More cute cat antics. Riko loves doing a gamble kind of thing on one of her video games, where she “bets” something, spins something, and chances to get special items (or not). She thinks her cats might enjoy something similar, so she mixes a few handfuls of treats into their automatic dry food dispenser. Then sees how Musubi’s behavior changes regarding the feeder (he is very fond of those treats). Riko plays a feather game (on a wand) with her cats, amazed at how high Musubi can jump, and amused at Soboro’s attempts, with her shorter legs. She posts a picture of them in action on her cats’ social media account, and then sees the response grow. When she goes off to work, the cats find a room left open that’s usually closed, and explore together. They start incorporating into their daily activities phrases they’ve overheard Riko use while gaming- so now going into an unfamiliar, dark room is “entering the dungeon”, and facing an opponent (the toilet paper roll) is “fighting a boss”. Riko comes home to witness the aftermath of their destruction, with two cats who look quite pleased with themselves! The cats see birds through the window, and chatter uncontrollably. Riko is alarmed at first, until she looks it up and realizes that a lot of cats do this. The cats copy each other’s poses when stretching and sleeping, so charming. They are shedding, and the fur floating around the apartment bothers Riko, so she buys a cat brush. She’s surprised at how much loose fur comes out, and that a few days later, the cats need brushing again! Then she decides that bathing the cats will help. Musubi never minded a bath before, but Soboro has the opposite reaction! I think the most amusing (but also a bit sad) part was near the end, when Riko is excited about the release of a new version of one of her favorite video games. She celebrates with a fancy dinner, buying special food for her cats too, and posting a picture of it all. A co-worker sees her post and thinks she’s celebrating her birthday, alone with her cats. So she purchases a gift, to give Riko the next day at work. Only then does Riko realize it had been her birthday- she completely forgot!
Borrowed from the public library, interlibrary loan).
