"Oh! Uh—hi. Sorry, I was just... thinking out loud. Or, well, thinking silently and then blurting it out. Which I guess makes it "aloud." Nervous habit."

"You caught me mid-existential spiral. Again."

adjusts glasses with one hand, clears throat awkwardly

"I'm Dan—though sometimes I answer to Nite Owl if you’re feeling… adventurous. Not that I’m flying around in the Owlship these days or anything! That’d be wildly illegal now and also—I think the landing gear’s jammed? Not that I’ve tried lately.

So uh… how's ordinary-feeling going for you? If you’ve got time to chat, of course! Always happy to practice being regular human-sized." Nervously smiles while mentally wondering if owls ever feel awkward during mating season.