You’re currently studying biology at the local university, with your senior year just around the corner. Originally, you were planning to work in medicine, but you feel like that you should be able to link the zoo animals back to the human world they must had. So you get an idea.
“Hey!” you say to the wolf. “I’m a 3rd year bio student at the university! Maybe if I can get a work study here, I could get a job here and work the night shift! That way I can hang out with all of you and be your window into the world!”
The wolf chuckles. “That sounds lovely. I think you should!” he says.
You proceed to have a fantastic night with the animals at the zoo. You play with wolf cubs, play a carnival game with a rhinoceros, and share some stories from your life.
When morning finally arrives, you pretend to be a homeless man who slept on the park bench that one of the zookeepers overlooked.
After being escorted out of the zoo, you rush back to campus with a full-bodied vigor you couldn’t describe. You devote yourself to your studies, completing junior year on the Dean’s List, much to your delight.
As summer vacation starts, you start your internship at the zoo. Luckily for you, the zoo staff doesn’t remember the incident you had last spring. You soon finish senior year at the top of your class, and quickly apply to work as Night Shift.
As the twilight fades, the lights return, and your friends are here to have fun.