Dance 15

[whatthequack]

[Those in Ahiru's family as well as most of her close neighbors should be very aware of the fact that at 4 PM on Thanksgiving, she found herself in the kitchen suddenly much like everyone else

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[knights_quill]

[[Fakir immediately knows what she's talking about. After all, he's forgone any form of poultry and eggs himself. Ever since he found out what Ahiru really was. And seeing what this "holiday" entailed...he expected that she wouldn't take it well. He tries to keep his voice neutral as possible. He knows how hard this must be on her.]]

...I'm here, Ahiru. I know. Just calm down for a moment.

[whatthequack]

[She's still shaking and crying, however, and is barely able to hold the phone at the moment.]

B-b-but it's dead! And somebody cooked it!

[knights_quill]

[[He sighs. It'll be harder to calm her down than he thought. He fights the urge to just say outright that people typically eat these things, but he doesn't want to upset her more than she is.]]

I know that. Calm down. It's not helping if you're panicking like this.

[whatthequack]

[How was she supposed to calm down? Another poor defenseless bird had been murdered and roasted by people and she was forced to be in the same room as it. She didn't see how she could right now.]

I-I don't know what I'm supposed to do, Fakir!

[fuelefficient]

...what happened?

[whatthequack]

I'm trapped in here a-and... it's dead!!!

[fuelefficient]

Wh-what is dead?

[whatthequack]

The bird is!

[raven_daughter]

Ahiru, breathe.

[whatthequack]

But...! But it's...!

[She takes a few very loud and very forced breaths, still sounding very upset afterwards.]

This is terrible!

[raven_daughter]

I know. But all you can do is wait it out.

[whatthequack]

[She sounds like she's attempting to whisper now.]

But I can't! There's this big bird in here a-and it's...

[Ahiru lets out a choked sob.]

[eldest_hatter]

Ahiru? What is the matter?

[whatthequack]

I-I can't get out of the k-kitchen or dining room and there's a... Somebody must have...

[She lets out a few more small sobs.]

[eldest_hatter]

Yes. It seems we're all trapped in our own kitchens. Is that what you're so upset over, or is there something else?

[whatthequack]

Everyone is? I-Is there a bird in your house, too?

[white_pretear]

Ahiru?

[whatthequack]

Himeno? Th-this is so awful!

[white_pretear]

What is?

[whatthequack]

There's a bird in here a-and somebody...

[She trails off, whimpering a bit.]