"If you get us outside right now," the oldest girl declares through a mouth full of burger, "we'll hang out out there and not go any further unless you pull something sketchy."

"Yeah, okay." He gets up. "I hope you understand that if you decide to take off before I'm convinced this won't get you kidnapped or killed, I will stop you, but that is my real criterion, if you know of a place you want to go."

"Uh-huh."  A third of the pizza and four of the burgers are totally gone.

He picks up the pizza box and heads out the way he came, presumably trailing bird kids.

Yeah.

The uninjured scientist follows along to work the elevator for them.  It's gonna be a real tight squeeze if they all want to fit but the kids show no signs of wanting to split up.

Squeezing it is. He holds the pizza above everybody's heads so it's not taking up any square footage and his wings fold up real small.

"Do you have further business here or are you leaving presently?"

"Was this your only unethical mad science on the premises?"

"Mostly, if you don't care about animals.  Is your invitation open to non-experimental-subject captives?"

Sigh. "How many?"

"One."

"Probably, then, what's their deal?"

The elevator opens; the kids rush out but only as far as the hallway.  "He's the gruesome surgeon mentioned previously."

"Hey kids, do you want me to make a separate trip for the surgeon or are you relatively okay with him?"

They confer with each other for a moment.  "He's probably fine."

"Let's have him too then thanks."

The scientist goes back to her pager phone thing.

All of the food is gone by the time she's done.

Fries and milkshakes? "Did you not feed these kids?"

Fries and milkshakes!

"Their metabolisms are enhanced as well."

"Not since - last week." (nom nom nom nom)  "Or, less.  This is the first thing we've had today."

"So you didn't feed them enough?"

"Unfortunately the member of our staff who passed away was also primarily in charge of their nutrition."