Watchcat protocol MMDCLXXVI

Most days, watchcats aren't conducting stakeouts or getting into fisticuffs with intruders.  More often than not, watchcats spend their days handing out grocery bags and copies of the Webster-Kirkwood Times to authorized visitors who need them:

Those were Watchcat Collette's main tasks this morning, at least.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXXV

Watchcat Lily struck a judicial pose on August 19, 2026 after saying, "Visitor, you may approach the bench:"

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXXIV

Thanks to agility training, Watchcat Collette knows when to attack the Cat Dancer toy and how long to keep it within her grasp:

As her demo on July 25, 2026 showed, these lessons also apply to the scratching post.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXXIII

Sleep deprivation didn't prevent Watchcat Lily from monitoring her assigned sector on July 15, 2026:

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXXII

If Watchcat Collette's expression on July 25, 2026 doesn't convince you that she has a bloodthirsty zeal for agility training, I don't know what to tell you:

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXXI

Watchcat Lily didn't let the sideways tilt of her assigned sector distract her from guard duty on July 15, 2026:

Per Watchcat Headquarters, a watchcat who defies gravity is a valuable security guard.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXX

On August 5, 2026, Watchcat Collette's expression conveyed to everyone in her assigned sector, "You know how menacing I am, right?  It's unwise to oppose me:"

As expected, no one crossed Collette after that.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXIX

A certain amount of brooding and internal deliberation is sometimes necessary before attacking a security issue, as Watchcat Lily's expression indicated on July 26, 2026:

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXVIII

With just one look, Watchcat Collette impressed upon everyone in her assigned sector how fierce she is:

She was not to be crossed on August 4, 2026.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXVII

Watchcat Lily studies visitors carefully when they approach her assigned sector.  According to Watchcat Headquarters and her, you can tell a lot about a person's level of truthfulness by the amount of eye contact they make:

Lily made plenty of eye contact with visitors on June 21, 2026.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXVI

Watchcat Collette could have been sleeping on August 11, 2026.  Instead, she kept tabs on the indoor and outdoor portions of her assigned sector:

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXV

When a security issue presented itself on July 26, 2026, Watchcat Lily mulled over a solution from the comfort of her guard post blanket:

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXIV

I'm not sure what disturbance Watchcat Collette spotted on the kitchen counter, but she strode over calmly to investigate it on August 2, 2026:

Collette assured me that she quelled the uproarious pandemonium that had erupted.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXIII

Watchcat Lily was skeptical about a visitor's reason for not having identification on June 21, 2026.  Nevertheless, the visitor presented a reasonable excuse and was granted provisional access to Lily's assigned sector:

 

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXII

Watchcat Collette's attitude on toward scofflaws on July 17, 2026 was, "See how I've attacked this scratching post?  Imagine what I can do to marauders who dare to cross my assigned sector:"

That's the kind of feisty confidence I admire in a watchcat.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLXI

Before you're granted full access to Watchcat Lily's assigned sector, she might want to lick your fingers first:

As Lily explained on June 21, 2026, there's no reason to take offense at this; it's just standard security procedure.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLX

Watchcat Collette was ready to pounce on August 4, 2026:

I'm not sure why she was ready to strike, but I trust that she was justified. 

Watchcat protocol MMDCLIX

When you reward your watchcat with a chin stroking as she sleeps, you'll need to step in temporarily as a watchhuman:

Watchcat Lily and her guardian had such an arrangement on July 26, 2026.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLVIII

Watchcat Collette has been licking her chops today at the thought of admonishing scofflaws:

Sometimes, I fear she pursued her guard duty vocation for the wrong reasons.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLVII

It's permissible to inform Watchcat Lily about a security issue during guard duty, even when she's having her chin stroked:

Trust me.  She's listening.  She told me so on July 26, 2026.

Watchcat protocol MMDCLVI

With just a look, a watchcat can convey to everyone in her assigned sector, "The rules here are what I say they are.  After all, I'm the enforcer."  That was Watchcat Collette's attitude this morning:

Watchcat protocol MMDCLV

Watchcat Lily was fighting a daunting battle with sleepiness on July 26, 2026.  Nevertheless, she remained awake during guard duty: