Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

In the bathroom, there is a very interesting apparatus. It is called a mirror!
But I need to tell you about the first time I saw this........ thing.

I had noticed that my female human would stand in front of this thing a lot and for long periods of time. Naturally, this got me very curious.

So, one day when my humans were at work, I decide to figure out what was so interesting about this thing called a mirror.

Well, let me tell you, it scared the living daylights out of me! When I peeked around the corner, there was another cat! I jumped up, startled. I immediately arched my back and raised the hair on my back to show this cat who I was! I belonged to this apartment. He wasn't welcome. I had not invited him in.

Heart pounding, I crouched and very slowly, very carefully moved towards the mirror again. The moment I looked............. there he was again! The audacity of this stranger.

I narrowed my eyes.... so did he!
I arched my back...... so did he!
I hissed......he hissed back at me!
I swatted at him.............he swatted back!

This was outrageous! I sat back, swooshed my tail to give him a warning and with an angry growl, I pounced.

I hit my head on the hard surface and fell into the sink. I was a bit dazed and shook my head. I looked up and saw I had scared away the other cat!

Satisfied I had done a great job in defending my turf, I sauntered to my spot in the sun and stretch out for a nap.