"The only way jays will attack you is if you have food and you don't share it to their liking," Bart said, chuckling a little. "I've got chickens back at my place. And the cat, of course. Been thinking about maybe getting some goats, but I haven't really gotten around to it. The hens are destructive enough when they manage to get in the garden."

He doesn't really know what to say. "I still remember when I got to a place where the air wasn't filtered in an inch of its life. I'm originally from when Earth is basically one big city anywhere people can live. Some preserves, but there really isn't much that isn't sterilized or grown in a lab."

Another reason he grew to like rural life. Even if it is slow.