"Not so far," says Johnny dryly, "but that means absolute fuck-all, as you know." He nods to their animals. "So, um. Were you in the last one of these? This happened once before. I mean not the woods, but the... animal... things. They're like our souls, I think. That's the impression I got from Gabe anyway."

He stuffs his hands into his pockets, still feeling completely on edge, but also strangely lighthearted. Something to do with the animal interaction, he thinks, some kind of... connection interference, or whatever. Like he and Nova share feelings but they can also influence each other's feelings. Philosophical bullshit like that.

"So that's Nova," he says. "Don't tell Peter, okay? He doesn't need anymore reasons to call me 'Rabbit Man'."