Ksenija pulls the ring from its placing as you slip the amulet on its rope over your neck. You're about to exchange items when you hear a sound like someone attempting to rev up a dying lawnmower, getting close fast. A giant bird flies in through the open kitchen window. You don't know shit about birds but it looks like it could be a crow, or maybe a raven? Those are the bigger ones, right? You notice that its feathers glint green, with a gasoline-like glow. It grabs Ksenija's ring in one claw, and your amulet in the other, and perches on top of the armoire for just long enough to say "haa haa haa." Is this thing laughing at you? It turns its heard to look directly at you and says "haa haa" again. Its for sure laughing at you. It hops off the armoire and glides back through the window.

You and Ksenija glance at each other and both start for the front door. Ksenija is in the lead. She's not running after the bird but she is moving with a kind of pissed-off loping stride. "Not thees got dem focking bird!" She has a Russian sounding accent all of a sudden; her volume escalates as she stalks out the door. You start to follow her, but then it occurs to you that you don't care about any of this and that Ksenija isn't around to block your way to the phone.