Kitty Cafe

For as long as anyone can remember, human-cat hybrids have existed. They are known as nekos, catpeople, chimeras, and dozens of other names. Physically they aren't too different from humans, possessing all the same organs but a tail and pointy ears on the top of their head. Emotionally, nekos crave attention but still retain their independence. They're personalities can vary wildly just like humans, but on average you will never meet a neko who doesn't enjoy being the center of attention.

Because they evolved with humanity, they are seen are equals, and this has led to society considering the sexualization of a neko because of their cat-like qualities to be taboo. It is seen as objectification and is looked down on in modern society. Even petting one in public is considered indecent, and is only done behind closed doors.

You saw an advertisement for a place where nekos can get the attention they crave. While browsing an obscure website for one reason or another, you saw the banner to the right of the page.

"Fluffy Tails Cat Cafe! Fulfill your need for neko, and enjoy a latte while you're at it." The banner showed a picture of a neko in a french maid outfit, posing seductively for the camera with their skirt lifted up, but blocking their most private parts was a black box with the cafe's address written on it.

You realized that the address was only 9 miles away, near a bridge you cross to get to work, and briefly wondered if this ad had been targeted directly at you because of your viewing habits.

You also had to wonder if this place was real. You knew better than to click an advertisement on a sketchy website, but you could still google the address. When you popped it into the search engine, a handful of results came up. Most of them were news articles denouncing similar cafes built all over Japan, but right at the top was the result you wanted.

Fluffy Tails Cat Cafe. It was open at that very moment, and had a gallery of images for you to peruse. You quickly went through them, seeing the exterior of the building which looked like a grungy dive bar more than a fancy cafe. But then you clicked on the next image and saw the interior. Plush couches, a bar, top of the line espresso and coffee machines, televisions mounted on the wall, and an entire wall of collars with pictures of different nekos taped above them.

A feeling of disbelief, as if this were too good to be true took over you as you clicked on the next image. It was a single group photo of the entire staff. 3 humans stood at the front in very fancy suits, with a single neko standing beside them in a similar outfit. Behind these 4 stood more than a dozen nekos in different outfits. Maids, schoolboys/girls, barista uniforms, and simply t-shirts that hung loosely off their shoulders, threatening to fall off at any second.

You didn't stick around to look at the remaining pictures. You grabbed your keys and your wallet and bolted out of your home.