Adult Recess

The case for why grown-ups should be allowed on the swings, too.

You chase a skittering ball of light across the tile floor, coming to a stop in front of the human. It has its shoes on, so it’ll probably be going out today, leaving the house to you. It always closes the door when it goes out, which is annoying because it means you have to use the windows to hunt. On the other hand, the human also leaves you a saucer of milk, which is always nice.

The human will be tired when it comes home, which means you’ll be allowed to curl up with it on the couch, and there’ll be be plenty of cuddles and petting. But until then, the house is empty, which means you can try climbing the bedroom curtain again to see if you can get onto the mantelpiece. The new china figures that the human always insists on putting out of reach demand to be investigated. Then you might run around outside, chasing birds for a bit, which leaves plenty of time for your afternoon nap.

You wonder what exciting things the human must be up to, to be so tired upon reaching home. What kind of wild exciting games and hunts must be going on! You are never allowed to witness them, though, so you manage with your own little hunts at home.

Little do you know that your poor human is probably working at some boring desk job, and the only thing it…