"Maybe we'll be able to try it some day." It's hard to tell, from the way he says it, whether he means he and the General or he and his brothers. Or maybe all of them.

"I don't understand how hummingbirds even fly," he agrees with the same wonder and enthusiasm. "Echo and Tup have some flowers on the roof, and a hummingbird found them, so they put a feeder up there and now four or five come by a day. They're so tiny and fast and bright." He's clearly absolutely charmed.

Tup will probably want to show you their garden," he adds, beaming. "Mostly they grow vegetables, but Tup fell in love with the flowers at the bodega, so Cutup and Hevy bought him some plants as a surprise."