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From your perspective, you've had many, many months of "when am I going to get my cats back? I gave them everything they wanted a few weeks ago and still they won't do what I want them to do :( "
From Higgs and James' perspectives, they've had many, many months of "my home is full of terror and menace and I've had to spend months living in a chimenia / broken down taxi / box hedge just to feel like I have a modicum of security D: "
They will get over it, but probably not quickly. When you move a cat to a new house it's recommended to keep them exclusively indoors for at least 6 weeks because that's how much time it takes them to reset their habits and expectations. IMO you should be aiming for a similar period of time for this, even if they make loads of noise at 3am, cry to be let outside, and piss in your shoes when you're not looking.
Remember - they think living outside, with all the dangerous outside shit, is safer than living with the Threat Of Tesla, and they had quite a long time to develop that sense. They'll be worried for quite a long time that she's going pop up again and claw them to tufts.