" Next to him stood a seagull, cocking its head at him. “Keeyaah,” said the gull. “Geeyurgh,” said Mercury. “Keeyaah,” corrected the gull. “Keeyaah?” asked Mercury. “Keeyaah,” the gull confirmed. “Whatever it is, it feels like hell,” said Mercury. "

― Robert Kroese , Mercury Begins (Mercury #0.5)