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Renner nodded. “I will have them fill out an application.” She grabbed her bag and flicked the strap over her shoulder.
She walked out through the silent clinic and checked her watch. The clinic opened in twenty minutes. Renner walked down the block and opened the rescue’s door, smiling at the morning staff. “Hey, Toby.”
“Hey, Renner. Are you heading to the café?”
“Yeah. I am going to be working from home for a few days with occasional forays downtown.”
“Cool. If adopters have any questions, can I call you?”
“Absolutely. Same thing if someone has a problem finding a fit.”
“Yup. You go and get some coffee. You are a little pale.”
“That’s just the black shirt.” She chuckled. “I don’t look good in black.”
“You look good in anything, Renner, but you do look pale.”
“Just some coffee. All I need.” She nodded to her worker and scanned into the back. Only two families or adopters were allowed in the introduction rooms at a time, so security was important.
She walked through the back entrance to the cat café and flicked on lights, double-checked the long entryway with the double doors, and made sure that they were both working so that the fuzzy butts couldn’t get out. The doors wouldn’t open together unless there were a fire alarm.
Keelie came in and saw her doing the opening mechanical duties. “Morning, Renner. Just visiting or staying in?”
“Staying in.”
“Cool. I will get your coffee ready.”
“I am just going to head up to get my laptop. When I am settled, release the furballs.” Renner was gone for four minutes and then settled at her desk in the corner.
She set up her workstation and got to work, using her hidden private network that had a ton of firewalls. She sometimes looked up sensitive information and needed to get in and out.
She got the list of new employees coming into the JN Foundation. When she had their raw data, she made a file and forwarded it to Rhymbia.
When the first warm body pressed against her legs, she grunted from the impact and grinned. “Morning, Achilles.”
She felt the purr through her kneecaps. She smiled and reached down to pet his tattered ears. “Rhymbia wants to take you home and make you a housecat. What do you think?”
He yowled loudly.
She laughed, and the rest of the pounce arrived and curled up around her feet until the regulars arrived, and they slowly dispersed to visit their favourite humans. She heard Keelie showing new people around, and then their part-timer came in and took that over. Introducing the newbies to the cat-alogue that told them who they were petting and what their hobbies were was a favourite task.
Renner ate a few pastries and drank four cups of coffee before she looked up and saw that she had missed the morning rush. She got up, told Achilles, “I’ll be back,” and headed up to her apartment to go to the bathroom and charge her computer. She grabbed a tablet after she had finished washing her hands and headed down the stairs. She got a text from Toby and headed to the rescue. Toby met her in the hallway outside her door.
“Hey, Toby.”
“Hi. I have a thirteen-year-old with her uncle. Looks like mom isn’t in the picture or is only part-time. He’s eager, and she’s standoffish.”
“Okay, so get enthusiasm into a kid. Got it.”
“Find out if this is what she wants. She looks very unsure.” Toby was concerned. “You know the cats hate it when they get rejected.”
“I will bring them over to the café and have a nice chat with them to find out what she needs.” She draped her hair over her left shoulder and walked out to meet the uncle and niece.
She walked down the hall and quirked her brows when she saw the young woman with gold hair and the man with hair so dark blonde that it was nearly black.
He stared at her and gave her a hesitant smile. “Renner. You work here?”
“Yes. I heard that you were curious about obtaining a cat.” Renner stuck her hand out to the young woman, and the young lady blinked and shook her hand on reflex. “My name is Renner, and I run this facility.”
