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What was that?
In came Murder 2.0 through the air vent! Basil just stared with his good eye. Why? Just why? Why did all two of the birds he knew that looked like that go through the air vents to get to him?
Most surprisingly, Murder 2.0 didn't even try to attack Basil. It just flew down and gently perched on his shoulder.
"Well, I didn't expect this." Commented Cherie. Usually any bird, save for owls, would attack Basil on sight. This was weird.
Taking Murder 2.0 off his shoulder, Basil held him out in front of Cherie. "Here, you hold it!"
Cherie held out her hands only for Murder 2.0 to bite Cherie on the finger. "Ouch!" She backed away and looked at the bird-dragon thing. "No thanks!"
Basil then started to shake Murder 2.0 who made no noise and didn't even move. Strangely, it bore a strong resemblance to a farmer trying to get a hen to lay an egg that just refused to lay. "Bad! Bad bird! Bad!" That was telling the bird.
Suddenly a sound came to their ears. Murder 2.0 let out an annoying cry, just like the first Murder. It sounded like a garbage truck going by at two in the morning.
"What was that?" asked Cherie.
"Just the common cry of whatever kind of bird this is." Stated Basil.
"No, not that!" Cherie shook her head. "That other sound!"
"A hose exploding."
Cherie fell silent. One minute passed. Then two. Then three. "What? How would you know what an exploding hose sounds like?"
"Kindergarten." That was the only answer Basil gave. That was the only answer Cherie needed. "So…" Basil swallowed. "Want to go see if we can find Murder's old birdcage and put Murder 2.0 in it?" Murder 2.0 let out another annoying cry.
Completely deadpan, Cherie replied with "Really? You're going to risk that?"
Basil sighed. He hated birds, except for owls. Just when he thought a non-owl was going to be nice, it ended up protesting.