Barkeater Lake May 15

Okay, I'm trying to follow along with the storyline here. But a couple
of points somebody could clear up here.

1. Talking Animals. Now it's never really been explained just how
human like the animals are in Barkeater Lake. If anybody but Delores
can see them talk or everybody can but just ignores it because it's
fairly normal. Is Banks a good example of a typical animal in
Barkeater Lake or is he the exception? Now on the scale of
Anthropomorphic Animals. 1 being Fleshy from Monty. 10 being any
random character from Pearls Before Swine. I would rate them a 5 since
they talk to people like people would talk to each other. But they all
seem to live like real animals would, not like people. Anybody have
any other thoughts on this?

2. Does this count as a fourth wall reference? I mean she came awfully
close to saying "I feel like I'm living in a comic strip" but didn't.
They seem to almost understand they are fictional, but don't. What
would happen if Corey made a guest appearance handing out scripts one
morning?
Would she even believe him? Would they gag be rationalized away by
explaining they were shooting a commercial in the bar?

3. Does Corey still come around to Racs anymore? Will anybody actually
answer my questions?

4. Is Barkeater Lake a red state or blue state?