"Oi," Marco gave him a flat look, though it brightened a little at the hat and he stuck his tongue out. "They were already hatched by the time the Home Ec class was raising them, yoi."

He quickly tackled his brother in a hug, mostly just to prove he could still tackle him after all this time.

"You should see me in the gardens or training center though. All the birds know me. I adopted Rinoa as a baby sister too, and Squall -- the commander until he got demoted -- made her cry, so I sent a horde of birds after him and told him it was his shampoo. I'm still proud of that one, eh."