Vax didn't even notice the bitty bird nestled against her golden hair until Steph pointed him out, really quite distracted by her being arguably more adorable than the snake in vaguely his direction. But once she had, he stopped to consider the red-breasted bird glaring (yes, glaring) at him with beady eyes.

Containing the spooling serpent to one palm and putting him down by his side, Vax reached with the other hand to give the tiny fellow a pat - and met with a sharp little beak for his trouble. "Ow, hey!" It had surprised him more than hurt, but what a little shit. Hadn't Vex said they were supposed to be friendly? "What's his problem?"