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{⚙️} It seemed that last part Shulk had mentioned about being responsible for himself and making good choices had flown right over Pip’s head. Instead, he was focused on what his own childlike brain thought being an adult meant. Perhaps he needed a little guidance still.

“Well I mean, nobody will be outright telling you to wear fancy clothes or take a bath, but when you’re finally an adult, you’ll understand the reasons why your Mama was demanding you dress up or get washed for yourself. And because of that, you’ll want to do those things on your own in order to make a good impression or keep yourself clean and free from disease.” Shulk then raised a finger as if to draw attention to the next point he was going to make.

“Adults have to do a lot of the same things as children, after all.” He said. “We might not even like doing some of the things we have to do, but we still do them anyway. We just suck it up and get it done because we know that not doing it will be bad for our health or image or other things like that. That kind of responsibility is what sets an adult apart from a child.”

Pip pouted a bit. So he was never going to be free of having to wear those silly little suits and taking those dumb bubble baths. Tragic...

"Pee, I don' see how wearing fancy clothes or eating gluten free wormies is supposed to be good for your health." It was also by this point Pip was starting to get kind of bored of Shulk's adulthood rant.

“Pee?” Pip looked up from his little nest he had set up outside the Mansion, only to see a. . .bird? With a scarf?

{⚙️} Well, this got depressing real fast. Shulk was going to have to figure out how to turn around the mood before everybody started moping about how difficult adulthood was. Maybe he just needed to talk about the other half of being an adult.

“Come now, it’s not all bad.” Shulk put a smile on his face. “With adulthood comes a lot more freedom to do whatever you like. No more Mama telling you to go to bed early or stop eating sweets. Sure, you can do all those things that Mama told you not to do, but you’ll get a sense of accomplishment by figuring out how to be healthy in spite of the freedom you’ve earned. At the same rate, you don’t have to feel bolted down to Mama either. You could travel the world if you wish or pursue some sort of goal that parental guidance might have gotten in the way of. The world is your oyster as an adult!”

"Pee?" Pip lifted his head up as Shulk discussed the freedoms of adulthood. No bed time? Getting to travel wherever and whenever he wanted? Dessert for dinner?!

"Pee!!" He officially had his trademark big smile on his face. "So if I'm a big adult, does that mean I don't gotta wear the dumb clothes Mama makes me put on for special stuff, or take a bath when she says so?!" He began hopping up and down cheerfully.

✦✧   "We are finding Dark Pit.”   That was all the other was saying, continuing to walk further into the area before arriving at the door. He moved to open it slowly, approaching a glowing statue.   He rubbed the statue’s cheek, closing his eyes with a smile, “I missed you, Dark Pit.”

Pip nuzzled into Kokichi's arms, simply staying quiet as they continued ahead. It certainly didn't seem like Kokichi was in a very talkative mood.

Eventually, they came upon a very familiar statue. Pip quickly perked up, his eyes going wide.

"Pee! Peeptoo!!" He cried, jumping out of Kokichi's hands and hugging the statue's leg.

✦✧   Izuku smiled a bit at the small bird, nodding. He wasn’t too alarmed at this, mostly as he knew what some quirks could be like. He nodded a bit, “I should be able to pull up a map on my phone.” He headed into his dorm, closing the window before going to grab his cellphone from it’s resting place.

"Peep!" Pip waddled into Izuku's dorm, looking around curiously. The entire room seemed to be covered in posters and figures of a giant, blond haired man.

✦✧   "Has anyone ever told you you talk to much?”   He placed the other inside of his hoodie as he headed deeper into the castle. There seemed to be several of the characters inside of the castle, though, all of them seemed distant. Robin and Chrom even ignored them, even though they would have known Pip.   Kouichi didn’t seem to pay them any mind, heading deeper into the castle to find Dark Pit.

"Yeah, a lot, pee. . ."

Pip was quite as they walked through the castle. Numerous little spirits floated past them, flying without purpose or reason.

Then he noticed a few fighters as well.

"Hey hey, hi Robin!"

". . .Oh, ok, bye. . ." He seemed hurt by being ignored by someone he was so friendly with.

✦✧   “Pip, please respect him by calling him Dark Pip, alright?”   Kouichi offered a gentle smile to the birds before offering them his arm to perch on, “Would you two like to see the new aviary?”   He was glad the goddess let him babysit the bird a lot, so he was happy to spend time with Pip and his twin. He just watched them with a soft smile.

Dark Pip let out a small huff as he climbed up on Kouichi's arms, still looking away. Pip quickly followed behind him.

"Hey hey, how big's the new cage, pee? Does it got two rooms for me and P-...Dark Pip?” Saying that name felt weird. Dark Pip gave him a satisfied smirk.

✦✧   Oh.. how.. innocent.   He looked down at him while they were flying, landing outside of Dracula’s castle. He sat down before looking at him.   “I have had these wings since I was young. However, I’ve always been afraid of using them due to their origin. However, in this world, I am free to explore and do whatever I wish.” He continued to look down at the bird, that strange look in his eyes.

. . .H u h?

"Pee? He tilted his head, waddling out of Kouichi's hand. "But Mama told me you were born a human. . .and how come you can just use them here? Actually, why are you even here, peep? Did someone save you?"

Alright, now there was some more upfront worry. That’s a line used by someone who was actually sick. Corven scooted over, examining Pip and the platter.

“Pip, is there anything you shouldn’t eat? Like an allergen, or…?” Corven tried to give the birb a gentle cheek nudge with his finger. “Or maybe that boar wasn’t cooked right…Think you need a doctor?”

"Pee, uh. . ." he rolled onto his back, his belly up in the air. "I don' think so? All I had was some cake 'n strawberries 'n cheese 'n meat, pee."

✦✧   “Oh, hello.” He smiled, kneeling down to the other, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Dark Pip.” He offered the other his hand to climb on if he wanted to. He knew that it would be easier to carry them that way, but he couldn’t just make a bird climb onto his hand. It may frighten the other, “I just finished building the aviary if you two want to see.”

Dark Pip merely stared at Kouichi's hand, eventually turning his back and crossing his arms with a grumpy 'beep'.

"Oh c'mon Pipi!" Pip groaned, dragging Dark Pip by his little black wing.

"Beeeep!" Dark Pip cried, flailing his little talons. Pip looked up at Kouichi.