"The monster I met was a people-eater, all right. I should know. I was one of the folks it had for supper. These ones aren't gonna get a taste of me, though, I'll make sure of that." Kinner manages a determined grunt. He wonders, on a whim, if the Thing liked the way he tasted or would recommend him to other monsters. If it did, he'd be genuinely flattered, if also disturbed. He has no intention of being eaten.

Kinner wonders if Danny's met anyone else who arrived in the Nexus through death. There's no shortage of dead folks in the Nexus, of which Kinner's just one. He's probably the only one who was eaten by an alien monster disguised as a cow, though. For what that's worth. It's definitely a good conversation-starter.

"It's good to meet you, too, Mr. Gladstone. I'm guessin' you're a new face 'round here. Welcome to the Nexus."

Kinner finally gets a can open, scooping the contents into his mouth and continuing the conversation between swallows.

"So, what brought you here, if you don't mind me askin'?"