"Thank you! I knew a couple guys with bird wings and they said it's a big pain in the ass, y'know? Like, they molt, so you get feathers everywhere, and fluff, and they're heavy. At least these are light!" Megan is a little bemused by the thought; generally where she's from, the opposite is true. Mutants with bird wings look like angels; mutants with insect wings look like giant bugs.

The wings are pretty from a distance, but up close, they do kind of look a little creepy. All those veins -- still, it's novel for her to be complimented on them and it makes her fluttery and energetic, like a preening bird.

"Yah, Kitty Santa! They've got some kind of festival going on, you know, like Christmas? Have you got Christmas where you're from? Well, they said all the kitties went out of town on a conference and when they get back we get to have a big party where we all get crunk and afterwards you get a present from the kitties! I dunno how it works but free stuff is great!"