women and cats will do as they please

Effy didn't have to think the decision through for long before agreeing to help Blue Sargent with properly financing her cat café. Because, c'mon. It's a cat café. It sounds almost absurd on face value, but the more and more Effy thinks about it, the more it makes sense.

The world's getting increasingly busy and chaotic, and sometimes it can be all too hard to make ends meet. Sometimes people can't justify getting a pet with all the schedule juggling it takes to stay afloat, but just because schedules are tight doesn't mean that people suddenly lose the need for companionship. There's something about an animal's presence that alleviates loneliness without all of the complication that comes from another person.

(Something Effy only learned after getting to know Harley's dog.)

Effy's confident that she can communicate the value to investors, but to really make the pitch come to life, she has to see the place first. And that's how she finds herself pushing open the door to Un Chat Gris today, her eyes wide and watchful as she takes the sight in. She let Blue know to expect her today, but not to do anything differently than normal. Effy wants to see the café through unfiltered eyes.

And already, it's fucking wonderful. She can't help but smile at the diversity of feline personalities, with a couple of cats scampering forward to wrap themselves around her ankles, and a couple of others watching her warily from on top of shelves that line the walls.

"Brilliant," she says under her breath, before heading to the front desk to wait for Blue.