"I'll definitely go," Veronica Young urged with a smile. "Come on, let's toast. Cheers!"
"Cheers!" Nancy Yules took a few sips of her coconut milk before going back to her crab.
Fanny watched for a moment longer before flying back out through the service balcony window.
"Fanny, what took you so long? I was worried you'd been caught by the bad humans!" Coco chirped excitedly.
Fanny replied, "It's fine. It's not dangerous in there."
"What did you see?" Coco asked. "Let's go. We'll fly down and tell Renee."
Flapping their wings, the four little birds dove down in one swift motion.
"Renee!"
"We're back!"
"..."
Coco was the first to fold its wings and land on the edge of the windowsill. The other three birds followed in an orderly fashion, tucking in their wings and lining up beside it.
"Is that a cuckoo?" Renee Jennings's gaze fell on the other small bird.
"Hello," the cuckoo greeted politely. "I'm a cuckoo. Could you give me a name?"
