Private Finished A Fae-ted Encounter For Garry

Interior designing was a lot harder than Camille had expected. He had thought he was a natural, that it would be a breeze. But the job included a surprising amount of math, something Cam was horrendous at, and there were some styles he had to use and master even if he hated them.
But the fun parts kept Cam at it and from returning to modeling. And whining at Kal helped as well, even though Cam felt bad about making his boyfriend sit through that.

But today was about pleasure and rewarding himself, as Cam walked happily along the street and window shopped. He had a specific list of things he needed today. Cam was changing up his place a little, call it a small whim of inspiration, and he was hunting for some decor he was lacking. Cam had a lot of money, but he was still trying to stay sma-
Oh my gosh, that lamp is so amazing!
Cam stopped and stepped closer to the window he was just passing. It was an antique shop, that had just the kind of lamp on the window that Cam's mom would've loved. Her birthday was coming up, maybe Cam should add that lamp to the list.
What Cam saw next was maybe even better. There was one of the most beautiful parrots Cam had ever seen on the window. It was strangely good at making the settee it sat on look even better. Cam smiled and walked inside the shop.

Cam looked around, the shop had a very nice air to it, and was full of very nice-looking decor. Cam wasn't an especially big fan of vintage or antique, but he appreciated it and how it looked.
The first thing Cam did, however, was head over to the bird. These kinds of moments were the times when Cam was the happiest about being able to talk to animals.
"Hello~ You're very pretty, what's your name?"

Cam smiled and chuckled, when the parrot obediently chirped its name.
"That's a cute name. Nice to meet you Garry."
Cam brought his hand up and stroked Garry's feathers with one finger. He couldn't tell, if the parrot could understand human phrases, or if his animal speech ability was working. Nevertheless Garry didn't seem surprised or anything, most animals were surprised they could understand Camille's words.
"You know, I can understand animals. So you can speak normally, I will understand you. Say..."
Cam looked around in the shop and then smiled at Garry.
"Do you know what kind of things are sold in this shop? I'd appreciate the help of a shop assistant~"

Garry spoke, and Cam smiled a bit more widely upon hearing the parrot's voice. There had been times when Cam got annoyed at understanding the birds chirping outside his window, or knowing what dogs barked and growled, but during these kinds of moments he was happy to be able to communicate. Cam loved animals.
"I know, and they're great. You and that settee match really well, you make it look very nice."
Cam grinned a bit, and looked down at the settee. It made his spirits rise, it had red, his favourite colour, and Garry was red as well.
"So Monday is the owner of this shop? That's an interesting name. Do I call you Garry, or do you have a different name you'd like to be called with?"

Oh my goodness, this parrot was precious. Cam was squealing internally as he listened to Garry chatter so happily. He had a non-stop happy smile, and nodded along as Garry explained who Monday was.
"Monday must be a great person then, or at least he seems to have a good taste."
Cam chuckled, referring to both the antiques and Garry. He was just going to ignore the cursed name part, Cam had learned to not react to every little curse or spell or constitution by now.

Oh no, a tiny handshake. Cam was barely holding in the squealing as he gave Garry his finger and shook his leg.
"Then Garry it is. And I am Camille, but call me Cam. Do you want to tour the shop with me, or is this sunspot just too comfortable to pass by? I'm sorry if I disturbed your nap, by the way."

Garry didn't seem that hesitant to leave his little spot and happily flew on Cam's shoulder. Cam smiled and brought his hand up to again stroke the parrot's feathers with his finger.
"You can? You're just the expert I needed, thank you Garry."
Cam chuckled and began walking and looking at merchandise.

"So, what do you know about the things sold here?"
Cam asked from Garry after a minute of browsing. The antiques seemed high-quality and genuine, not fake. Cam wanted to see how intelligent Garry was, thus far he seemed to be a bit more intelligent than most birds Cam had met.