[...That movement wasn't normal for a cat. The shining eyes getting smaller and then... sinking down? His eyes were probably playing tricks on him, but the way it moved, just... it just didn't seem right.
His grip on the flash light tightened, and he moved closer, his normal heavy footfalls lighter, careful. Trying not to disturb the rocks along the shore of the river. The beam of light swung back and forth, over the bank, back over the river, and--
Something... shimmered. Under the water's surface. Much bigger than just a random soda can. Much longer than a normal fish, and he followed it up to--]
...What the...?
[Was... was that the top of a head? He was close enough to it now to see it better now, and...]
...Ma'am?
[Was it someone taking a late night dip? This time of year?]
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His grip on the flash light tightened, and he moved closer, his normal heavy footfalls lighter, careful. Trying not to disturb the rocks along the shore of the river. The beam of light swung back and forth, over the bank, back over the river, and--
Something... shimmered. Under the water's surface. Much bigger than just a random soda can. Much longer than a normal fish, and he followed it up to--]
...What the...?
[Was... was that the top of a head? He was close enough to it now to see it better now, and...]
...Ma'am?
[Was it someone taking a late night dip? This time of year?]