“Because,” she stressed but then caught her tongue. Melody seemed to have a lost for words. Killing birds was definitely something disgusting, but she was taking this just…a little overboard. “Because that’s what I do,” she finally said. “I freak out. If you haven’t noticed, I tend to do that. A lot,” she said with a little humorless laugh. “Freaking out, tensing up --- that’s just me I guess.” Her shoulders shrugged idly.
Though, she was here to be distracted. “You know, you only have to put up for me for only a couple of days,” she commented with a forceful grin. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think you’ll actually win this one. Four more days and you’re Melody-free. And then you can shag any girl you want,” she said with a laugh.