He was just a baby, AJ. He could be squawking for any number of things. He needed a baby whether or not Brutus agreed with her... well, that was a totally different issue. Mama knows best. Oh no. She sounded like her mother there for a second. What was the world coming to? Noooo. AJ shook her head rather dramatically. Hopefully the force alone would be enough to erase those images. Her mom really wasn't bad, but what teenage girl wanted to sound like their moms? Now if it were her dad...

Okay. What supplies did she need for a griffin bath? None, right? It was half bird and they just kind of swished around in some water and were good. Hmmm... she was not going to overthink this.

AJ scooped some water into her hands and poured it all over the griffin's body. She made extra sure not to get any into his eyes. It was only water so it shouldn't hurt, but she had gotten a drama llama over here. AJ kind of scrubbed at his feathers with her nails and did a couple of more scoops of water over the griffin just in case. There. Once sparkling clean baby.

"Now I think it's time for a nap." Babies needed loads of sleep, yes? She helped the griffin out of the bucket and let him fluff and puff a bit until he was all dry. It wasn't like she had anything else to do at the moment.

Once he was all set, she wrapped him up in a blanket and held him close. Normally this would be the part where she would sing him a lullaby or try out another story, but nope. Brutus was undeserving. Instead she was silent and rocked slightly until his little griffin eyes closed.

As gently as she could, she placed him back in his little area. "Sleep tight, Brutus."