Cats rely on scent more than sight because they're permanently nearsighted during the day.
If a random cat lets you pet it, it's because they've picked another cat's scent on you and determined you're safe unless you're dealing with tomcats which are assholes.
So if you're a cat person, a catgirl like Ciphy would have the hots for you at first scent.

>Look at this Ever-Flame Mansion guyse!1!!
>Raiden Mei Expy walks into the story
>Whoops nvm, they're actually jobbers to make Acheron look cool, they're not coming back lmao
>Look at the Lord Ravagers guyse!!1!
>Kevin Khaslana expy walks into the story
You can see where this is going.