Kassy went toward Manny, trying to act like a scared subordinate. It wasn't exactly hard. She wasn't afraid of the man, but the gun in his hand was another story entirely. "Sure thing, boss, right away!" She moved toward him, "accidentally" knocking one of the cages on it's side as she did so. The more chaos, the better.

While she did so, she looked up at the attacking bird. It was not hard to peek into an animal's mind. The issue was communicating to it properly. Most animals didn't think in complicated ways. She pressed against the bird's psyche, indicating [i]Enemy[/i] and [i]Danger[/i] about Manny, and [i]Friend[/i] to her. The second one she wasn't sure of. Did birds have friends? Maybe she should have indicated [i]Flock[/i]? No matter, there wasn't enough time. One last nudge, one last command. 

[i][b]Attack![/b][/i]

"How do you want me to catch it?" She made a good show of jumping, trying to snatch at the bird in the air. She really hoped she could get rid of this guy soon - her illusion could start to break under scrutiny. It had been so easy with Reece because the man was so obviously weak-minded. This man was different.