You might be sorry, but KV sure doesn't seem to be. KV erupts into that shrill metallic laughter again, cocking their beak back. After they've calmed a bit, feathers all a fluff, they shake their head.

"There's something important about this, isn't there?"

Their movements have calmed some, too. It's just loose energy now, even in the way their feathers lay.

"I'll do it. I need to know what's happening to the island, or there might not be anyone to make toys for. If doing this can help, I want to."