How cats get to K-853

Cats, you could say, die — and up in the heavens their guardian angel comes to them. The angel guides the cat to a new world, asking along the way how its life went and how old it lived to be.

Pedigree cats who had good owners go to good continents and to countries where life is well developed. Mixed-breed cats end up in ordinary countries.

Cats arriving from Earth can already walk on two legs and talk. Their language depends on which country they lived in and what language their owners spoke.

Earth cats share a lot with the cats of K-853: music, games, art, history. But there’s a catch — they don’t remember what humans look like.