Most people decide they want to adopt a cat. They go to the shelter, or search online in local Facebook groups if anyone is trying to find forever homes for a litter of kittens that was born in their backyard, for example. But it's the human part of the equation that usually takes the charge and tries to actively search for a cat to add to the family. But that's not the case with some cats who are being adopted, because they simply adopt themselves. It doesn't matter what's the living or financial situation of the person, the cat has made up their mind - and they're staying.
When a cat adopts themselves, it's an unmistakable step by the notorious Cat Distribution System. This mysterious whatever-they-are seems to install a software update in the cat that sends the command to be adopted by their designated person - attributed to them by the CDS, of course. They do this matchmaking between the purrfect cat and the perfect person. And when it's about the cat who decides they're staying - it's even stronger than usual.
And that's what happened with the now-cat of u/Rotenmango. But there was one small difference, probably instigated by the CDS as an initial push toward the self-adoption of this tiny black kitten, now known as Bean. She was filmed by u/Rotenmango's boyfriend at his workplace, making him decide to at least help the little one. But now? Well, it seems like she's going to join a family full of feline friends and two loving hooman pawrents.