Jokes and laughter

Previously

…The great pigeon conspiracy, it turned out, was simply a pigeon with an appetite and a penchant for shiny things. And Arthur, in his earnest pursuit of order, had stumbled into a moment of glorious, unexpected chaos, a chaos that, for the first time, felt not like a threat, but like a delightful invitation. He might not have mastered the perfect cup of tea, but today, Arthur Pendelton had learned to embrace the absurdity, one ripped trouser leg at a time.