They’re outside in the early morning, sipping coffee and sharing cigarettes. They’re inside in the afternoon, tapping at laptops and nursing lattes. They send emails and organize protests, chat with friends and warm their hands. It’s been two months now, and no one shows any signs of leaving. It’s undisputed and undeniable: The Starbucks at 15th and K has been thoroughly Occupied. Almost since Occupy DC’s inception in early October, the coffee chain — one of two on opposite corners of McPherson Square — has been inundated with Occupiers looking for a bathroom break, solace from the cold or a place to check email. Regulars estimate anywhere from 50 to 150 occupiers pass through its doors each day. For occupiers, this is the place to be — a second home away from the cold and the mud in McPherson Square.

On a recent visit to the coffee shop it was hard to find anyone who complained — virtually everyone in Starbucks was an Occupier. Starbucks workers won’t comment on the unexpected influx, and the corporate coffee giant didn’t return calls for comment by press time Monday.