"From the zoo, yeah," he says, knowing how crazy it sounds, but the whole week was pretty damn insane. At this point he's prepared to believe just about any story someone tells when it comes to the animals and their weird behaviour over the past little while.

"Yeah, it'll be okay," he tells her, glancing down at his hand. "I got the raccoon and had it tested for rabies to make sure I don't need to get the shot, which I don't, thank Christ. I've heard that son of a bitch hurts a hell of a lot more than getting bit ever could." And he doesn't have rabies, of course, which is also a benefit.