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Weekly Contest #272
The gray weather and low temperature discouraged most residents from going outside. This was more the case when a fog made traffic on the streets more difficult. This fact, on the contrary, suited Sylvester who decided to go out shopping. Not that he was antisocial by nature, he liked humans and other creatures but he didn't know how to interact with them. He therefore avoided them as much as possible for fear of making them uncomfortable with his clumsiness. As he stood in the entrance hall, finishing tying his shoes, a noise caught his att...
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