Treasure
Void
Muir whistled softly to himself as he waded through the manta ray's petting tank. The grey creatures glided through the relatively shallow water, each of them only about two to three feet across with little tails trailing along behind them. The water demon smiled as one of them brushed along his finned thigh like a silken, yet rubbery ribbon. He let the ray glide past then splashed forward to the glass wall that separated the water from the adoring public. Or would separate them when the aquarium opened in about ten minutes. He was running behind, but the baby sharks were so delightful at this age! And distracting.
The glass squeaked as Muir scrubbed off the thin film of algae along the edges of the glass. The water lapped at the edges of his shorts, and his muscles rippled under his thin, sleeveless shirt bearing the aquarium's logo. One of the spots was proving to be difficult, so with a simple wave of his finned hand, the water parted, giving him access to the annoying spot. There! Clean. And with three minutes to spare.
He gave one little manta a soft pat before wading back to the stairs out behind the "employees only" chain. He sat on the steps and toweled his legs dry. Next a change of shirt, this time one that wasn't so similar to a wet suit and was a little looser. Now just to sweep up and wait until time to feed the sharks as a special event for the visitors.
The glass squeaked as Muir scrubbed off the thin film of algae along the edges of the glass. The water lapped at the edges of his shorts, and his muscles rippled under his thin, sleeveless shirt bearing the aquarium's logo. One of the spots was proving to be difficult, so with a simple wave of his finned hand, the water parted, giving him access to the annoying spot. There! Clean. And with three minutes to spare.
He gave one little manta a soft pat before wading back to the stairs out behind the "employees only" chain. He sat on the steps and toweled his legs dry. Next a change of shirt, this time one that wasn't so similar to a wet suit and was a little looser. Now just to sweep up and wait until time to feed the sharks as a special event for the visitors.