The bird gets a quick glance, but it's hardly the strangest thing she's come across yet. If anything, a pet bird is refreshingly normal. Pepper's eyes dart back to the colorful display behind the windows soon after.

"Right. And when you say still working on, how long, um." She pauses and wets her lips, her mouth feeling a little dry all of the sudden, and tries again. "How long have you been trying?"