Before she could realize that she was fiddling with her necklace the bird said, “<span style="color: #804000">Hello</span>.”<br/><br/>Utter confusion crossed Audre’s face and all she could comprehend was to shoot back a casual, “Hello.” She didn’t understand why but she wasn’t all that freaked that the bird could talk. In fact hearing that he came from the lab made her warm up to him even more. Calming down, one hand still clutched around her necklace, she brought her other hand to pet him gently she tried again with a gentle tone. “Hey there.”