She appreciates the explanation. The only animals brought out to the colonies were the useful ones, so she knows them, knows the others she was told about by Earthers - but chipmunks never made it onto the list. Ava gets a nod of understanding from her, as she surmises that acorns must be one of their food sources. That's usually how value works, in the wild.

'I think you'll fit in well enough,' she says, quick to reassure. 'There are plenty of reasons to disqualify one or another of us, myself included, but it's best fit, and I say you do. Have you tried the gin?' Tayrey clearly has, judging by her grin when she asks it.