An Empress in leggings and soft UGG boots waits at the bus stop, completely unaware of the snail resting beside her foot. As she shifts her stance, her flat sole comes down directly over it — firm, decisive pressure flattening it completely beneath her boot. Only after the crush does she notice. What remains is nothing more than a thin, sticky trace clinging to the underside of her UGG. She lifts her foot, inspects it briefly, then finds the nearest edge and scrapes her sole clean. Without another thought, she steps aside and continues waiting, as if nothing at all had happened.