[He flops onto his back easily when Marco puffs up. He kind of looks like fire, just like his namesake really.]

Doing that makes you look like fire, Xifer. I guess fire and water don't go well together.

[He giggles a bit when his chin is nuzzled.]

That kind of tickles. Even if you look like fire, you don't feel like it.

[He can't help but slide his fingers through the feathers lightly.]

I pet the black bird too, but I don't think he likes it much. He feels a little different from you.