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So, the initial introductions have happened, and I have one supremely confident and unintimidated kitten and two shellshocked adult cats.
I let Odhinn out this afternoon, and he scampered out under my feet. Merlin and Freya started hissing at him. He got under my skirt for a minute, got bored and bounced into the kitchen. Merlin and Freya headed for the sofa. Odhinn finished with the kitchen, went into the living room...got within three feet of Freya, she hissed, he scampered off to investigate the bedroom. He came back, she hissed, he scampered off to the kitchen again. No slinking, no hissing back, just scampering off to investigate other cool stuff.
Then of course, Odhinn had to climb up me. After all, I AM a cat toy. Merlin and Freya were not amused. Merlin headed for the cat tree and ensconced himself on the top. Freya hid behind a box. Odhinn made himself comfortable in my elbow...Freya jumped on the arm of the sofa. Odhinn got within a foot of her, and she hissed and swatted him. He curled up in my elbow. She retreated.
I think he won. I couldn't stop laughing. He wasn't scared, he wasn't belligerent, he just bounced around.
My favorite Odhinn story so far, though, is from this morning. I was laying on the floor, and he was curling up between my hands and purring. Then he looked at my tattoo -- and reached out and patted the raven. Looked at it again, and patted the raven again. And then headbutted the tat. I just started laughing. As I've said before, well named. :o)
I let Odhinn out this afternoon, and he scampered out under my feet. Merlin and Freya started hissing at him. He got under my skirt for a minute, got bored and bounced into the kitchen. Merlin and Freya headed for the sofa. Odhinn finished with the kitchen, went into the living room...got within three feet of Freya, she hissed, he scampered off to investigate the bedroom. He came back, she hissed, he scampered off to the kitchen again. No slinking, no hissing back, just scampering off to investigate other cool stuff.
Then of course, Odhinn had to climb up me. After all, I AM a cat toy. Merlin and Freya were not amused. Merlin headed for the cat tree and ensconced himself on the top. Freya hid behind a box. Odhinn made himself comfortable in my elbow...Freya jumped on the arm of the sofa. Odhinn got within a foot of her, and she hissed and swatted him. He curled up in my elbow. She retreated.
I think he won. I couldn't stop laughing. He wasn't scared, he wasn't belligerent, he just bounced around.
My favorite Odhinn story so far, though, is from this morning. I was laying on the floor, and he was curling up between my hands and purring. Then he looked at my tattoo -- and reached out and patted the raven. Looked at it again, and patted the raven again. And then headbutted the tat. I just started laughing. As I've said before, well named. :o)
