"Of course, we don't call them 'geese' on Centauri Prime but it doesn't matter; I know a sign when I see one!" Londo Mollari, ambassador of the Centauri Republic reassured Delenn as he stood in her quarters. Having arrived to discuss an entirely different matter with his Minbari colleague, it was forgotten the moment he entered her quarters. He almost gushed as he observed the six birds, two of which had already laid eggs on some nearby furniture.
"I call them a nuisance" Delenn said with no humor at all. "They're rather loud too, and one insists on following me around wherever I walk or sit."
"Nonsense, my dear Delenn. In our pantheon of gods they are revered as signs of fertility. And to see six at one time!" he exclaimed as he held his hand to his chest. "I never thought I would live to see the day." He crossed the room and reached down, picking up an egg as it lay on a chair.
"It's called an egg" Delenn explained, just in case the spheroids were unfamiliar to Londo.
"Indeed," Mollari agreed "it most certainly is. Of course on Centauri Prime the eggs have beautiful golden flecks that sparkle when held up to the light, but an egg is still an egg even with a mundane shell as the one this one exhibits. It's still a fascinating creation of nature and it represents the promise of new and continued life in the world and the galaxy." He picked up the second egg, examined it and then put one in each pocket of his coat. "Thank you for allowing me to see these wonderful creatures" he said magnanimously with a deep bow as he turned towards the door.
"Ambassador, you're not going to eat those eggs after that wonderful speech, are you?" Delenn asked.
"Oh yes" Mollari smiled. "We Centauri may be religious and superstitious to a fault, but we are a practical people" he said over his shoulder as he headed out the door. "Especially around meal time!" he called out from down the hall before the door closed.