This time it's war

[robinbloke]

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.

Comments

[zellah.livejournal.com]

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.

*snorks coffee out her nose*

Brilliant :)

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I think one new wierd and freakish thing a week should be about right to keep him on his toes :)

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

And so yu get sucked into his game of Cat Chess.

What? You thought it was *your* decision to play mind games with him?

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I think it was mutual :) Me out of boredom when walking home and him having nothing to stare out.

Wait until I try and strike up a friendship with the owner and give him a present through his own now he knows what I smell like! muhahaha!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Knitted Jeremy Clarksons seem to go down well, in my experience...

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

You forgot the "marinated in catnip" bit. ;o)

[wildeabandon.livejournal.com]

I am involved in a psycological war with an enemy who takes no quarter.
A cat.

I'm sorry to say this mate, but you don't stand a chance - he's only letting you think you've scored any points at all for sekrit and nefarious reasons of his own.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Probably; but it's fun nevertheless and sidelines me from idle chatter to myself on my way home :)

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Heh. You won't have a chance.
You could try some fresh salmon or catnip for distraction, leading him into a false sense of security? ;o)

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Catnip! Yes! Chemical warfare!

BUHAHAHAAHA!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Biological warfare, even. :o)

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

You could also test to see how far his head goes around by walking in a circle around him/her/it. ;o)