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Video; UN: Beekeper

WHO: Julieta Madrigal and you
WHERE: Network
WHEN: Beginning of June
WHAT: One of Julieta's Gacha pulls was animal curse and it can't be controlled when she's emotional. Weeeelll it's been an emotional time for her.
WARNINGS: Swearing in Spanish

[When the video begins, those who have visited Caista will recognize the place where Julieta reigns supreme: the kitchen. That is not what is strange.

No, what is strange is the very beautiful but actually MASSIVE osprey hawk angrily pecking at the phone or attempting to claw it with her talons. The osprey flaps all five feet of her wingspan and screeches and chirps. Those who actually understand animals fluently may come to realize that the hawk is not only speaking in Spanish but, more precisely, swearing in Spanish. The words she uses are enough to make a sailor blush.

What the cherry on this stranger than strange sundae is, is that Julieta is nowhere to be seen as this large bird of prey keeps pecking away at HER phone using HER username.]

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Mhmm, I can! Is everything okay? You're not hurt are you?

[He said as he leaned in closer. Now that this bird could talk, it means that he could go and help them out now! Although, the more he thought about it?]

Wait, how do you know me?

Antonio it's- [She wants to say Tía Julieta, she wants to call herself family, but...] Julieta, so yes, I know you.

[For a moment, Antonio raised an eyebrow. How did she know him? Until he realized something. Suddenly, that's when he face lit up before giving a bright smile!]

Oh! You're the lady I talked to the other day! It's nice to meet you again!

[Wait...]

But how did you get yourself turned into a bird?

["The lady" not Tia, not familia... she is glad she's a bird, birds don't have the ability to sob and cry. So she just pushes it all back in, because a five-year-old shouldn't be dealing with a 50-year-old woman's troubles.]

I'm afraid I don't know, Antonio.

You don't know? Maybe it was something you ate? Or maybe it could have been whatever those people in charge did!

[That might be the only explanation right??]

Those people? IF THOSE ZODIAC PEN- [She stops mid-swear, once again DEEPLY reminded that she is in front of Antonio she tries to take several calming breaths.

Which is actually very hard to do when you're a bird and you lack a nose and have a beak instead. She can only silently stomp and she uses her beak to tear at the fish that was supposed to be for dinner with her beak.

She lets out a long sigh and closes her eyes, trying to get a hold of her emotions because Antonio seriously does not need this right now.]

Thank you, Antonio. I will have to speak with Zodiac, see if they know what caused this and how to fix it.

[Meanwhile, Antonio gave her a look. Did he go something to upset her? He wasn't sure but he didn't say anything. Instead, he lowered his head as if he was being scolded. The last thing he wanted was to upset someone and look what he did.

With a mumble or two, he wondered if he should say something. Looking at the ground and then back at the screen, he knew he had to eventually.]

Um...I'm sorry. Did I say something to make you mad?

[She has to pull it in. She has to do what she does best and repress. Antonio shouldn't be seeing her angry, he'll likely mistake it for being directed at him even though Julieta has never been upset by her youngest nephew. She has to close her eyes, which takes some thought before she rests her head down on the counter to try and breathe.]

No, Antonio, you've done nothing wrong. [Pepa was going to make lightning-fried osprey at this rate if she didn't make Antonio feel better, because it was always about everyone else, Julieta was raised to be the well-behaved triplet, the unproblematic triplet, the triplet that everyone can complain TO, not ABOUT. She can't be upset even when she has every right to be.

Antonio needs to be taken care of, and he is a child, 5, her nephew, even though he doesn't know her.

So she will prioritize him.

It's easier.]

[Antonio didn't say anything at first. He didn't know what to do as he knows he should say something to make her less upset. Was he reading too much into what she was saying? He didn't know but he knows he had to say something.]

If you say so...? [He said before looking at the screen and then back at the floor. He didn't want to end the conversation there but he knows he has to help her out.]

I don't really know how I can help but if I ask my other animal friends, maybe they might know? [Would that make her a little happier?]

You might be one of the few people I can speak to, Antonio, so you're being a big help right now. Thank you for whatever help you wish to give. Maybe they do. Who knows, maybe there's someone out there who is currently a dove and knows exactly what I need.

Then first thing is first! We need to get you something to eat because we don't want to make you go hungry!

[That said, as he leans a little closer to the screen, he narrows his eyes.]

That is the Caista, right? Maybe I can go over there right now and we can talk to some birds who can give you stuff to eat!

It is Casita, yes, I was in the middle of making dinner for the family.

[At the mention of talking to other birds she looks down with her INCREDIBLY sharp vision and looks at her talons and clicks her beak.]

Tonito, I believe I am a bird of prey, I do not think nuts and berries will be the correct source of food for this body.

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[Then there was a long pause on his end.]

Then I'm guessing you might have to get some meat to eat? [With that, he gave a small hum.] I wonder if there might be some raw meat I get from the butcher.

[She shakes her head.]

Tonito, no, it's alright. You don't need to get me raw meat. [Even if she is a bird of prey, she doesn't like... the sound of it? What?] I... do not think I am that kind of bird? I am not sure. Raw meat sounds... incorrect.

[There was a hum on his end. As much as he loved animals, he had to admit, there was quite a lot he didn't know. That being said?]

Then how about we still get you something with meat in it? I don't really know how birds might react to eating cooked meat but...

[Pause]

It's better than eating rats or rabbits, right?

Oh, I wouldn't eat any rats, Bruno might cry if I do. But... I think... I'm not sure how to explain it, but I would rather have fish.

Fish? Then maybe I can go and get some for you now! I don't know how much they cost but I think it shouldn't be too tough to get some at the supermarket!

Ah, Antonio, don't do anything that is too difficult for you, alright? I don't want you having to go someplace all by yourself.

[If a bird could look worried, Julieta absolutely was.]

It's not too bad! It should be easy now that I can talk to my other animal friends. They can always tell me where to get certain items!

[Because he is definitely going to try!]

And your parents will be okay with you coming over? [She doesn't want to make enemies of the people looking after Antonio, she only wants them to be glad they're there to watch over him as well.]

I think they should. If I tell them where I am going, I think they wouldn't mind.

[But then again, his parents didn't seem to care too much unless he told them where he was going.]

But if it's too much trouble, I won't go!

Alright, I don't want you in trouble, above all else. [Even if Pepa would adore seeing Antonio come over, she didn't want to put the boy in a bad position more than anything.]

It's not a problem. And besides, that's what I'm supposed to right? To help people out here?

[That said, he started to carry said device as he made his way out the door in search of some food for her!]

[Julieta immediately panics, not wanting Antonio to think that's ALL he's for like she, Bruno, and Pepa have been led to believe for 50 years, nor the older children. Her feathers fluff out and she paces a bit.]

Tonito, you don't... you don't have to do that, if you want to, certainly, but you are supposed to be a niño, a kid. That's the only thing you're supposed to do.

But I want to!

[The moment he got out of the house, that's when he started looking for a store nearby. So far, it seemed to be a short walk from where he was.]

Even if I am a kid, I want to help the adults and the people around me. It seems like the right thing to do.

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