Post-Court

[weeabird]

[The two most-wanted men in LA are hiding from the law in the only place that could ever appeal to such dangerous fugitives: The Shipshape Aquarium.

Simon already has Rifle in his lap.]

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[thefaceofjustice]

[Meanwhile, Bobby is finishing up a little project in the space they're hiding out in. He's standing on a step(?)ladder rewiring the security camera pointed at that area.]

There. That should do it! Now the footage will play a loop of the room looking empty. We'll be fine here as long as no one walks in.

[Finally, he climbs down to join Simon.]

[weeabird]

Aren't we resourceful? Let me guess - AV Club?

[THIS IS A PENGUIN!! I'M PETTING A PENGUIN!! WHAT A MAJESTIC BIRD!!]

[thefaceofjustice]

Oh it's just... something I saw in a case awhile back! A criminal had done this to hide a robbery. But justice caught up to him quickly; he failed to notice the other camera that recorded him tampering with the first one!

[Sits next to Simon and tries to pet Rifle as well, but that only earns him a vicious penguin bite.]

[weeabird]

[Snickers delightedly. You show him, penguin!]

I see. And are you certain you've not made any such similar oversights?

[thefaceofjustice]

I think she likes me. [Lifting his hand up, which lifts the whole penguin, as Rifle hasn't let go of delicious finger.]

...Oh. Maybe I should have checked for that...

[weeabird]

[wwwwwwwwwwwwww]

Blithering dotard. Fortunate for you, I am highly familiar with this facility and can tell you that there is not a second camera in this area.

[thefaceofjustice]

Oh good! Then this place is pretty secure for now.

[Tries to pull his finger free of the penguin's horrible barbed mouth. He's having trouble...]

...We shouldn't linger here too long, though.

[weeabird]

Most certainly not. That cantankerous vet seems one to haunt the halls.

[Okay, he can have a little mercy. He coaxes Rifle away with some fish.]

[thefaceofjustice]

[He examines his finger without taking the glove off. It's the right hand, after all. Simon may already know about the secret scar, but maybe he'll forget???]

He won't be in here today. I took a look at the schedule. He's at another aquarium operating on a sick walrus.

[weeabird]

...Did she break the skin?

[The behavior is more concerning than the bite, typical Fool Bright though it may be.]

[thefaceofjustice]

No, she just chewed up some of the glove--

...........Um, Prosecutor Blackquill, when's the last time you washed your hair? There's... something moving in it.

[weeabird]

Tch. It's been a long time since someone tried that line on me, but you'll have to try harder than that if you want to get the better of Simon Blackquill.

[thefaceofjustice]

No, really! There's something squirming around, it's infested! We need to get you a special shampoo!!!

[weeabird]

...If your intent is to seduce me into the shower, your arrows are flying even further from the target.

[thefaceofjustice]

Well, after all that running, a shower does sound nice about now-- but that's not the point!

Maybe we can brush it out?? Oh no, I don't think I grabbed the hairbrush when we left...

[weeabird]

How far do you intend to take this ridiculous jes—

[freezes as he hears the rustling in his hair]

[thefaceofjustice]

That's a really big bug!! Maybe it's a mouse. Taka, don't just perch there, do something!

[weeabird]

[Taka, whose attention was already on the moving object, dips his head in and pulls out a wriggling Sniper by the scruff of the neck. Not because you told him to, mind you! He is a hawk and he does what he wants!!]

—Taka! Drop it!!

[thefaceofjustice]

...Wait, it's not mice, it's penguins??

[Now it's Bobby's turn to distract a bird with a fish.]

[weeabird]

[Simon catches the baby bird as Taka goes for the tastier treat and sets about cuddling it to calm it down. Just look at that maternal glow.]

[thefaceofjustice]

The penguin chose you as its nest!

[He looks amazed. Which could be interpreted as either amazed at how truly gross Simon's hair is or amazed by this little miracle of nature.]

[weeabird]

It's only natural; she's used to nesting in hair by now after all. It would be best not to disrupt her in her natural habitat. I suppose I am stuck looking after her until her caretaker's return.

[Puts that dirty filthy bird right back in his dirty filthy hair.]

[thefaceofjustice]

[Yeah, "stuck". You're not fooling anyone.]

...When she's back with her caretaker and we have to leave here... is there anywhere else you want to go around here? Anything you want to do, in case we have to leave LA for good?

[He watches carefully for Simon's response. This is an important question.]

[weeabird]

...No. There's nothing keeping me here.

[Or so he says, thinking about his sister and niece like the sadmurai he is]

[thefaceofjustice]

...

[Well, that's not what he hoped to hear. He has to think about this. And he forgets to react or respond, his expression eerily still.]