[ triumphantly sings a high, clarion note of pure smug happiness, as soon as he's done side-saddling Muffin the controls long enough for him to demonstrate being startled. ]

I was alll~ready in the room, wasn't I~? Where else could I be asking to go? HnhnhnhnhnhnhnHNhnhnhnhn!

[ it's been five seconds and he has already used Muffin's body to do an evil, evil laugh. ]

And THIS was farrr, far easier than grinding out an explanation with my magic, or the dove's croons... call this, being, econ-nom-ical.