Poco

The Catalina Macaw sat on her perch and bobbed her head up and down. "Hola!" She said to all the people that passed. She was a good bird, very gentle and extremely intelligent.

Christine

Christine walked into the pet store brightly, but silently. She was in need of a pet, since it got quiet lonely in her house. She was imediately drawn to the macaw, the coloration was beautiful. She had done a report on the species when she had been in only fourth grade. She smiled as the bird said "Hola!"

"Well hello there," She said happily.

Poco/Tanya

Poco bobbed her head up and down, showing off her vibrant colors. "Hola!" She said again. "Buen día a ti." Her former owner often spoke Spanish to her, so this was all she currently knew.

Tanya smiled and approached Christine. "Hello there. Is there anything I can help you with?" She said politely. Her specialty was with the fish, but she was always happy to help out with anything else.

Christine

Christine smiled happily at Tanya. "I was thinking about buying this macaw."

Poco/Tanya

Poco moved closer to Christine and cocked her head.

Tanya nodded and looked at the bird. "Excellent choice. Half-price right now." She replied happily. "She's $500. Does this sound okay?" She stroked Poco's colorful feathers as she spoke.

Christine

She smiled happily. She had a bit of money saved up, and 500 dollars was perfectly fine with her. "Yeah, that's fine. And how much will the supplies be?"

Tanya

Tanya pointed to a large cage. "This is the best cage we have right now. It's $300 and it comes with everything inside of it." She said. There were many things inside of the large metal bar cage, like perches and all sorts of toys. "The food is $9."

Christine

Christine nodded. "Alrighty, that's perfectly fine."

Tanya/Poco

Tanya smiled. "Okay. Let's get this stuff to the register then." She said, picking up the cage and carrying it to the counter. On her way there, she pointed to the bird food. "You can pick out the food that you think is best." She set the cage on the counter, then went back for the bird. She put out her hand for the macaw to step onto.

Poco did what she knew she was expected to and perched on Tanya's arm. Tanya looked at Christine. "Would you like to hold her? She asked.

Christine

She picked out a bag of feed that looked good to her.

When Tanya asked her if she would like to hold the bird, her eyes lit up. "Yes!" She spoke quietly, though she was very, very excited about the whole thing.

Tanya/Poco

Tanya smiled and held her arm out so the colorful avian could step onto Christine's arm. Poco squawked happily and stepped forward to perch the other woman's arm.

Tanya whistled. "Her name is Poco, by the way." She said, then walked to the counter. She noticed another person standing there and held up her finger. "I'll be with you in a minute, sir." She said politely, then began ringing the objects up. She tapped a few buttons on the register. "The total is $809." Once the money was paid, she put the bag of feed in a plastic shopping bag, and then helped carry the cage out to Christine's vehicle. "Have a nice day!" She said happily.

Christine

Christine smiled happily as she carried Poco out to her car. For safety reasons, she put the macaw into her new cage, and made sure that it wouldn't fling around as she drove. She then got in the car and went home, whistling a tune as she went.