Owl Shopping (open)

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     Victor glanced around as he entered the shop. He wasn't exactly sure why he had decided to do this. True, it would be nice to have a pet of some sort. Course, someone would wonder why he was going with a owl. Yes they were known as wise birds but the fact that some people often got bitten by their feathered friends, would make them wonder. Wonder why someone like Victor would want one.

    There were quite a few breeds to choose from. If breeds was the right term to use here. However, there was a rather small owl off to the side. A little owl as they were called. The yellow eyes of the small owl landed on Victor and it made the 'who' sound before taking a few side steps in the cage. The owl's feathers were a mix of white and a shade of brown that could be described as bark maybe. Victor had seen it staring at him and he had taken a few steps toward it. Such a tiny little thing it was. He found it a surprise that it was a owl.

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Scarlett had just bought her snowy owl, Clarette, and it was love at first sight. Her beautiful auburn eyes, her white-as-snow feathers and her sweet manners was what caught Scarlett's attention. Scarlett had also bought a fair few things for Clarette, like a cage, food, toys... Scarlett wanted to spoil Clarette, just so she knew she was a much loved owl.

But then, Scarlett happened to spot a familiar face in the shop, Victor. Scarlett walked over right behind him, with Clarette's cage in one of her hands. "Hey Victor," Scarlett greeted with a smile. "He is very cute," Scarlett added, gesturing to the owl he was looking at.

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    "AH!" Victor exclaimed in surprise.

    The sudden arrival of Scarlett's voice had taken him off guard. Course he turned around at the same time and he jumped a bit. The little owl in the cage made several 'who' sounds as it stood up straight and watched.

    "S...Scar...Scarlett." Victor stuttered terribly as he stood there.

    Seeing her point to the owl behind him, Victor turned around and looked. The little Owl was still staring at the two. Although it seemed to relax for it wasn't standing up straight like a moment ago.

    "H....he is...huh?" Victor said as he turned his glance back to her. "I...I...I didn't think any...anyone else was coming....coming here..."

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Scarlett jumped slightly herself when she had accidentally surprise Victor. "Oh sorry, I didn't mean to surprise you!" Scarlett said. She didn't mean to scare him whatsoever.

"I...I...I didn't think any...anyone else was coming....coming here..."

Scarlett smiled. "Oh, I was getting an owl myself. Her name is Clarette," Scarlett lifted her cage slightly to reveal Clarette so Victor could see.

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    "It...it's okay....." Victor said. "It...it's...it's not your fault."

    True, it wasn't her fault that it had scared him. Sure she did in a way sneak up on him but it wasn't her intention to do so. His gaze went to the snowy owl upon her answering his question and holding the cage up to him. Rather large owl in his opinion.

    "Sh...She's l..lovely..." Victor stuttered.

    "Who?" the little owl made the sound after Victor spoke, causing him to look at the little owl. "Who?"

    Granted the little owl wasn't really talking, but the fact that it made the 'who' sound right after he spoke surprised him. Victor thought the little creature would've been scared still from him going 'AH' a moment or two ago. But the little owl seemed unaffected by it.

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"Thank you," Scarlett replied, as Clarette seemed to purr slightly at that comment, causing for Scarlett to giggle slightly. 

The little owl then made a sound, sounding like 'Who?'. Scarlett could help but smile, the little owl was adorable. "So, what animal were you planning to buy?" Scarlett questioned Victor.

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    Victor fell silent as he looked at Scarlett. What animal was he going to buy? Um....yeah...Victor himself hadn't even figured that out yet. He had just gotten here and honestly, it was just so sudden that he decided to come in here. It was strange but never had he thought about getting a pet before. And one of the first times he is outside of the university and passing the shop, he went in.

    "Who?" the little owl repeated the sound, this caused Victor to be snapped out of his thoughts.
   
    "To...to be honest...I..I'm not...not sure..." Victor said.

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"Well, you could always get an owl to send letters to other people. Or a cat? Unless you were just looking around the shop..." The little owl was starting up its 'Who'ing again, but this time, Clarette started to 'who' with the owl. "And I think Clarette has found a new friend!" Scarlett stated with a smirk. 

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    He wouldn't be sending letters. The ones he sent in the past were always ignored by his family, and he never got any responses back. That was how it went. If he got a pet, it would for company really. However, he wasn't going to tell Scarlett that. It would just kill the mood she had right now which was a happy one.

    Victor looked around the shop till his gaze found it's way back to the little Owl. It's yellow eyes were still looking at him. The little owl stood up straight but then ducked down it seemed. As if it was playing around. Victor couldn't help but smile a bit as he watched the little owl.

    "F...funny in a...in a way isn't he?" Victor asked.

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"Yeah, he is a rather cute owl," Scarlett agreed with a warm smile. She saw that the little own was playing around, ducking, jumping up and down... and his massive, yellow eyes were just staring at the pair! Scarlett's mother had an owl like this... or her late mother, called Holly. Holly was probably the same breed to the little own in the shop, and Scarlett couldn't stop smiling at the memory of Holly jumping up and down, messing around all the time. Holly was always a cheerful owl. But she died a few years ago, of old age. Holly had always had a nice life...

The little own started playing up again, with more louder 'Who's!'. Some of the people in the shop were staring slightly at the little owl, and Scarlett smiled.