Maggie's feathers quiver a little with the movement of Corie's hand through them

"Ohh yeah, I'm fine. I've been doing" nothing "Y'know, things. Stuff. Most folks 'round here are pretty chill. There's a nice tree out in the woods I hang out in, not as good as the Nest though. And I've only wanted to kill one person in the couple months I've been here, so that's pretty good I reckon."

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"Oh! And I made a friend!"
She got a pet. She means she got a pet.