As long as Pumpkin's somewhere remotely near Strange, he'll happily give the dog pets and scratches and just generally try to endear himself to this adorable little animal as much as possible.

"I'd hope they're not boyfriends," Strange idly remarks, with a smile that's a little too smug and a little too malicious. "Childermass is already seeing someone else--I'd hate for Lambert to be the other woman."

Other man? Whatever. And it's not like Strange is entirely certain Childermass is seeing someone else. But two weeks or so ago, Childermass was pretty cozy with Strange's ex-wife in a way that suggested to him at least that they were pretty close to being a couple.

Portland is a friggen soap opera apparently.