ahaha no... but I see what you mean.
I think, coz Calhoun's not been animated yet it's hard to see what's going on. The phoenix is just coming in to land on the pile next to him. Plus she's pretty big so it maybe looks like she's closer to him than what she actually is
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"Swoosh" does seem to say it all, really.
Very nice work. Looks like the flying critter's snatching something from the other's hand?