[quote=@Lugubrious]
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Oh, I must have misread.  In that case, it would make sense for Birdie to interact with the two of them in some respect.  Are they just standing in front of the moat, or are they off to the side where Birdie might not see them?
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They're standing in front of the moat. Red and Mr. Nobody are trying to ignore him.