Pi knelt down and patted the top of the boat that was keeping Richard Parker inside. He mumbled something in Hindi before repeating it out loud. “Sorry, Richard Parker. But food is food, and I can’t afford to be it. Just wait until I can get us some extra,” he said to the tiger before standing up and looking at the water. It was cloudy today. Perfect weather for his state. Sometimes he wished for rain, but that wasn’t ideal since rain meant bad conditions. The water would be good in his system.