Hob and Binx bonding over being the only ones to actually do any fucking work around here, damn, being immediately derailed by "IM not in love YOU'RE in love who told you /I/ was in love, because. because i AM, but-", RIGHT into both of them just sobbing is so good. The average amount of subtlety and deception in a room goes down every time they talk. 10/10 bffs.

grandfather, who is VERY alive and doing VERY well 🤝 gwyndolin, who is FINE and NOT DEAD,

Chirp, on Squak: he's the best, he's the greatest, he's the coolest, he's the hippest, being around him is like being in a shower that's the perfect remperature. he's also an absolute scoundrel.

This nervous-laughter-mildly-incredulous-slowly-manifesting dismay, punctuated with jokes and forced politeness. Is a perfect summation about how I feel about Chirp and Squak and their grandfather. Like its ridiculous, its hilarious, Chirp and Squak are clearly still up to machinations and its so funny. Of course its funny, but its also like. They're getting kicked out of their own home on a whim from this conglomerate of cursed bird traits! They don't necessarily have anywhere to stay, they're juggling tricky lies and veneers to try to please this awful bird (no pun intended). We can see how nervous and unsure they get with him versus literally everyone else, how fearful their conduct gets around him, and the implications are kind of wildly awful! They're getting kicked out! They're rolling their little suitcases and asking for to-go boxes on the food and its so funny and also like holy shit, grandpa bird suuuuucks.

i need someone to clip the full sequence of

- the cousins run into pillar boy shortly after being kicked out, sadly dragging their suitcases with them, try to play it off.

- pillar boy CLEARLY knows something is up because they are whispering. in front of him.

- the cousins have 0 understanding of how to ask for help or recieve it

- pillar boy is very kind and invites them to stay but also reveals he knows about Squak's pseudonym

- the cousins WILL threaten and maybe atttempt to kill him for this

- oh theres a sword drawn now

- WHY DOES PILLAR BOY KNOW ABOUT RENNER CASTING-

- "OH HEY RUE DON'T WORRY WE'RE ALL JUST HANGING OUT HERE HAHA-"

- yeah we just gotta make sure the teacups aren't getting rusty!!! haha!!!!!!

- and the drawn sword is just because. i dont know how to use a zipper. :)

- (Chirp, lets be real, I'm absolutely sure you know how to work a zipper) (affectionate)

- 9 to insight. yeah. this tracks.

The shift in Andhera's tone when he speaks to his mother, the very, very guarded evenness, the intentional, forced calm, even when fully talking back. In comparison to the ups and downs and emoting and geniality and forwardness Andhera exudes the rest of the time-

hurts. Like damn.

Chirp full of secrets and machinations holding a conversation with Binx who physically cannot lie is a beautiful dynamic. "Oh some humans are trash, right?"

me, watching Squak assume that touching faces of/among humans is a Big Deal and that's why there's now a rumor about him and Wanessa being involved: hahaha silly squak

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me: well, actually, I guess-