i am the toy

the cat in my house is a strange creature. i've tried studying its behaviour to see if there's any sort of pattern to the madness. so far all that i've seen is that it's one fucking random animal.

sometimes it would come up to me and rub against my legs, and then lie on its back, waiting for a rub. so i'll rub its tummy and it'll look happy for a while until it goes mad and start to bite and scratch.

sometimes it would climb onto my lap and sit there while i stroke it. after a while it goes mad and start to bite and scratch again, or just walk away if it were in a good mood.

sometimes it would MEOW loudly, begging for food. i would then pour some cat food into its bowl, and it would smell it for a moment before walking away most unceremoniously.

then i realised the pattern. i've seen it before, when the cat chases random roll-able objects (like whiteboard markers) around the house and pounces on it like it were prey. and then it would get bored and walk away.

it gets bored of me and walks away.

i think the cat behaves so strangely because it's a female. we all know there's something wrong with them and it's bloody impossible to study their behaviour.