Redhawk Caldera Creature, hold your tongue.

He'd said it enough times that Towhee had come to accept that he called her Birdy as some sort of pet name. It was kind disgustingly adorable, though she didn't really mind it. What was much more important was the, "Yes!" and its firm repetition.

She smiled. Maybe they should spell it out a bit more, slap a label on it, establish some parameters. But the only thing that really mattered to Towhee was, "We're a team now." Partner, she added silently. "You and me." Her lips pressed together and curved even as she made a hmmm noise.

Without warning, she nabbed a bloody piece of rabbit meat and playfully lobbed it at him. "And, I guess, baby makes three. And four. And five. Et cetera..." Towhee laughed, an unbecoming sound, but still rife with real happiness at the whole idea.