The cat luxuriously stretched itself in the sunlight, rising upon its hind legs. He stared piteously at its master asleep on the couch, twitched his tail, and shuffled forward. The bakeneko had decided today was to be the big day, and he may as well go out in style. It had been in this form for over fifty years and was on his sixth and last master.
He carefully placed his towel upon his head and danced forward. As the human stirred, the yokai firmly pressed its paws over his master’s mouth. Assuming human form would be the easy part.