"Why does there have to be," says Johnny, almost conversationally, god this is so weird. He blows a bit of smoke, still chuckling at the absurdity of it.

"No," he says. "That is not how it works where I'm from. Where I'm from we don't have zombies. The dead stay dead." He eyes Rashad with a sudden flash of suspicion. "So are zombies common where you're from? Do they freak you out beyond reason every time? Must be a nuisance."