Moira's depressing life is interrupted when mysterious tree weirdos attempt to murder her before an ancient jerk named Rafe intervenes to save her life. Oddly attractive (but totally irritating) Rafe eventually makes it his mission to prepare her for any future attacks, claiming that his brother is bent on capturing dear, sweet Moira and using her for unnameable purposes. Happily, Moira's life becomes slightly less boring with the rigorous training from Rafe, but she still finds herself struggling to make friends and pay her bills. Keeping boyfriends and eating boiled lizards in the pink salt wilderness is a lot of work when you're also being told a maniac in space wants to eat your liver and gouge out your eyes. As a result, she is almost always agitated and hitting things (mostly Rafe). Surely, you can see that she is under a great deal of stress. Will she survive the transition to adulthood and responsibility? She's got a pretty bad attitude, so probably not.