Nasir bit the end of his cheek to avoid saying something to the bird - because it was a bird. A bird. He was getting so worked up over a stupid bird. And here it was, spouting off about Vanessa and he barely knew her and all he wanted to do was give the bird a piece or two of his mind. But he wasn't going to. Because it was a bird.
He turned to look at her and shook his head. "Do you want to do the right thing, where we keep it trapped in the car and take it to someone who could study it, or do we do what's going to be best for both of us and throw it out the window and get the hell out of here?"