[When Shoka joins him minutes later, she's clad in a jacket of her own, oversized and black with a cat-earred hood that bears the face of Shibuya icon Mr. Mew. She wears the hood up for the first time in too long, after being unable to as a Merperson on account of her gill stalks, and it seems to have her smiling a little brighter.]
Hope you didn't think about it too hard. [After briefly adjusting the strap of the purse hanging off her shoulder, she heads out.] Come on.
[Ultimately, Rindo picks the cat cafe first. It isn't too far from the house and Shoka clearly knows the way well, so they walk, chatting along the way, more easily the further they go. Shoka knows the way so well because she works there most days, she explains, before telling him (maybe a little too casually) that the commute is even easier when she's a horse.
When they arrive, they put in their orders and get a peaceful little corner to themselves—and the cats, of course. Some of the feline residents are naturally bolder than others, so Shoka has a treat packet or two stowed away in her bag for encouragement, but Rindo seems content to wait around patiently for them to come to him.
She has to smile at that, though she does eventually pipe up,] Brought along my own treat stash if you wanna speedrun your cat bonding a little...
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Date: 2023-06-02 05:59 am (UTC)Hope you didn't think about it too hard. [After briefly adjusting the strap of the purse hanging off her shoulder, she heads out.] Come on.
[Ultimately, Rindo picks the cat cafe first. It isn't too far from the house and Shoka clearly knows the way well, so they walk, chatting along the way, more easily the further they go. Shoka knows the way so well because she works there most days, she explains, before telling him (maybe a little too casually) that the commute is even easier when she's a horse.
When they arrive, they put in their orders and get a peaceful little corner to themselves—and the cats, of course. Some of the feline residents are naturally bolder than others, so Shoka has a treat packet or two stowed away in her bag for encouragement, but Rindo seems content to wait around patiently for them to come to him.
She has to smile at that, though she does eventually pipe up,] Brought along my own treat stash if you wanna speedrun your cat bonding a little...