Shen decided to take the opportunity to enter the party now as the door was being held open. "Machines that can talk? What's next?" he asked himself under his breath, never having imagined machines would be capable of speech. They were as alive as he was? That thought... was difficult to wrap his head around.
Entering the bustling party, the peacock glanced around, narrowing his eyes at all the bright and colorful lights that hung from the ceiling and bedecked the walls. He decided to check out the food, and see if there was anything... palatable. He briefly wondered if the machines ate things too. The food only bore passing similarities to the food he grew up with at the palace. Oh well... best to try new things.
The peacock first filled a cup with something called egg nog, his eyes widening as he sampled it. This was... amazing! He took another sip, smacking his beak in satisfaction as he looked around the room.
