Syd had told Miss Dempsey he would show her any of the zoo's more peculiar creatures and after the event on All Hallows' Eve, Syd had procured a few more exhibits. Right now he was just holding onto Bertram while his handler was away for a couple weeks, which was why he had reached out to Miss Dempsey in the first place. He figured she would enjoy such a creature and his visit was short-lived, so might as well make the most of it.

He hadn't told her just what he had in store, preferring to leave it a surprise. After greeting her at the zoo's entrance, Syd showed her behind the scenes to the pen Bertram was currently occupying. The acromantula was philosophizing about trees, as per usual and Syd didn't know what he was going on most of the time, but it felt like it might be right up Miss Dempsey's alley?

"You requested strange, I have strange. This is Bertram." He motioned to the large, fluffy spider. "He enjoys talking about trees and reading tragedies, according to his handler." Syd was out of his depth beyond that, but thought Miss Dempsey might be in her element, especially with the latter. He had asked Eavan about her odd friend casually, trying not to incur and follow up questions, but it was hard not to tell the redhead about the fence situation and not laugh about it.