I agree.

( it's not so bad, as long as luci functionally puts the caged dog parts of his psyche into locked treasure chests, and swiftly loses the keys. the house is big and mysterious and full of magic — lauralae is here, his new bride, and adam is newly here, his ... something. all in all, things are turning up luci. (if you forget he was arrested last month, and also that he has zero ability for mario kart.)

taller than nick by a bit, luci slowly bends his knees, so he can see the bird on his head more closely. )

Not that he told me, but I didn't ask. ( leaning in with a very direct bit of eye contact, luci pushes their foreheads together. the bird hops from one nest of hair to the next, settling down on nick's head. luci pulls back and straightens up, arms stretched above his head. ) You can name him. He'll be off soon to go eat a worm — maybe Wormeater? Birds are very hungry creatures.

( says luci, who knows exactly nothing about birds. unless a duck is a bird — then he knows one, maybe two things. )