If I can help one fainting robin unto his nest again
I shall not live in vain
I shall not live in vain
The judgment only makes Harper’s throaty bird laughter appear once again. “Spoiled!” he argues playfully in his croaking voice. Ironic considering how deeply Harper loves children, but his mischievous side is winning out today. Plus the ice cream vendor would likely take pity on the upset child realistically and replace it (or take pity on the poor haggard mother).
Harper eagerly hops back to the ledge to watch Sah as the man picks a new target. Oooh, good ones too. It’s hard not to crow aloud and ruin the sneaky motions, tamping down on the new animal instincts is an exercise in willpower Harper isn’t accustomed to yet. Luckily it doesn’t take long; plastic bursting, water showering down, shouts of dismay and surprise that are drowned out by his squawking excitement. “Ten! Ten!” He hops in tight circles as he cheers it, confident in giving it the highest score considering the argument Sah had stopped. On a jubilant high, he swoops off the ledge to pluck another balloon in his beak - and drops it right over Sah’s head, a belated revenge. “Ten!” he crows all over again, chittering laughter making it harder to discern as he flies in tight circles around the man.
Harper eagerly hops back to the ledge to watch Sah as the man picks a new target. Oooh, good ones too. It’s hard not to crow aloud and ruin the sneaky motions, tamping down on the new animal instincts is an exercise in willpower Harper isn’t accustomed to yet. Luckily it doesn’t take long; plastic bursting, water showering down, shouts of dismay and surprise that are drowned out by his squawking excitement. “Ten! Ten!” He hops in tight circles as he cheers it, confident in giving it the highest score considering the argument Sah had stopped. On a jubilant high, he swoops off the ledge to pluck another balloon in his beak - and drops it right over Sah’s head, a belated revenge. “Ten!” he crows all over again, chittering laughter making it harder to discern as he flies in tight circles around the man.
