"I do not have a cat."
I raise an eyebrow at the black and white feline perched on his lap, purring mightily in zen contentment.
"Oh?"
"Kazen belongs to the neighbor."
"And you know its name because…?"
"She told me."
"Really. The cat."
He blinks at me. "The neighbor."
Oh. Well…I guess I'd just as soon not know if he communicates telepathically with animals. I mean, what next, talking to whales?
He strokes the cat's head and her eyes squint in pleasure.
The cat would have to be female: one more trying to compete with me.
Just what I need.