Poof.

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: ...Good. ...I'll be blunt, godpapa, for all that you treat it lightly I'm not eager to see that happen to you within my lifetime.

Ezekiel: *lightly cuffs Ellen's ear* Mrrow.

Ellen: ...We aren't eager to see that happen within our lifetimes.

[Raleigh]

I promise I will try to avoid that happening in your lifetimes. Now, enough of this depressing talk. Any new things you would like to see in town? I'm trying to think up new venues to entertain people with.

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: ...That's a tough question. From what I've seen, you usually have a lot of areas covered.

[Raleigh]

Good point. Eh, I'm sure if needed something will crop up and I can help with it. Hopefully we aren't in need of a traveling circus or something though. Those are messy.

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: ...I'll take your word for it. I went to a circus once. Never again.

[Raleigh]

Clowns?

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: ...Elephants.

*Ezekiel makes a series of deep chirps that sound almost musical. Ebony should be able to figure out that she's trying to imitate a calliope.*

[Raleigh]

Hm... I think I can see them being disturbing.

Ebony: *Joins in on imitating the instrument.*

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: ...Yes. And I can see them being disturbing, too. Zeke, Auntie, quit it. *winces as Ezekiel bites her ear in protest* ...Seriously, stop. Bad enough that I had to deal with those whimsical beasts without you bringing that musical abomination into the discussion.

*Judging by Ezekiel's semi-threatening growl, she didn't take well to the calliope being considered an 'abomination'.*

[Raleigh]

Ebony: Sorry. That was interesting trying to do in this form so I had to try it.
Raleigh: Heh. At least neither of you were trying to verbally copy a xylophone. That is hard.

[AmbushCat]

Ezekiel: *purrs*

Ellen: *shakes her head and sighs* ...At least with clowns, I can understand the intent. Large animals, not so much. After that one time, I've let everyone else go to the circus without me.

[Raleigh]

So I don't suppose you would like a behemoth for your birthday any time soon, yes? *He chuckles to show he is kidding of course.*

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: ...Elk would get better mileage out of it than I would. *shrugs* ...At any rate, most of my family have never invested much in birthday parties. Not after our first one, at least.

[Raleigh]

Eh? Really? Perhaps I should at least get you all passes to the water park or something for them at least. Then you can have a sort of party I suppose.

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: ...I'll have to get back to you on that. I'd take any excuse to swim or play around with water, but for most of the others, its... kind of questionable. Ezekiel and Echo have aversions to water, and Eebon's fur can get weighed down a lot.