Description
Crocodiles are lean leathery individuals with air of wariness that comes from living on the edge. But crocodiles are not always easy to identify, because their survival strategy is based on misdirection and camouflage. They prefer docile prey, so the more unwary their victims, the less likely they are to struggle. So beware the crocodile's tears, because although they may run copious, they do not run deep.

Living on the fringes of society, crocs avoid mainstream locales and prefer dimly lit, grimy hotels for their pursuit of food and entertainment. They ply their nefarious crafts by both day and night and are masters of disguise. Their ability to mask their true colors allows them to befriend unsuspecting victims, usurp their resources and then disappear.

They do serve a useful service to society, however, by doing jobs that others find too unpleasant. With their talent for disguise, they are excellent private investigators, doing deep undercover work that reputable companies shun. Because of their ruthless natures, they are also hired by legitimate businesses as bouncers or personal bodyguards, and some enterprising crocodiles go into their own businesses as gang-members, drug dealers, hired killers and second story men, but all too often find their true calling as common thieves or conmen.

The children of a crocodile are not a happy lot, for crocs believe that children should fend for themselves. So by making life for their offspring as tough as possible, they are better preparing them for the rigors of the future. There is some logic to this cold-blooded perspective, for the crocodile's own childhood was so tough and its current outlook on life so dark, that its children need every inch of the thick skin bequeathed by their parents.

The croc's emotional range runs the gamut from A to B, and its idea of communication is a solid burp after a meal or snoring after sex. And as for listening to someone's problems: why bother?

Life for a crocodile is full of deception. It's best to let it lie.