[ cats like fish. A cat wandering around an aquarium where creatures are meant to be kept behind glass would be promptly caught and carried out. These two assumptions should be true, normally—unless the "cat" in question isn't a cat at all.
Weaving through the crowds, he doesn't give the marine life in the surrounding tanks so much as a single glance. Similarly, the excited children, weary parents, oblivious couples, and watchful staff don't look at him either. No one notices when he slips through a door with a very obvious AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY sign, following the scent of blood that might as well be a bright red trail to his senses—and hunger. It's different from the dull odor of the thawed, long-dead fish used for feeding the aquarium's carnivores. It's fresh.
Once inside the back rooms, he pauses, eyes dilating and ears pricking. The stabbing and dragging sounds are promising. Leisurely, he pads towards their source. ]
deep fear
Weaving through the crowds, he doesn't give the marine life in the surrounding tanks so much as a single glance. Similarly, the excited children, weary parents, oblivious couples, and watchful staff don't look at him either. No one notices when he slips through a door with a very obvious AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY sign, following the scent of blood that might as well be a bright red trail to his senses—and hunger. It's different from the dull odor of the thawed, long-dead fish used for feeding the aquarium's carnivores. It's fresh.
Once inside the back rooms, he pauses, eyes dilating and ears pricking. The stabbing and dragging sounds are promising. Leisurely, he pads towards their source. ]