"Like, adorable Beanie Baby stuffed or... taxidermy stuffed?" Mindy asks, getting to her feet to follow him over to the vending machine and maybe swat at him. His complete lack of faith in her ability to keep anything alive is hurtful, but not necessarily unfounded. And it's not like she's acted like she wants a pet before, and she doesn't really now, but loneliness makes for strange... petfellows, or something like that.