Nova shuffled along the path home, yawning widely and rubbing at his eyes with the back of a paw. He couldn't wait to get back home and climb into bed. His legs ached from dancing all night, and he was glad he had the next day off.
He'd been walking home from Cosmos, the local arcade he worked at part-time, when he'd noticed a small glint of light coming from an alleyway. Crime on AREZ was almost unheard of, so Nova felt he might as well go check it out. Figuring someone had j...