A very curious thing just happened:

Roomie is rearranging their altar. As they go upstairs, I hear them say, “Oh, hello Bliss,” & talk as if the cat is following them upstairs.

However, that specific cat is & has been in the office with me. I have eyes on her …
When roommie comes back downstairs, I ask if they I actually saw Bliss on the stairs. They describe the cat walking upstairs with them.

Bliss is the smallest of our three cats & unmistakable.

We both had eyes on her at the same time in two different parts of the house. 🤷🏻
This is not the first time Bliss has apparently been in two places at once.

However, it is the first time that two people saw her in the exact same moment in different locations.

And, yes, we both are familiar with the cats and would not mistake her.
I’m just going to chalk this up to, “because, cat.”

There are reasons they have the reputation that they do, our strange, fey companions. 🐈‍⬛
Bliss, currently unconcerned about any wild conjectures about her relation to the space-time continuum:

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