Here kitten, kitten

I'm having a hard time distinguishing all the cats the frequent the area where I live at the moment. Recently I've been making a concerted attempt to befriend one particular feline who seems to have fondness for my stairwell and who I often find lying in wait for me as I leave or arrive home. Despite our shared curiousity in one another and despite my efforts he (as I've assumed him to be) seems to randomly alternate between brief bouts friendliness and disinterested standoffishness.

However, the reason for his capricious mood swings was revealed to me today when I arrived home and observed him circling around another cat of the same breed and with similar markings. Or he was being circled - it was rather hard to tell. Obviously I was a victim of the classic kitty bait and switch practical joke. I wagged my finger at both cats as admonishment for their mischievous prank and both looked suitably abashed.

I trust they'll be better behaved in future.