Hi! My name is Archimedes! Well, that's what my daddy calls me, anyway. I've grown to like that name very much.

My daddy works in this weird lab thing. I'm not quite sure what it's used for, but it's my home! I've been living here for my entire life, ever since daddy brought me here! When I was very young, he found me under a tree, barely alive. He brought me back, and cared for me, and now I'm better! I know he's not my real daddy, but.. it sometimes feel like he is.

Oh, anyway, whenever he brings someone in, and puts them on the table, I like to investigate. Sometimes it ends up with me inside them somehow, but daddy fixes things!

Yes.. everything has been wonderful so far. But lately.. I've noticed that daddy doesn't seem to be himself. He seems.. tense, as if he's expecting something to happen, something.. not good. I tried to not take notice of it though, and just focus on the good things! Like how he put extra food and water in my cage this time! He usually only does this if he leaves for a day or more, but he's still here! I like to think of those happy things if things don't look good.

But suddenly, I heard big explosions and gun fire, I think, coming from outside. Daddy seems scared, should I be scared too, then? He's getting his stuff ready.. what's happening? I don't want him to leave! I fly onto his shoulder, I hoped that maybe that'd stop him. It didn't. He took me off his shoulder, and placed me back into the cage after kissing my head. I heard him say something like how he'll be back.. but it didn't seem like he meant those words. After that, he ran outside of the lab. I don't know what to do now..

The gun shots and explosions continued on, until they finally stopped. Maybe Daddy would come back, now! So I waited...and waited... and waited.. it's okay. I'm a patient bird, I can wait.

But after 2 hours of nothing, I got worried. But I did notice an open window.. So I flew through it. It wasn't that far of a fly to see were the sounds were coming from. Metal parts, along with some blood was everywhere. I was wondering where all this came from.. But I tried not to think about it. I had to find Daddy!

I was scanning the area, but with no luck.. but.. wait, THAT'S HIM!

So I flew down, ready to greet my daddy once more! But he's lying on the ground. Why? How unproductive of him. He's never like that. So, to get him to his feet, I peck him. That always works whenever he sleeps in! But he didn't move. Alright, you want to play that game? So I pecked him again, and again. Hm. Daddy's really stubborn sometimes. So I pecked him one more time. Still nothing. I started to feel defeated. Why wasn't he getting up? I flew up to sit on his back. That's weird, I can't feel any falling or rising. Whenever I jumped on him while he's sleeping, I feel a slight rise and fall. There's none of that right now. I wonder why? I move up to his ear, and let out my biggest bird cry. No way he's gonna sleep through- okay. He slept through it..

I don't know what to do! He's not waking up! So I just curl up beside his face, which is facing the ground. Did he pass out? Maybe, he does that all the time at his desk back at home. I guess I'll just have to wait for him to wake up. But that's okay, I can wait.

I'm a patient bird.