[Having decided that Tony's not the best to depend on for mail--great cat though he is--Alfred's decided he'll buy his mother an owl so that their correspondence is more...uniform. And so that Alfred doesn't have to ask to borrow a classmate's owl during the year.

He's looking over all the bird, trying to find one that suited the family, not just himself, and decides on a handsome barn owl, paying for it and grinning as he takes his new buddy and gives him a look over. He's never owned an owl, this is exciting!]

Now what're we going to call you~?