Gerbil Jar

I was at a grand opening of some kind, only the building was huge and had clearly been around for a very long time. Inside the building was some kind of school, some corporate offices, and a poorly ventilated room called Chinatown. Chinatown was a Chinese herb store. It also had a closet containing a squat toilet with a wooden cover.

I went to Chinatown to pick up a jar of live guinea pigs. I was supposed to cook them. I really did not want to, but my reputation was somehow on the line. When I picked up the jar of guinea pigs, they turned out to be live gerbils. As I walked away with them I knew I would not be able to bring myself to cook them. I tried to think of a way to explain myself to everyone, but all I could think about was how cute the gerbils were.