Now his tail shook back and forth and some of the feathers on his face puffed. "Well! I wish I could come up with a clever remark right now." He'd had one but it was probably a little too awkward for someone he's just met.

"All right then! Until later, Madhuri my friend!" Turning his head to look back out of one eye he backed up and turned away, and with a flick of his tail - waving, sort of, without knocking anyone over like he'd do if he waved a wing - he was off through the crowd, humming an old pop song.

He'll be back when it's darker down on the land, but the sky is still light, his pupils flared large and a pannier on his back. The issue with bird eyes was that his dark vision was just not as good as a human's, but he could manage somewhat in areas he'd visited already, and it wasn't full night yet.