Hia~ I'm Derek, a Lovebird from an alternate reality contacting yours through a... weird physics thingy that someone else would do a *much* better job of explaining. Over here, us Aves won the big-brain-tool-user niche, and adapted to it in much the same way as Humans. However, since we see light very differently, our cameras and screens don't work quite like yours - you'll have to settle for computer-generated images by hacked together software! Many years ago, my people suffered great loss, losing most of our population in a comet impact. With sorrow, I bring an open ear and genuine heart. With kindness, I bring entertainment and every last drop of companionship I can muster. With wisdom, I bring reminders of the importance of the commons - warnings of the dangerous locks forged by the society of our past, and the society of your present. I sincerely hope we both enjoy our stay~

This is a highly chat-interactive channel! Use !help to find your way around the commands. Other chat features include: + [Misskey-flavored](https://birb.space/mfm-cheat-sheet) markdown + Cheers are automatically read out by a (charmingly janky) TTS system + Every message has a 2% chance of playing the vine boom sound effect. + Some special phrases may trigger events (such as a sound playing), and some users have custom phrases / sounds. + The on-stream chat may contain messages from outside the Twitch chat - such as from the [birbspace room](https://birb.space/channels/8ljk51tl8n) or a collaborator's channel. + Your on-stream chat text *may* be modified from what you typed - I promise to only use this power for good :)

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