He reaches the top. The kitten hisses, then immediately purrs. It is absurd. RK Prime stuffs the kitten into his hoodie pocket. As he climbs down, his elbow knocks a jar of pickles. It crashes. Brine and glass spread across the white tile.
He follows the sound. Past Dairy. Past Frozen Foods. Into Aisle S. rkprime 21 04 28 kitten latenight supermarket s top
RK Prime radios his manager: "We have a situation, Aisle S, top stock." He reaches the top
Daria runs over. "Clean that up. And that kitten better not pee on the produce." RK Prime stuffs the kitten into his hoodie pocket
The kitten is on the — the "S top." How did a creature smaller than a loaf of bread climb a steel shelving unit seven feet high? It doesn’t matter. It is there, trembling behind a box of discount bunny-shaped chocolates.
But animal control doesn’t answer at 1 AM. And the kitten is now trying to walk across a row of glass pickle jars. RK Prime does something against every safety regulation. He climbs the shelving. His sneakers squeak on the powder-coated steel. The security camera — a dome above the frozen peas — records everything in grainy 480p.