something fowl is afoot

"Oh!" Maki cheeped, like a bird who'd just found a whole bush of berries ripe for the pecking.

She knew she had a lot of family and that was why travel was so important, so that they could see and love them all equally! But to learn she had an uncle was very exciting for the little sushi roll, certainly one who was so nice and rumbly, voice like a thunderstorm but soothing, like she was listening to it from the safety of a warm den.

"Hellloo uncle Chimeeraa." Her tail wagged high, flicking droplets of water about all over again. She was as pleased as a plum, just below stories and daydreaming, family was her next favourite thing in the whole wide world! And she was such a lucky girl to have such a big family, full of such lovely and blotchy people!

Waddling forward-oh so like a dappled little duck- she laid down in front of him and stared up at him, lips tugged into such a broad smile her cheeks were tiring quickly.

"Do you have any stories? I love stories! Daddy has stories too, but Mumma says I shouldn't always listen to him cause he says silly stuff sometimes."