"Huh, that's pretty interesting! So you're saying a lot of people who come here tend to run into people they know. I wonder if the people who are already here have some kind of influence on who gets chosen." Beat. "Mind you, this is just me talking out my ass," he adds, giving another laugh.

He scratches the cat on his shoulder behind the ears, smiling. "Yeah, cats everywhere have a tendency to do that really." He suddenly looks hopeful. "So I take it that the apartments around here allow pets?"