Zootopia - Brave New World

Eating Bugs and Defying the Law

Alex wasn't sure how long he kept walking. It was probably midday already, but Alex had no way to tell, for he had no watch. Besides, the human-turned-cougar wasn't sure how time behaved in that strange world. For all he knew, the days could last only six hours.

At the moment, Alex wasn't sure of pretty much anything.

Alex continued to walk, trying not to call much attention to himself from the many kinds of animals around him. He didn't knew what to do next, neither were to go. Mostly because he didn't knew the city and wasn't sure he would be able to find his way even if he tried or had a map.

Alex groaned as his stomach rumbled, making the puma put his paw over it.

It seemed that even being transport to another world and turned in an animal had not diminished his hunger. After all, animals needed to eat to survive, and the consequences of hunger were know by all living things, including Alex. Human or cougar, he still needed food.

Alex remembered the trail with that delicious-smelling fish that the gazelle nurse brought to his room at the hospital. How he regretted not having eaten at least a piece of it before they locked him in a cushioned room. Alex was so hungry now that he could eat a horse.

Ironically, as he thought about it, two horses just crossed his way, but of course that Alex was not going to jump at them in the middle of the street and devour them. Actually, the thought of devouring something that was much human-like made Alex feel sick, almost as if it was cannibalism.

Still, it didn't change the fact his stomach was aching. Alex barely remembered when he had eaten something. He needed to find food, and he needed to do it soon.

"Excuse me, sir." He said, stopping a rhino that was crossing the street, the rhino looked at him and let him approach, and Alex asked:

"Sorry, I'm new in town and I don't know that place very well. Do you know a place where I can get some food?"

"There is a Bug-Burga in the next block." The rhino said, before continuing his way.

Bug-Burga... the name was kind of strange, but Alex simply shrugged, and he continued his way. If it was a place where he could get food, then he didn't minded the name.

Alex walked to where the rhino pointed, almost running, as his hunger was making it hard for him to stand it, until he was able to see the place. It was of green and orange in color, with a big sign in the front with the words "BUG-BURGA" in green between two lines of orange, making it seem like a stylized hamburger.

Alex only needed to look at the style of the place and at the animals coming out with food boxes in their paws to realize that the place was a fast food. Alex knew he shouldn't eat junk food right in the morning, but he was really hungry.

Alex hurried inside, and was receive with the smell and sounds of something frying. Alex didn't knew what it was, but it smelled delicious, and made his mouth water and his stomach grumble louder, wanting nourishment.

Alex sighed, and he got on line. He waited for around ten minutes before being attend. The attender was an antelope, wearing an orange and green uniform, with a small nametag in his chest reading "Larry". The antelope looked at him and he said, "Welcome to Bug-Burga, the number one fast food industry for predators of Zootopia, what is your request?"

He spoke quite mechanically and with a bored expression, as if he had said that around two hundred times already, even though it was still morning. Alex knew working in a fast food was not exactly a glamorous job, but the antelope seemed not to like it very much, and he only continued to look at Alex expectantly with a bored expression, which made the cougar a bit uneasy.