British Army private is surprised by a cat (5)

Outside Santos, a cafe on Ponsonby Road, I saw a young man in a hoody with his coffee, doing the NZ Herald daily cryptic crossword puzzle.

He told me his name.
He was drinking a long black coffee
He wondered why I wanted to take his photograph.
He agreed to it, after I said that I take photos of people outside cafes.
He clearly thinks I'm weird