Peebles DESPERATELY wanted to go outside, even though it's 36 freakin degrees out. It was starting to feel like a consent issue, so I VERY reluctantly let her outside. At least that encourages me that it's not THAT rough out there for them, not yet. I just really hope we can lure her back in before it freezes.

One thing in favor of the laissez faire approach, though? Heh, she found Ceejay. He's now safely snuggled in the shelter. I was hoping she just had that one sacred mission and would come right back in, but... honestly, I have no idea if she has Cat Business left to do out there, is just sick of her siblings, is unhappy with some part of our setup here, or what.

It's also possible she noticed Food Lady is gone (shopping) and thinks it was time to go out on a fact-finding expedition. That feels like a very Peebles thing to do.