#spooky is just made up entirely of affection

every now and then one of the cats will decide my Work Chair is clearly the most high value, luxurious seat in the whole empty house, and will take any opportunity to steal it from me and then act VERY harassed when I need it back

Helen gets pissy about this but is easy to redirect by setting up the heating pad on a rug or towel somewhere. Ghost is more inclined to get fixated on ME or my art supplies than the chair.

But whenever mink is in this mode, all I have to do is pull up a second chair and make it nice for her with a cushion or towel… if I try to forcibly move her out of my chair, she’ll make herself SUPER HEAVY and resist all efforts to be picked up, and then be really grumpy if I force her out anyway, but if I offer her another nice seat right next to me, she’ll happily change places on her own and be obviously pleased about it

anyway I love her and successful nonverbal communication with pets makes me emotional