"Uh oh," Julien says sotto voice as Joker considers and keeps considering. This has a lot of potential to go very wrong. Julien's beak is a lot more dexterous than people give it credit for, he's used it for as a hand for a long time and it's quite steady, but it's still a big pink beak on a bigger, feathery head.
He snorts. "Who on? That's a really important factor." The kettle's started boiling; Julien pours hot water into a cup and gives it to the mannequin. It doesn't drink but he likes to imagine it enjoys the steam or the heat. "I mean, 'myself' is the obvious answer. I can heal myself of anything that doesn't just kill me." Up to and including a destroyed eye, which. Happened, recently.
"But you know, if it's me I could lean into or away and make it easier on myself. Is that really challenging enough?" This has a lot of potential to go wrong and Julien is not helping.
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He snorts. "Who on? That's a really important factor." The kettle's started boiling; Julien pours hot water into a cup and gives it to the mannequin. It doesn't drink but he likes to imagine it enjoys the steam or the heat. "I mean, 'myself' is the obvious answer. I can heal myself of anything that doesn't just kill me." Up to and including a destroyed eye, which. Happened, recently.
"But you know, if it's me I could lean into or away and make it easier on myself. Is that really challenging enough?" This has a lot of potential to go wrong and Julien is not helping.