This is sad on so many levels. Probably the most wholesome chapter and least illegal (she even meets the actual owner and gets permission in the end), but really sad. I mean just when you say it out loud; “single office lady whose friends are too busy with life becomes addicted to playing with a cat. She gets very desperate and stalks said cat until she finds him, leaves gifts for him, and ignores the advances of his younger male owner to pet him”. Well, I guess to each their own (probably being a bit bias cuz I’m not much of a cat person).
Also (off topic) can someone explain cat cafes to me, cuz I’m lost. Are you actually paying money to pet cats! Cuz that sounds like prostitution (or I guess it would be more like the cat equivalent of stripper places or hostess bars since ALL you can do is pet them and watch them). And do they serve food or drinks? Curious how you would eat or drink in a place with that much fur/hair where you’re supposed to be constantly touching the source of the fur/hair.