"Bother them... well, yes... as in don't eat them... and just... treat them like you'd treat anyone that's person shaped. They're ... people that happen to be rat shaped. Asking questions is fine. I don't know how much of an answer you'll get out of them. They can't speak anything but rat." But Zack could understand rat for all Alec knows.
Suppressing a grin at the antics, Alec does apologize, "Sorry about that. It's the friendliest one... and isn't afraid of anything. It'll do what it wants." Out of nothing, he created a small bowl and flicks a fire into it. The equivalent of a bird's perch.
Milliways is good for many things, including teaching Zack to use manners because the rats are used to rudeness. There are plenty of rude things that come through the place. "Yeah. Just the one. Yours could end before theirs. And you'd be gone." And he points to a random person in the room. Like I said, I don't know what the final one will be like. Beyond the fact that I'll finally cease to exist. Which'll be nice." There are times where he is just so beyond bone tired.
As for why he feels more affectionate to the bird instead of the rat is probably the interactions. The rat is business. The bird is friend.
On the subject of last time, Alec stares up at the ceiling. "So, you remember when I mentioned that Adrian and I got a bit drunk and caused some... problems with magic? My place isn't the only place where it happened. Adrian wanted to see if the transformation would be easier to happen here since it was in a place not created by chaos." A long embarrassed pause. "It didn't work."
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Suppressing a grin at the antics, Alec does apologize, "Sorry about that. It's the friendliest one... and isn't afraid of anything. It'll do what it wants." Out of nothing, he created a small bowl and flicks a fire into it. The equivalent of a bird's perch.
Milliways is good for many things, including teaching Zack to use manners because the rats are used to rudeness. There are plenty of rude things that come through the place. "Yeah. Just the one. Yours could end before theirs. And you'd be gone." And he points to a random person in the room. Like I said, I don't know what the final one will be like. Beyond the fact that I'll finally cease to exist. Which'll be nice." There are times where he is just so beyond bone tired.
As for why he feels more affectionate to the bird instead of the rat is probably the interactions. The rat is business. The bird is friend.
On the subject of last time, Alec stares up at the ceiling. "So, you remember when I mentioned that Adrian and I got a bit drunk and caused some... problems with magic? My place isn't the only place where it happened. Adrian wanted to see if the transformation would be easier to happen here since it was in a place not created by chaos." A long embarrassed pause. "It didn't work."