Badger’s been pissy and snappy and wanting me to stand vigil while he ate these past two weeks

and today he was whining enough I went to settle him by hanging out in the backyard

but then I heard some rustling and a chorus of yowls from the local cat, like, militia, and Badger jumped up and ran off

and there was yowling and it curled around our yard and I followed it towards the street with Badger alone like, hissing off a raccoon 3 times his size

and then after walking the perimeter he came back and I pet him cause I’m kinda proud but it’s like learning your cat’s joined the IRA, like “no, just stay here and be cuddly maybe and not this hard bastard shite”