Operation Stop Birdnado hasn't been all that terrible so far. Annoyingly tall grass, cute little rascals and waving shrubbery, sure. Whatever. He can take it. Jake's going to help save all these people and it'll be a snap, right?

He shuffles along the path in search of the people they've been told to negotiate with, but what he sees first is a magnificent creature. Large and fluffy, and oh so cool.

"Why hello there, handsome..."

There's an awed grin on his face. He wants to approach and pet. So badly. But he retains enough of his situational awareness to hang back. They need to not get skewered first, so he steps back to address his crewmates in a whisper.

"Right. First rule of negotiation. Look as unthreatening as possible. We've got that down, right?"