She is neither old nor a bird… i mean maybe she is. Old that is, not a bird, that wouldn’t make any sense, but she could be old. You have no idea what the life-cycle is like for a pumpkin girl. You recall that pumpkins rot rather quickly after Halloween. So maybe she has a relatively short life? Yes you have Halloween in this universe, gosh! Why are you asking so many questions?
Anyway she ran down the hall, you wonder what spooked her.
SIBI: SCOOT FORWARDS A TAD