(Right, but she was near the ceiling to check on the birds, and she was so absorbed in notetaking that she didn't even realize it was turning on until the full gravity turned on, at which point she was still a couple feet above the desk. And "upside down.")
Aery saw Charlie standing over her, looking mildly concerned. By way of explanation she said, "The freaking canaries. I really need a touchpad airlock or something, so that if they get out they can't actually get out into the entire ship." She stood up, dusting herself off (as a gesture, since there was no dust in the ship.) "How far out are we from Nakata? The sooner I can get rid of the blasted creatures, the better."