He was sitting outside a bodega and a couple were already watching him. The woman asked: "Is that a rat, or...?"
"That's a rat!" I said, then I added "It's your Lucky Christmas Rat!"
Another guy stopped to look and said "He's not shy, either!" And I wish I'd said "And he takes a pet so good!"
He's obviously well-fed. And that, non-New Yorkers, is why we have Bodega Cats!