How about a brief video of Kako playing in the living room? Sound acceptable? Good.
There are no decapitated bodies, no bloodshed, no wailing or gnashing of teeth. Surprisingly, she’s just entertaining herself with a toy—until the end when she hears someone else playing in the kitchen. Since she stood and ran away at that point, the video is short and sweet.
After posting photos of Vazra lying on his back, Kako adamantly demanded I post some of her. She made quite clear that resting in such a position was her forte long before it was his. When I tried to explain it wasn’t a competition and that there were more photos of her on the site than there were of him (because he’s a newer member of the household), she slapped me around a bit and told me never to talk back. Yes, poppets, she made me cry with her brutality, and her tyranny didn’t end because of my weeping. Uh-uh, she doesn’t work that way. Instead, she stood over me and helped me choose some pictures of her doing her thing. She then forced me to post them. Thankfully, she left before I was done, so I was able to throw in this brief explanation. At least now you’ll understand when you see the bruises and scratches. It’s all her fault.
[a few notes: I absolutely love the way she curls her toes when she sleeps like this; if you look at the last photo, you’ll see her tail curled over her left hind leg]
“Of all God’s creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”
— Mark Twain
Of course, Kako has some ideas for improving humanity. Her first suggestion is mass extinction. She has a few other ideas but would like to try that one first.
Almost two years ago, I posted a video demonstrating Kazon‘s door-opening skills, not to mention Kako‘s proclivity to sit on the sidelines while her brother gets into trouble only to rush in once he provides an opportunity for mischief. He’s much bigger and stronger, after all, and is more likely to gain access to things she couldn’t otherwise get to/into without his help. At the end of that video, once Kazon had the door open and had entered the room, Kako zoomed in from behind me and rushed through the open door behind him. This video picks up immediately following that video.
I was shooting video to see if they would come out once they realized what was behind the door was nothing new (it was only the small laundry room and both had been inside it many times). When they didn’t exit, I tapped my foot. That spurred Kako to decide no fun was to be had and boring closets with laundry machinery had nothing to offer her. Kazon, on the other hand, is not so easily persuaded that the same room over and over again will still offer the same mundane attractions it always has. One can never be too certain that something new hasn’t been introduced that will need thorough investigating… or to be played with. Also, he knows if he waits long enough, Daddy will be forced to come look for him.
[I did have to lighten this a bit, so bear that in mind when considering the grainy and slightly washed-out quality]
