Light Years Away

Anna MR’s verdict on His Lordship’s recent disquiet was, ‘He wants his nads back and then he wants a girlfriend’. Not much I can do about the nads, but he now has a girlfriend.

Well he would have, if Her Ladyship would come out from under the bathtub.

The two have displayed very different characters. The first time I saw His Lordship, he was still in his carry box in the back of the car that brought him from Estonia. He stuck a paw out between the bars, mewing and trying to escape. As soon as I opened the box at home, he was out exploring the entire house and posing for an extended photo shoot on the sofa.

I let His Lordship sniff Her Ladyship Andromeda while she was still in the carry box. He gave me an accusing stare and fluffed up into a huge ball of hackles. So I closed the bathroom door and opened the box so Her Ladyship could come out in peace while I got some food and water.

I then spent a good five minutes wondering how a kitten could vanish from a locked room. In the towel cupboard? No. Hiding behind the washing machine? No. Under the … no, that’s impossible! It was so dark, the only way to see if she had managed to wriggle under the bathtub was to take a flash photo. And there she was.

Under the bath is one of those areas like behind the cooker - a fearful place between dimensions where one should never go and especially never photograph! If she can survive a night under there she can survive anything.

His Lordship spent the night guarding the bathroom door. He was no doubt doubly narked that he couldn’t pursue his normal nocturnal activities of hunting goblins under the bathtub. Every so often he would go fluffy, so I assume Andromeda was up to stuff in there. At least she ate something and used the litter box.

Anna MR also believes that, despite the vet’s recommendations, life will not be any easier with two of the beasts. So far it has been quite easy. I haven’t actually seen my second cat since opening the carry box door! Maybe thing’s will hot up when Her Ladyship deigns to come out.

Women always take forever in the bathroom, don’t they?