This time it's war

I am involved in a psycological war with an enemy who takes no quarter.
A cat.
There is a black and white cat who sits in the same place every time I walk home and sometimes to work.
Last week I caught him watching me out of the corner of my eye as I walked past him, his head tracking me as I did.
Just as I reached the rightmost extent of his view I stopped and walked backwards, I visibly saw him jump a little but he kept watching.
I walked back after reaching the leftmost extent of his view.

1-0 to Humans.

Other attempts at surprising him have so fair failed, but today he evened the odds.
I saw him sniffing around outside his house so I crouched down and made the various soothing noises you are meant to make to calm animals.
He came over, sniffed my hand. "Aha I thought, I shall now pet him..."
And then he ran off and walked around a corner without looking back.

1-1.

Next week I plan to cycle to his house. Hide my bike. Walk past. Then walk past again after going entirely around the back of his house.
Then I'll cycle past, I'm hoping to get 2-1.

They call me spitfire...

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