Summary: Two of the companions go head-to-head, in a battle of wills. 'Rax' 5.
Staring Contest
A bottle of drink. A table to sit it on. One human, average height and build, brown hair, blue eyes. One cat, average size and build, black fur, white paws, green eyes.
The human reaches out with a hand, not shifting his gaze, grasps the bottle, takes a swig and replaces it. Still his gaze does not falter.
Blue on green. Will on will. A staring contest.
Jack's eyes narrowed as he resisted the urge to blink. Just a little longer, and the cat would give in. Just a little longer…
He blinked. Rax gave him a rather smug look, and relaxed slightly. He blinked a few more times, then smiled. Standing, he got a glass from a cabinet, and, after a moments thought, got a saucer as well. Pouring the alcoholic beverage into both vessels, he ruffled Rax' fur, and offered him a drink, nodding to him as he drank himself. When Rax had lapped at the drink for a few minutes, he stretched and jumped straight from the table onto the Time Agent's lap, where he curled up.
Surprised but strangely pleased, Jack swallowed another mouthful and let his free hand play with the soft fur.
After a little while, he began to pur.