The protagonist of "The Lake" is a child predator. She lures to teenage boys to her home, tells them not to tell anyone where they are, and strips naked in front of them. In "Like Daughter" a character is physically abused by her father and sexually abused by an uncle as a child. In "Herd Immunity," the protagonist cuts off her hair to avoid being "an obvious rape target." She later kisses someone on the mouth while he's sleeping, despite the fact that he told her to keep her distance. In "Carriers," the protagonist recalls being restrained and raped in a medical setting.