In this darkly comic tale, we find out that it's a difficult task for Des to get over feelings of mistrust and bitterness for his fellow humans, but he feels it's his duty to do so. Through self-help groups, medication and swimming, he's getting much better. He's just picked the worst town to do his healing, that's all. The thievish gloating and generally scummy mindjerkers of Trauma Town would get on anyone's nerves and this leaves Des with a choice. Will he sink into the murky oblivion of buffalo's tinkle juice that's readily available in Trauma Town or will he swim and surmount his own trauma?