Ceana had not particularly wanted to go to the zoo, but Bertie was convinced that she would warm to it. After all, how many different animals could a seal have possibly seen? And there were monkeys here!
"See, they have fun in their tank," Bertie said, gesturing to the seals zooming around playfully. "People feed them just for being cute, and they're happy. Well, except for that one." A sea lion had surfaced near them and was giving Bertie what could only be described as an unimpressed look.
The disdainful marine mammal was quickly forgotten as a strange woman ran up and seized Ceana's hand, though. Brightly, Bertie said, "Oh! Hullo!"