"William, if you're still feeling sick, you might have to take some cold medicine, you know?"
Kane nodded, "Oh, I'm feeling a bit better now. I'm off to play, Uncle Leopold."
Wasn't Dad supposed to be in meetings all day with some after-hours work do? How come he was home so early?
The kids decided to take Chirpy up to the playroom.
Chirpy landed on the pile of building blocks. "Build with blocks," it chirped.
This was Chirpy's favorite game, which it often played with William.
"Alrighty," the kids sat down on the carpet, and Chirpy started passing them the blocks.
"Chirpy, I want a cube," Nina commanded.
Chirpy waddled through the blocks, then stopped in front of a cube, picked it up with her beak, and handed it to Nina.
Nina gave a thumbs up, "You're amazing, Chirpy!"
She rewarded Chirpy with a little treat. Proudly, Chirpy arched its neck and flapped its wings. "Chirpy is awesome, Chirpy is awesome," it boasted.
Next were Mira and Skyler.
Mira asked for a triangle, and Skyler wanted a square.
Kane didn't speak up and felt it was best to minimize his interaction with Chirpy, especially since he wasn't sure if it understood their earlier conversation.
But that was not the case for Chirpy. It strutted over to Kane.
"Kane, Kane..." It was its way of saying it was his turn.
Kane broke into a sweat. It clearly didn't understand and still called him 'Kane'.
He quickly covered up, "I know you miss Kane, but he's not here right now. He'll be back in a bit," he lied.
Chirpy tilted its head, looking at him with a puzzled expression, "William, William."
Kane breathed a sigh of relief, "I want a circle."
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