Are you? That's good. It's never a bad idea to have some company when you go out there, so if you're ever looking for someone, remember me. I'll do the same.

[ He hopes that will involve the shuttle sooner rather than later too, but taking a jeep, a bike or even going by foot is also a perfectly feasible option. It's been how Jim's managed so far, on his own and otherwise. He's also fairly familiar with the area surrounding the Quarantine by now, what paths are the safest, and so on. ]

Well, any size, really. Could be as small as mice, or as big as mammoths. Some are more prone to violence than others— more territorial. I feel fairly lucky that I haven't gotten more than a concussion during one of my encounters with some of them.