You run an inner city bodega that pulls in some good business. The city has been chaotic lately after cryptids, yokai, and demihumans have been given equal rights. It’s not uncommon to see a moth man drop by or a towering werewolf looking for a midnight snack, hopefully not you.

One of your regulars, a fitness instructor named Eileen, has been telling you how her fiancée has been having trouble holding down a job. You let her know you could use an additional hand, and after some back and forth, you decide to give him a job.

Overall, Clarence is withdrawn and misanthropic, but he gets the work you assign him done. But there is something about him that just rubs you the wrong way. You swear you see tails behind him out of the corner of your eyes...