
Meep said: no no no bad enough the cat trying to drink coffee all the time
Title: It was a Dark and Rainy Night
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 677
The glinting drops of rain falling caught the lights of a pub and the only inviting doorway in the dark. If there was alcohol surely there’d be coffee to take the chill out of his body while his fur dried. It had seemed the best option to be in his feline form, smaller and faster, to avoid the wetness. More fool him.
Morris flitted through the door as a leaving patron came out. Warmth, darkness lit with spots of light especially at the bar, and a congenial ambiance enveloped him and he didn’t even try to stop his purr. The lit bar drew him to leap up onto a stool, the words, “Coffee please,” spilling from his mouth.
“You sure you’re in the right place?” came from the dog on the seat next to him.
The barman had already moved down the bar to a hotplate picking up a mug on the way.
“I’d say so,” Morris purred as the barman automatically reached for the creamer. The man was not stupid.
“This is a canine bar. Pussies aren’t wanted here,”
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