Assimilation Problems
Floyd and Linda don't make friends very easily. It took weeks, for instance, before they could be in the same room with each other. In general, they haven't had much exposure to other animals. They did once spend a summer in a warehouse apartment with half-a-dozen other cats. A cat away-camp, of sorts. Floyd had a brief fling there with a small domestic shorthair named Monkey (ultimately a Sun Also Rises kind of relationship, all things considered), while Linda tended to keep to herself. Some observers speculated that she was jealous, others concluded that she was just shy. Floyd and Linda also shared space briefly with Roxanne, a small and somewhat skittish calico whom Floyd terrorized mercilessly. He may just have been trying to be friendly. In the summer of 2001, an orange domestic longhair named Casper moved into 5243 S. Kenwood. Despite their physical similarities, Floyd and Casper found very little common ground on which to build a relationship. Linda stayed out of Casper's way.
A Virtual Community
Given this spotty history of cat-cat relations, it seemed that a virtual community might be the best solution to Floyd and Linda's relative isolation (Although a cat birthday party is always tempting. With little cardboard hats, perhaps, and lots of hissing and hiding under furniture). To this end we have established the Bivens Institute Virtual Cattery.
The Bivens Institute Virtual Cattery
