Twilight Mcdonahue walks into the nursery in the afternoon after classes and homework. She was all excited to see Dusk. Professor had reassured her that she didn't need to come twice a day to check on her baby. Her classes and homework were more important.

Eveningstar, her minowl and constant companion, had ditched her for the student garden. He obviously had friends over there he wanted to see. She peeked inside the cage and saw that Dusk was awake. When she put her hand inside Dusk finished uncurling himself and waddled onto her hand, blinking.

She then took him out and sat down on the floor in front of his cage. They played hide and seek with his favorite pocket. She watched him, this was his favorite game so far: waddle off her hand, sniff around, find her pocket, nose his way into the pocket, turn around a few times, then hide deep inside, then when she peeked in blink at her, then waddle out onto her hand. He could play this again and again until he tired out and would then not come out of her pocket on his own anymore. Then Twilight knew that playtime was done, now was squished mealyworm feeding time and then bed.

When Dusk wanted to go to sleep and not eat any more mealyworm, she carefully put him back in his nest. She had noticed he was a littl bit larger and heavier than the day before yesterday, but other than that he looked and felt the same. She filled his water fresh and checked his food, but everything else was just right.

Then she sat down and added her observation into her journal and got up to leave. She blew Dusk a final kiss and left the nursery for the student garden to find Eveningstar and then she wanted to stop by the Groundskeepers as well on her way back before supper.