Context: i have slept at a friend's house and his roomate has a very young, very playful cat (Toast). I have an allergy to said cat, and it's making my eyes itch and blow my nose out Instigating Event: sleeping on the couch, i wake up to a faint nibbling on my hair. The cat seems to want attention and has gotten out of my friend's room. Response: gently push the cat off the couch and resume sleeping. Outcome: unsuccseful, the cat remains pestering me despite clear indication that i don't want it there. Thus, it begins. Event A: Having accepted the futility of sleeping whilst Toast is around, i get up. The cat is looking at me funny as i begin sneezing my brains out. Response: utilize paper towels and a claritin tablet to mitigate allergen effect. Outcome: somewhat successful, i have been able to clean up ky snot woth the allergies, but my throat and eyes are still scratchy. Event B: Toast, seeing that the paper towels are a critical resource of mine, has jumped upon the kitchen counter to guard the paper towels. Because touching the cat will exacerbate my allergies, i refrain from reaching past it. Response: enter into a stand-off witg the cat. Outcome: successful, Toast soon left to resume more pressing, cat duties. I was able to utilize it's energetic behavior against it, and my patience freed the supply lines to a critical resource. Event D: little did i know, but Toast left to prepare a greater threat. It wants to play Hunter-Prey. I cannot turn my back to the cat, or else it will run and jump at me with its claws extended. Sometimes, it went for a hunt even though i was watching it. The game is one. Response: goad, then dodge the cat when it goes for a Hunt. Utilize sightlines and the environment to keep track of the Hunter's location. Shuffle step to scare the Hunter and buy time intil the next round. Outcome: partially unsuccessful. I was able to win most rounds by dodging, but Toast earned the first victory (because i was unawares that we were playing) and another victory (by laying an ambush in the hall, hiding in the shadows as i attempted to ascertain its hiding spot). My pants have been scratched and the effects of the allergies have been increased. I will inform you of any new updates, but the situation is dire. UPDATE: My friend soon woke up, which added one more human element to the equation. He, having remained in an elognated ibteraction with the cat for some time now, informed me thay i was playing hunter and prey incorrevtly. The two entities are meant to switch roles, but i played as prey the entire time, never giving chase to Toast when he recoiled. This was an error upon my part due to laziness and grogginess from waking up in the morning, but this error was not well explained to me by the cat. Nevertheless, this caused Toast to lose interest relatively quickly, and begin a furious battle with a blanket. I, observing this exercise carefully, thought it prudent to add another blanket to the battle to measure Toast's ferocity. He was relentless, taking on both blankets at once with much clawing and scratching, albeit somewhat confused because the second blanket was draped over the cat. Fearing the wrath of Toast, i declined to add a third blanket, for the battle prowess already displayed by the cat gave me a good indication of his power. Thankfully, because of this distraction, i was able to sneak away from the abode of Toast with my life.