As Eric was a bluebird, his eating bugs and worms was very normal. For Damon, it was rather disgusting. He understood when he naturally desired intensely seeds and especially fruits. Especially pomegranates. But it was the simple fact that this was what parrots naturally consume, so Damon embraced it wholeheartedly and doubly. Bluebird Eric could keep his invertebrates and worms. And life was good. Damon soon learned not to regret whatever he held dear to his heart regarding human comforts. If it rained or was cold, then Circe's palace had roaring fires in chimneys and it was easy to build a comfy nest within the house beams. Then the Internet was superfluous when the sorceress' domain teemed with unbelievable creatures. The raucous feasting, orgies and sexual activities of satyrs when they had a party provided the parrot with more debauched sexual activity to watch than the most outlandish sites online! Eric was not shy in watching these too, actually. Flying was a real blast and flapping wings was not tiring anymore. The gardens were magnificent and none of the petty human concerns like rent, work, job responsibilities and taxes existed there. And the most fun was seeing what each newcomer would become once Circe was through with them. Few came out of the gardens as they had entered them.
This time, a teen girl entered the gardens. She looked liked like a mean girl from school, and she was impolite to Circe, checking her phone and wearing a most fake smile. The sort who only dreamed of becoming an influencer and who put down others to build herself up. She screamed like a stupid silly goose at a spider scuttling on the floor and when Circe told her there was noting to fear of arthropods and other insects, the girl scowled at her and called her a crazy bitch. Circe flared her cape in anger at this. Her eyes flashed and she decreed that since the teen thought beauty was so important, she knew what spell to thrust at her. Both perched birds watched, entranced by what was going to unfold. What did the sorceress have in mind?