be any help, Ax likes the look of the tiger and joins in for that acquisition.
aeskhyne
Trouble checks the map when kitty time has concluded. "Wolves, coyotes, and mountain goats are all over thataway," he says, indicating a direction. "And after that it's not far to get to the birds."
aeskhyne
On he leads! The wolves prove easy to get to; coyotes not so much. Trouble, Ethan, and Robin all pick up both.
Bella takes the trouble to collect an inconvenient coyote by way of flying morph. Her sister, father, and alien subordinate do not.
hold-infinity
Getting to - that is, up to - the goats is a separate matter entirely.
Robin is willing to pigeon her way up a fake cliff that her human self is in no way capable of climbing; Ethan and Trouble are willing to join her.
Robin is willing to pigeon her way up a fake cliff that her human self is in no way capable of climbing; Ethan and Trouble are willing to join her.
aeskhyne
"Birds!" says Trouble.
The barn owls prove to be convenient; their neighbours the great horned owls are not. Even after getting into the enclosure, it takes Trouble several minutes to find the bird, and she bites him before he acquires her. But he perseveres.
The barn owls prove to be convenient; their neighbours the great horned owls are not. Even after getting into the enclosure, it takes Trouble several minutes to find the bird, and she bites him before he acquires her. But he perseveres.
sundayfish
Charlie, having beetled his way into the great horned's cage, also acquires her.
palmofyourhand
So do Ethan and Robin.
Ethan is unable to get them in to see the peregrine falcon, but her neighbour the American kestrel is easily visited.
Ethan is unable to get them in to see the peregrine falcon, but her neighbour the American kestrel is easily visited.
aeskhyne
And of course, just because Ethan can't open the door doesn't mean all hope is lost. Anyone who wants a peregrine falcon just has to morph a bug to get in. Trouble and Ethan both do.
hold-infinity
Robin, lacking any bug morphs, perforce does not acquire the peregrine.