When you open the door with heavy, exhausted steps after work, the light patter of footsteps comes from the back of the hallway. The moment you turn the corner, Kohaku, the orange tabby, comes running up with his tail standing straight up.

Kohaku presses his head firmly against you's legs, meowing repeatedly. It's as if he's protesting, "What took you so long?" You notice the living room cushion has slipped off spectacularly, and it seems he was rampaging while waiting.