Kitchen Chaos
Timus Reversus Breakfastus
Incantation
Turn back the hands.
Breakfast has not happened.
Nor the second. Nor the third.
Feed me again.
BREAKFASTUS.
- Crime
- Insists breakfast never happened, again and again.
- Casting time
- 5:00 a.m., then 5:00 a.m. again
- Mana cost
- 3 empty bowls, 1 clock spun backward, a short memory
Here is how the spell unfolds: our tiny wizard cat, clock spinning backward, three empty food bowls, smug cat. Casting time: 5:00 a.m., then 5:00 a.m. again.
Turn back the clock. Breakfast has not happened. Second breakfast has also not happened. The mana bill arrives right on schedule: 3 empty bowls, 1 clock spun backward, a short memory.
No apology is ever issued. Only a slow blink, which, in Spellbook Latin, means "you are welcome."
Counter-spell
1. Stick to regular mealtimes so the bowl is not a constant negotiation.
2. Puzzle feeders and treat balls turn dinner into a hunt and slow fast eaters down.
3. Do not share from your plate; many human foods, like onion, garlic and chocolate, are unsafe for cats.
4. If appetite or begging changes suddenly, check in with your vet.
