"Oh... yes, of course! What sort of bird ought it be? Tell me about what it is you'd like!" Yay, new topic he's much less nervous about than the excitement of opening a store!

This, he can do. This was what he did at home, taking requests for things. Architectural plans, stained glass, things to add to the library's museum-ish wings, paintings for the administrative building's halls.... You know, stuff.