Interlude Chapter 10: Talk of the Town

"And anything else to drink?"

"Just that thank you," the man in a suit petted a grey cat on his lap whilst his daughter played with a couple of kittens on the floor next to the table, careful not to dirty her school uniform.

Jotou wrote down two breakfast sandwiches and took the menu away with a polite smile, "I'll be back with your order in a bit," she turned, her black tail swaying through the gap in the uniform.

Daylight sparkled into the café, allowing the cats and small dogs to bask in the sunlight's warmth inside the otherwise chill interior.

Meows and barks were not scarce and most of the more active pets were out in the gardens rather than inside the café. An adequate amount of customers had come before work would begin, leaving the waitstaff to scurry around the tables.