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[amos_moses]

[The video opens to view Amos perched on top of a mostly-crumbled building. He’s grinning widely, but it’s the kind of guilty grin that suggests while he finds this funny, he knows other people won’t be happy. There are several jabberjays around him, pecking at crumbs he’s scattered around on the rooftop.]

Ya’ll, I am so, so sorry. I really wasn’t thinking.

[See Amos has this bad habit of trying to teach all animals he comes across tricks, as one does with treats and too much time on one’s hands. Little things, like teaching a parrot to wolf-whistle, a dog to shake paws, a squirrel to bow...all in return for food. He’s slightly more successful at it than your average trainer, simply because he can explain the desired nonsense behavior.]

[As for the jabberjays, only two actually like him, so he’s been playing with them and teaching them small things, different phrases in different languages, a Latin prayer or two, and the occasional children’s song.]

[This was probably not the song to teach them, in retrospect.]

[Amos points at the nearest bird, and it happily starts singing in a lovely woman’s voice:

This is the song that never ends…!
Yes it goes on and on my friends!
Some people started singing it not knowing what it was!
And they’ll continue singing it forever just because…!

[The rest of the birds take up the chorus, in the different voices of the inhabitants of Hadriel, and Amos doubles over with laughter. People are going to kill him for this but Lord help him it’s hilarious. This is what he gets for having watched that singalong puppet show with the farm animals as a child….]

NOTE: Most of the birds will only repeat this once or twice, but the two that hang around Amos will repeat it back if you sing or hum it or offer them breadcrumbs.

Comments

permavoice.

[torrefied]

[Gooood grief, this place is such bullshit.]

I'm afraid the fever has reached your brain and you'll now need to be euthanized.

[amos_moses]

[Amos is still laughing and it makes his New Orleans accent thicker, sorry Mello.]

Now why would you say dat, chief?

[torrefied]

Because only someone with a thoroughly diseased brain would do something like this.

[Obviously.]

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[unfollowing]

SERIOUSLY???

omg. fuck you

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[amos_moses]

Hahaha sorry? I was just thinking of silly childhood rhymes and kinda...forgot everyone else would have to hear them....

[unfollowing]

that's a pretty big oversight!

fucking idiot

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[quaerit]

[ You know, he was coming to this post as soon as he saw Amos' name, filled with intent to break the awkwardness after that dream they shared...

But then you Ronan Lynched all over this. So.

Amiably. ]

What fresh hell is this, Amos? You've taught the mockingbirds how to internet meme?

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[amos_moses]

Jabberjays! And no, it's Lambchop, not memes.

[Well so it's a popular camp song too. Amos isn't sure where that song originally came from, but he learned it from an old TV show. He waves at Gansey, all cheerful greeting. No awkwardness here, at least not on Amos's part.]

How've ya been, Gansey?

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[quaerit]

It's close enough. They won't keep this up for long, will they?

[ He prefers his birdsong to be more birdlike. And less songful. ]

Oh, I'm all right. Somewhat glad my insomnia is back in force. Never thought I'd say that.

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[hotspurred]

You have none to blame but yourself should your birds be killed.

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[amos_moses]

Hey now, blame me, not the birds

[hotspurred]

Loosing an arrow on a man outside of battle would be rightfully seen as poor comport.

[Video]

[thechoiceisyours]

Kill me.

[It's said with as much flatly dramatic flair as possible, clearly not serious and made even worse by that he's having trouble keeping a straight face. He's not a huge fan of the jabberjays, but he can appreciate really terrible but hilarious ideas.]

[Video]

[amos_moses]

[Amos cheerfully mimes finger guns at the screen, makes a double-shot, and blows away invisible smoke. Then he collapses into laughter again.]

Hi Chris! How're you these days?

[Video]

[thechoiceisyours]

[He actually laughs a bit at that ridiculous display, because that was just beautiful.]

Well, dead now apparently, but otherwise you know. Not actually dead, so could be worse.

[Morbid humor.]

How about you?

[Video]

[mismanagement]

Amos.

[Video]

[amos_moses]

Oops?

[That might be more convincing if he could stop smiling. As it is... No, he's not nearly sorry enough, Maketh.]

[Video]

[mismanagement]

[Maketh sighs.] I see you've been having fun.

[voice]

[circumitus]

...

Why?

[voice]

[amos_moses]

'Cause I was just seeing what I could teach 'em?

....aaaand forgot I was stuck in a cave with a bunch'a other people.

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[notjustinthemirror]

Oh good, I was waiting for someone to make those things even more annoying.

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[amos_moses]

Glad to fulfill your expectations, chief.

[Amos grins brightly at the Alcohol Demon.]

What you been up to lately?

[firstreturned]

[Later on in the day, close to evening, a softly glowing red sphere appears someplace where Amos will easily find it. Easily enough that it is clearly meant for him.

If he was hoping for a better explanation for the Rage blessing other than a note that says 'Crush the sphere to receive your power', he's shit out of luck on that front.]

permavid

[inappropriatelaughter]

Dude!

[ He opens his mouth to launch into a thing about how he's not actually a freak and that dream was a big liar, but there's a more pressing question, here. ]

How did you do that?

[amos_moses]

[Amos laughs and waves in greeting. Gojyo did not actually eat him and attempted to steer him clear of harm. All is well and happily forgiven. Until you try to bite him, then all will not be well.]

Dat's what they do! They repeat stuff all on their own, imitate voices.

I just taught 'em the song, s'all. A few breadcrumbs an' repetition.