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Some days, he just literally didn't want to people. So he didn't.

Kazuo slipped into his quail form as easy as breathing. He'd told the others he was just taking some time, a bit overstimulated. He did this in a text from the house he shared with Kraven. Not lying in the least bit. He just didn't tell them he was going out as a bird.

Only Derek knew that secret, but he just... needed to be away from them right now.

Now, a tiny quail sat upon a fence and yawned wide. It wasn't quite dark outside. Just after sunset, but before night. One of his favorite times. Brown eyes gazed out lazily. There were cicadas screaming in the distance, crickets chirping, even birds getting their final songs in of the night before they settle in for sleep. It was a pretty peaceful time.

What a sight he made, a tiny little quail, sleepily perched upon a random fence.

With the agent staring at him, and he could tell it was someone Chaos aligned, Quail's Eye had a flight or fight moment. The little quail puffed up and stared right back into her eyes before he settled. Little feet shuffled, almost as if trying to get closer to her before he chirped.

She wasn't doing anything wrong right now. So he wasn't scared of her. After all, Quail's Eye was made from Wiseman. If anyone understood Chaos it was him. He chirped again and shook his head before flapping his wings and flying off at her. If she didn't scare, Quail would land on her head and flap his wings a few times to mess up some of the looser strands.

He would then settle on her head and let out a curious little chirp before making his way down her hair and to her shoulder where he would try to examine her face.

She looked vaguely familiar, but he couldn't put a finger - feather? - on it.

Quail chirped a little but did hop up onto her fingers and used them as a perch. Honestly he loved interacting with humans like this. They all were different, but when they were in awe like this it warmed his tiny little bird heart.

His head canted to the side and he chirped again, puffing up before shaking himself out and settling again. Couldn't talk to her without ruining things, but that was fine. Slowly he tested things, walking along her fingers, not trying to fly away, but just being curious, pecking at any sleeve she wore, or nibbling at any jewelry in his reach.