One moment, Cat Ren’s bright blue Labubu was clipped to the outside of her bag. The next moment, it was gone.
Somehow, as she had navigated the security line at Portland International Airport — walking through corridors, ducking under stanchions, putting her bag through the X-ray machine — the little toy with a mischievous smile had vanished.
“It felt like a heist movie,” Ren said. “I spent an hour running around the airport trying to track this stupid thing down.”…