how could the world need me. cat in the bath. jasper is such a honey boy, so gentle and polite. penny's a scamp, and when she doesn't tear up stuff, throw things, yell like hell, pee in the corner, barf by your socks- when she comes purring and paw treading, drooling and rubbing your eyeglasses, flopping on your breast and looking tenderly you feel like a very important person. all jasper has to do is stand by you. i don't know how the world needs me but i know how cats do.

i get into story mode and the story changes. on the second breakfast i see how the power shifts. i see how jasper can bully penny. there's a skirmish when i lay the dishes down, so i put both away for the moment, then jasper attacks penny. i put his dish on the counter and see penny is afraid still to eat hers. i look in and jasper is looming over her on the end of the counter, ready to pounce. no story is a simple as the basic need. for food or for story.

updat. i look to see where they've gone and they're back in the bed together, penny head and jasper foot.