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So we figured it out.

There are two stray cats that consistently lurk around the patio and antagonize Hades and Azrael. One looks like a Maine Coon - you know, one of those stripy cats with the big, bushy raccoon looking tail? - and the other one is a fluffy orange and white stripy cat.

When the Coon comes around, Hades and Azrael get all freaked out; tails fluffed, backs arched, hissing and growling and the whole bit.

When the fluffy orange kitty comes around, Hades' entire attitude changes. Suddenly he's Casanova kitty, rolling around on his back, purring and doing that annoying "I can meow like a pterodactyl" thing. I think it might be his mating call.

So yesterday, Tim and I are all, "Eureka! We've got it!" The Coon is a male, and fluffy orange is a female, and the lack of testicles has not affected Hades' libido or his territorial instincts in the least.

Azrael, on the other hand, could care less about fluffy orange. He lets Hades make a fool of himself while he walks around the patio staring at things like he's never seen them before. "A shovel? When did you guys get a shovel? This shovel is really cool. I'm going to sit here and stare at this shovel because it is the coolest shovel I've ever seen and I can't bear to watch my brother make a complete ass out himself through the screen door."