Nova snapped out of the daze he had experienced as a side-effect of slamming into the wolf-thing (Alrick) with so much force.  When he could see clearly, he saw that there were a few new additions to the pet store.  Not surprisingly, everyone was trying to eat each other, with Zaana having a bulging belly, and the others in the process of eating one another. "...Why is it that everything seems to happen when I'm not paying attention?  It's kind of inconvenient," Nova sighed, scratching the back of his head and running a hand through his black hair.