"I had a skag puppy once for a while named Enrique. They're wild animals, yanno. I tried to train him an' love him but I learned real quick that some things ain't meant to be kept up in a cage. It gets lonely sometimes out here and I wanted a friend."

Tina kicks her feet while she talks but her usual flippant exuberance isn't in her voice now.

"Most of the people I know are monsters, Reynard. Probably me too. If you gotta go...be wild or whatever...for the winter, I'll be okay. I'm used to being alone."