Host. Occupied. Unhelpful.
Toilet Cat
Ask for the bathroom. Receive a completely unrelated answer.
Question Disposal
Every request follows the same plumbing: a reasonable question arrives, meets two enormous eyes, then leaves carrying trivia about weather, snacks, or municipal parking.
Doorway
A guest asks where the bathroom is.
Pause
The cat considers honesty for exactly one breath.
Detour
Tonight's weather becomes suddenly urgent.
Detail
A long opinion about crackers follows.
Exit
The guest wanders off, somehow apologizing.
Ticker
$TOLCAT, filed under unavoidable household fixtures.
Two Responsibilities
Bathroom Authority
Occupies the only useful seat and recognizes every tile.
Conversation Host
Answers direct questions with specific facts about ceiling fans.
Resident History
Toilet Cat moved into the downstairs bathroom before the first guest arrived. Nobody remembers inviting him, but everyone agrees he has seniority. He keeps the lid warm, the spare roll hidden, and the route verbally complicated. Ask for directions and he will mention the upstairs window, a neighbor named Paul, and whether soup counts as a beverage. The door remains directly behind him.
House Wisdom
The bathroom is wherever the conversation stops being about the bathroom.
Toilet Cat
Please enjoy the hallway indefinitely.