Over the past weeks, Miss Reiko has been getting more comfortable being closer to me.
I see this most when I am in my home office. Reiko will quietly walk in, jump on the couch and ensconce herself on a throw pillow that seems to be conducive to deep, doggy naps.
She’ll stay in her spot undisturbed, even as I move about the office from file cabinet, between computers, printers (I have 2 desktop computer set-ups, one for the foundation and one personal) and the bookshelves. That’s a recent development from before when my slightest move set her scurrying for a safe place to hide,
Another time that I see her getting more relaxed is when we first get up, usually just after 4AM. She now strolls just behind me from the bedroom to the kitchen and then out the sliding door to the patio where she will wander off for that first pressurized pee. Before, I would have to offer food snacks to get her to go outside, now she fires out on her own and returns looking smug and much more comfortable.
A third development is that she will sneak up to me while I am on the Recliner of Sloth and sniff my leg not realizing I can feel her little whiskers, but I stay very still. I realize my leg must smell divine (like the rest of me) but her surreptitious exploration suggests she may be feeling more at ease.
So maybe there’s been some melting of the ice. We’ll see.
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