Good gravy, when you put it like that, Johnny sounds like some kind of scrappy little guard dog. Which, given the collar...

Eliot laughs to himself. He hopes it seems like he's laughing about the rabbit thing, because what the hell is that all about?

"Whhhhat's with the rabbits? Some sort of Rift thing?" he asks slowly, not quite understanding both the nickname and Sunshine's statement. "And how could you tell they were from...Carthage?" Does Carthage still exist in Sunshine's universe? Do they have rabbits in Africa? There are so many things for Eliot to be confused about right now, and the only solution is to stuff his face with omelette.