[He was struggling with his apparent new-found 'fame', especially when it had seemed like the chick had taken so readily to Roxy and Gabe. It was easier to put a distance, to not attach to anything - let alone a baby animal - when there were others that could fill the role he wasn't certain he wanted.
But he knew enough about imprint behaviour to know the chick might like everyone but would gravitate towards him like he were her 'mum'. After all, he had fed her too, which probably didn't help in damping the bond she wanted.
What if this all went south on him? What if the chick was just another creature in this place set to mess with him? He had Gabe. Wasn't that enough?
With a deep sigh, he leaned down to scoop the chick up into his arm again, letting her pick the way she wanted to sit as her peeping changed from desperate to welcoming.]
Yeah, yeah, I'll bring them back down. [Turning on the stairs, up he went to the sewing room again to grab the saddle bags, but this time he had company.
By the time he was downstairs again, the chick had fallen asleep in the crook of his arm. He returned to the kitchen and set the bags of the back of a chair.]
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Date: 2020-03-20 04:04 am (UTC)But he knew enough about imprint behaviour to know the chick might like everyone but would gravitate towards him like he were her 'mum'. After all, he had fed her too, which probably didn't help in damping the bond she wanted.
What if this all went south on him? What if the chick was just another creature in this place set to mess with him? He had Gabe. Wasn't that enough?
With a deep sigh, he leaned down to scoop the chick up into his arm again, letting her pick the way she wanted to sit as her peeping changed from desperate to welcoming.]
Yeah, yeah, I'll bring them back down. [Turning on the stairs, up he went to the sewing room again to grab the saddle bags, but this time he had company.
By the time he was downstairs again, the chick had fallen asleep in the crook of his arm. He returned to the kitchen and set the bags of the back of a chair.]
All finished up in here?