Ted thought that maybe he could handle a cat. Especially if it could ultimately take care of itself. Then he wouldn't always be worrying about it. If it was safe. If it had eaten.
"I hadn't thought of that, to purposefully look for another place to get back to the first place. I just keep finding other places. The coffee was really great at that first place. The staff was nice. Also pretty." He remembered the barista very well.
"It's not like I have much else to do, Charlie. Looking for a coffee shop isn't really time consuming, nor is it something that you should waste your detective skills on. Especially with somebody out there eating hearts."