Little Cat has been having a quiet week, living the introvert life since his recent attempt to take Orlando by storm. He’s been staying home mostly. Enjoying the time spent alone. Trying to take joy in the little things. You know, like in stepping on Human-Mom’s head while she tries to write. Yowling at birds that come too near the window. Tummy-skritchins. Life’s simple pleasures.
Yeah, the Word “Introvert” Gets Overused these days, but…
Big Cat has accused Little Cat of being too much of an introvert. But is he being too much of an introvert just because he doesn’t want to engage in every activity Big Cat suggests? Is he being too much of an introvert just because he doesn’t want to see Big Cat’s improv class perform? Is he being too much of an introvert just because he doesn’t want to meet Big Cat’s third cousin once removed at a bar? (It’s Florida so you know nobody will be wearing masks, not that they would be in a restaurant anyway.)
Some days you just want to stay home and help Human-Mom write her poetry. In this case “Help” means “Yowl like a fire alarm every time she gets a rhythm going, shred pages out of her thesaurus, and clamor for feeding-times, then complain vociferously about the quality of the cuisine.” You know. “Helping.”
If Big Cat is going to call that “being too much of an introvert,” so be it. Big Cat would want a bit of alone time, too, if he took his work, nay, his calling, as seriously. A cat’s work is never done.
A Writer Needs their Own Space, but Only to a Point
So what do you think? As a writer (or not!), do you consider yourself a more social creature or a more withdrawn sort? Do you use Covid as an excuse? Or do the people in your life know you’ve been like this for longer than there’s been a pandemic?
If you do consider yourself an introvert, how far do you take it? Some people treat their Myers Briggs personality-type as if it were like a horoscope. Which, to be fair, it is. In that both are nonsense.
Script by Adam Katz
Cinematography by Erika Grumet
Executive Producer: Rocket
Starring Frob as Big Cat and Widget as Little Cat
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Description
Two identical panels. In each, two cats are sitting on a cushion: a large orange and a small grey. The Large orange looks placidly down and says: “I can’t wait until COVID settles down and we can stop isolating.” The grey is looking off towards nothing in particular, and responds: “Are you kidding? And rob me of my new favorite excuse?”
In the second panel, the little grey continues: “Oh, speaking of which. Sorry I can’t attend your best friend’s niece’s baptism. I have a sore throat that’s totally not made-up.”
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