Pond duty, reluctantly
Froggo Cat
Half cat. Half frog hood. Fully unavailable for overtime.
FROCAT
Called only when the cattails move without permission.
03:17
Preferred hour for inspecting water that was already inspected.
ONE HOOD
Standard pond uniform; weatherproof eyes are included.
ZERO HURRY
Responds after one long, properly documented blink.
LILY EDGE
Assigned seat beside the least cooperative lily pad.
DRY PAWS
Maintained through every waist-deep shift, somehow.
Night watch, pond sector
Night Watch
Froggo Cat took the night watch because nobody else could remain this unimpressed for eight straight hours. The hood handles weather, camouflage, and unwanted conversation. Each shift begins beside the cattails, continues through a rigorous inspection of the same three lily pads, and ends only when breakfast sounds more urgent than pond security. Nothing has breached the perimeter except two dragonflies and a leaf.
The pond remains adequately supervised.