[ hak, employed…… he's doing so well in purgatory ]

Is that what it was?

[ the noncommittal affirmation…

And normally he'd go straight for the exposure-therapy approach, but after everything they've just been through he's feeling a little more charitable than usual… so he keeps plucking these cats away one by one, pretending there's an end to their madness. ]

Still means they aren't all that comfortable to be around. This place has been weird enough as is—having at least one spot to unwind makes a difference.