GM
17th October, Early Afternoon
Freedom City Zoo
Arctus and Slipstream had formed a friendship of sorts, and had, on a brisk and cloudless afternoon, found themselves in Freedom City Zoo for fun, japes, and perhaps even entertaining the chimpanzees and gorillas (of which there were both).
Halloween was still a week or two away, but the hints of festivities to come were there. Adverts of special halloween events, pumpkins on sale, and so on. And, with this being a full moon night on a cloudless day, there was a certain ambience.
The sun was low, and setting. In a half hour the stars would be twinkling. The moon was already in the sky, and full to the brim.
The mysterious spirit Sunshade, a shadow who fed on repressed anger, had not bothered Jack since their first encounter, with Jack leaving him bloated and obese, so stuffed he could hardly move. And yet, like an itch, or an inkling, Jack knew the spirit was there. Sunshade himself had said that he had never, in centuries or millenia, had such a feast as Arctus - who was repressing the bear rage within.
But! for now, the snakes were hissing, the wolves were howling, and the chimpanzees were going "ook" in a delightful way!