Wings Aren't Like Shorts

 Bump bump....rurrrrrr.

The plane lands in Adelaide.

Passengers stand up to open their overhead lockers.

Gaius takes his backpack down, and puts it on his seat, beside Denis.

Shall I get yours down as well? asks Gaius.

Yes thanks, says Denis. What shall I do with this muffin?

Give it to Terence, says Gaius. And Terence, stay right where you are.

Terence sits on the armrest with his muffin-parrot.

You're getting wings, says Terence. 

No-wear? asks the muffin.

Wings aren't like shorts, says Terence.

The muffin-parrot doesn't want to know what wings are NOT like.

But what they are like.

Leonardo stands up, one seat forward.

He hands Terence a folded piece of paper.

Wings, says Leonardo. Not quite finished.

Thanks, says Terence.

Leonardo edges past Belle to retrieve his backpack from the overhead locker.

Bye, Leonardo, says Belle. 

Goodbye, says Leonardo. Let me know how the wings went.

How? asks Belle.

He hands her a card. 

The passengers shuffle forward, along with Leonardo.

Belle stands up.

Did you get the wings? asks Belle.

No, says Terence. Only this folded-up piece of paper.

That's the design for the wings, says Belle. Don't lose it.

Okay, says Terence. Can I get down yet?

Yes, says Gaius. It looks like we're moving. Hold on to your muffin.

Terence jumps down with the muffin.

That was like flying, says Terence. 

Not what I imagined, thinks the muffin. 

At last they are off the plane and heading to the baggage carousel to pick up their bikes.

We'll unpack them outside, reassemble them and ride back to my house says Gaius.

I'm getting a taxi, says Belle.

She heads outside, but comes back in straight away.

Roo-kai's come to meet you, says Belle.

Yay! cries Terence, running to the exit with his muffin.

Roo-kai is waiting outside.

Have you found my claw? asks Terence. 

Yes, says Roo-kai. I have found it.

You're the best parrot ever, says Terence. 

Roo-kai looks at the muffin that Terence is holding. It has a face like a parrot. Someone has spent a long time on it, considering it's fate.

The muffin looks with its black seedy eyes at Roo-kai.

Trying to work out where his wings are.