"Glad to be here, let's see what we have here." Ophi scans the bounty, nodding to himself. "Allllrighty then, eyebird huh? I got this."
After a few days, a weathered and bruised Ophiuchus returns to the station, dragging a squabbling bird creature with him. He brings it to the desk and holds fast. "One eyebird as promised, put up a heck of a fight though. Took me a good two days to find her skulking in some grimy swamp. I thought 'hey that's easy' and took a nosedive towards her, she turned and that creepy big eye stared right at me. Realised my mistake right then and there."
He shifts onto his haunches and holds up Whisper; its singular eye glaring at the Ridgeback with seething hatred.
"Birdy here jumped out the way and I ate dirt. Embarrassing and stinky, yeah. She tried to make a break for it, squawking awfully. Recovered from my dumb move and gave chase. It took a few hours: flying through trees, running through mud, tripping over vines you name it. She was quick - but I was quicker. Managed to corner her in a thick grove of trees."
Ophi gets a bit more animated, almost forgetting he's holding onto his quarry. It doesn't appreciate being moved about and lets out a frustrated caw.
"Shush you I'm telling my story here! Anyways, we come to a standoff; both of us ready for action. I go in for a lunge she goes in for a dodge, but my lunge was a ruse: we tussle briefly, all beak and claws and wings. Surprising for something so small really. In the end I come out on top and here we are."
He finishes recounting his adventure by handing over the Whisper-creature to Ria. "Gonna be cleaning muck out of my scales for weeks though." he laments half-seriously. He peruses the item list for a few minutes, rubbing his chin with his spare claw. "Could I request the
Twilight Oracle's Guise please?"
[Sleep-aid RP is a struggle haha]