Night Terrors & Zoomies: 3AM Conjurations
Screamus Nothingus
Incantation
There is something there.
You cannot see it.
I also cannot see it.
But the house must be warned.
AAAAAAAAA.
- Crime
- Yells at an empty corner of the room for no visible reason.
- Casting time
- 3:12 a.m., on schedule
- Mana cost
- 1 empty corner, 1 extremely puffed tail, and 0 explanations
Here is how the spell unfolds: our tiny wizard cat, puffed up and wide-eyed, yelling at a completely empty corner of the room. Casting time: 3:12 a.m., on schedule.
The corner has never once explained itself, and neither has the cat. The mana bill arrives right on schedule: 1 empty corner, 1 extremely puffed tail, and 0 explanations.
No apology is ever issued. Only a slow blink, which, in Spellbook Latin, means "you are welcome."
Counter-spell
1. Keep a steady routine for meals, play and bedtime.
2. Try not to reward yowling with food or attention.
3. Extra play and enrichment during the day can quiet the evening opera.
4. A sudden increase in vocalizing, especially in older cats, is worth a vet visit.
