Investigation - Act 2
One more before sleep would probably help to sooth his nerves in absence of being able to preen his feathers. he could really do with a good hard fly right about now, exhausting himself in the air was a sure way of getting a good night's sleep.
Birds of a Feather
His beak was fixed but he still moved through his "inactive" or "resting" sequences, looking from side to side, spreading his wings, preening his feathers, as if the player was still there with him.
Brunhilda
preening himself a bit before unfortunately finding a piece of old gum stuck to his wings. he spit it out immediately and used his beak to lay his feathers flat once more.
Birthday
Tj noticed shams fiddling with his hands and preening his fur, pressing himself against the seat to conceal himself. "do you want to surprise him?" tj asked. "no fricking duh dad" jane said, "i hope you didn't blow that up."
The Choice Between Right and Wrong
Once he had finished preening himself he walked outside the lab and grabbed his coat, pulling out the cell phone from his pocket and dialing ishi's number.
FTL - Prologue
While finn preened, i looked from one to the other, "what?" "the generators are failing because they're not.
Investigation - Act 1
It was times like now when he felt the greatest urge to preen his feathers. it would soothe his nerves and allow him to focus his mind on other things. but he couldn't even do that, even in the privacy of a rented room.
Zootopia: First Salvo part 3
There's a group of foxes that....as you'd expect dad, i won them over rather quickly by preening their tails and keeping them in regulation. they've been shining all my brass as payment. see? told you i'd use your tricks.
Chapter Five
The eagle was making soft sounds as if talking to itself, occasionally stopping to preen a feather. "i said go away!" nadirah snapped, awkwardly swinging her fist at the bird.
Brave New Realm: Diggy Diggy Hole
Qistling hopping off his shoulder to light on a chair, preening feathers. "firstly, i am not seeking to usurp or supplant you. by all i've seen, you have been doing a fine job handling the affairs of the kingdom.
The Coming of Dragons: Chapter Five
Santino preened a wing, distracting herself from what stirred beneath the surface. "you want to go home, right?" kelvin stiffened. "yeah... why?" "why don't you just go then?" kelvin started. what kind of question was that?
Salcheck Island
He preened at his wings and straightened the feathers covering the short gaps that were just made by the dinosaur. "you must be a native of the island. oh, i'm rude, of course. my name is karen scott.