Cat Cafe AU

[aceofcrows]

Welcome to the cat cafe -- Coffee and Cats!

It's a quiet, well-run cat cafe featuring a half dozen permanent residents and another half dozen adoptable cats. The coffee is good, fresh, and prompt, and the sole employee is ... well... he looks a bit like he should be in a gang with his height, long hair, and goatee. However, he's incredibly gentle, shy, and absolutely wonderful with cats and small children. (Even if he's afraid he will break something.)

Come in, find a seat, and enjoy the atmosphere. Open from 11am to 2pm and 6pm to 9pm every day.

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[aceofcrows]

[he chuckles]

It's a scratching post. Your foot is alright?

[shootykawa]

Yeah, it's fine. I've had much worse.

... Do I know you? You look so familiar.

[He doesn't say "I never forget a hot face", but it's going through his mind.]

[aceofcrows]

[pinks a bit embarrassed]

Ah... I'm from Karasuno... You... don't remember me, do you?

[shootykawa]

Oh! That's where I know you from!

[He is happy to know but then feels bad about not knowing this person's name.]

I... remember you were an ace?

[aceofcrows]

Mm yeah. Azumane Asahi. It's been a while.

[shootykawa]

It has!

[He looks down suddenly as a cat rubs against his legs.]

You work with cats now.

[aceofcrows]

[he smiles warmly glancing down at the black cat]

Yeah. I've been working here since college. That's Kuroko. She came to us as a stray a couple of years ago with a full litter of kittens. I've never seen them so young before.

[shootykawa]

[He's snorts, then catches himself making weird noises and feels awkward again.]

Sorry, it's hard to imagine someone your size working with teeny tiny kittens.

[aceofcrows]

Ahm... I... you're... not the first to... mention it.

[shootykawa]

I bet they owned you, didn't they? Like, you would sit in the same spot for an hour even though you really had to pee because one of them fell asleep in your lap.

[aceofcrows]

[he laughs sheepishly]

Yeah... Kuroko let me handle them before they even opened their eyes. I couldn't just...

[clears his throat]

Ah... did.... you want a coffee?

[shootykawa]

Sure. I like it with milk but no sugar.

Wait, I don't have to take a cat home if I get coffee, right?

[aceofcrows]

Latte or milk coffee? [heading back to the bar] And no, the cats don't get adopted that easily. [blinks] You... have you never been to a cat cafe before?

[shootykawa]

I'm pretty sure my last question answers that. I didn't even know there were any around here.

... Milk coffee, please.

[He sits down at a table and starts taking in how many cats are around.]

They won't try to drink my coffee, will they?

[aceofcrows]

Asami might. She's the little calico manx. If she tries, just scoop her up and set her on the floor. She's mostly just curious about things.

[he points and goes about making the coffee]

[shootykawa]

[He sees the cat in question and addresses her the way most people would another human being.]

Hello, Asami. It's nice to meet you. Please, order your own coffee if you want some.

[aceofcrows]

[she opens her eye to look at him before turning her head with a flick of her ear dismissing him

Asahi just chuckles as he sets the coffee on the bar counter]

She shouldn't have any. Caffeine isn't good for them.

[shootykawa]

Fair enough, I already don't want to share.

... Why do you serve coffee here if the cats can't have any? Wouldn't it be better to just serve different flavors of milk? Then everyone can have some.

[aceofcrows]

Milk isn't good for cats either. They'll drink it if they can, but it's hard on their stomachs.

[shootykawa]

Really? But... I thought that's what you fed them.

[He's watching a chubby grey cat very closely, like he can read its mind from afar.]

[aceofcrows]

Ah they're carnivores mostly. They eat grass or catnip sometimes, but they prefer meat.

[shootykawa]

[He offers his hand to a cat that's sniffing him curiously.]

Huh, I guess I never thought about it, but that makes sense. They eat mice and bugs and stuff, right?

[aceofcrows]

Mice, bugs, birds, lizards, rodents... they're the best hunters in the world.

[he smiles and leans against the counter watching him]

[shootykawa]

[He manages to get the cat to let him pat it on the head and he's just delighted by it.]

Ah! They're so soft!

[aceofcrows]

They are. That's Kichiro. He's very friendly. When he gets a little more familiar with you, he'll probably decide to curl up in your lap.