Does it count as a double-pose when it's 5 days later?
Today was a long day. Super long. But flying cross-country will do that.
The cat handled it well. There were times she'd cry a bit, but it was quiet and never for long. On the plane, I could barely hear it over the ambient noise.
We've been home barely an hour and she is already marking everything with her scent (cheek rubs!) and is legit happy-purring. We're talking kneading motions and cuddling on me. I think she needed me as bad as I needed her.
Thank you so much to the folks here who contributed to the costs of getting her to me and for sharing it. All told, donations covered about 50% of it and it really, really helped.