Val would listen as he chewed a strip of bacon, when the other asked for his paper he would blink and offer it to him without a word. Oliver would eye the sushi but took a piece of toast for himself before he fluttered up on Val's shoulder to watch the rest of the people around them, though they were a few tables away.<br/><br/>"I had to take one of the beginner business classes so my Father would stop hounding me, but I'm really looking forward to the animal care classes." A smile crossed Val's face like it always does when he talks about animals. He popped another piece of bacon in his mouth before giving a teasing tug on one of Oliver's tail feathers, which received him a sharp thump to the head from the birds beak.