Sun Mote Copse Plasma storm.

Towhee's words were probably the first of affirmation he'd received, since he'd watched all the others leave, having made the decision not to wander off. Sugar Glider had made him feel better about staying to some extent, but it made him finally feel as though his decision was appreciated by someone in the pack. Of course, he knew that he was loved and cared for- but it meant just a little bit more to hear those words out loud, so he gave Towhee a meaningful smile, and thumped his tail against the ground, which was beginning to get more and more soppy as the rain poured down. 

The mention of his mother turned his gaze away, and he simply shrugged and nodded in agreement. He didn't want to talk about his mother. Towhee snuggled closer to Meerkat, so he snuggled in as well, feeling no shame as he reached out a bit to nuzzle his nose into her warm fur so that between the two of them, they had Meerkat's head and shoulders more or less sheltered. He could feel the gentle, steady rhythm of his sister's breath, and chuckled when he realized that she'd fallen asleep. He probably would have, too, if he'd been the inside pengwing.

He was content to weather the storm in silence, protected and warm, when Towhee broke the calm, with another question. The suddenness of her curiosity initially made him grin, and for a moment, he wondered if she was going to ask him something funny. But then she didn't. His ears were alread turned back to keep the rain drops out, but the sudden drop in the corners of his lips would've been enough to suggest his discomfort. He felt his stomach lurch, and he dropped his gaze, refusing to even look at Towhee with an ashamed side-eye. If she was drawing attention to it...It meant that there was something wrong. It was becoming more and more apparent that for some reason, he didn't react to the idea of reproduction the same way others did, and that made him feel small and self-conscious. 

"Dunno." He blurted, swallowing hard. Now was not the time to toss his cookies; Towhee and Meerkat were too close. "I guess I just don't get it. And it just seems....Weird." It made him shudder to even admit that much. It'd been explained to him by his mother and of course, she'd gotten pregnant soon thereafter so naturally, Bronco's first, bewildered reaction was then reinforced by his uneasy truce with Phox. It just seemed wrong, anatomically, to do such a thing. It seemed invasive, awkward, messy and painful- but those were things he didn't even realize that he felt.