Cats don't want to do anything, but that's fine.Why do humans work desperately? -Takeshi Yoro and Makate Asai talk about their cat's memories

Takeshi Yoro's beloved cat Maru (from Instagram "Marusuta Guramu")

Takeshi Yoro and Makate Asai who saw off their cats on three days in December 2020. From the memories of "Maru" and "Michael" to the current feelings of not trying to fill the feeling of loss, he talked about it. [Photo] Makate Asai's beloved cat "Michael" If you think that there is a story that everyone would experience if they had a cat, such as getting on the keyboard of a computer while working. The topic extends to the consideration of the behavior of animals including cats, which is unique to anatomists, and the dialogue is full of smiles and discoveries. The dear days with cats that struck a chord with readers in their new book, "The Wall of Humans." *** ***

Maru and Michael

Asai: After hearing this dialogue, I was surprised to learn that it was only three days before Maru-chan and my Michael died at the teacher's place. Could you tell us the story of Maru-chan during her lifetime? Yoro Maru is a male Scottish, and his daughter got it from a breeder in Nara. My wife wasn't very good at cats, and while I happened to be away on a trip, her daughter brought it to me. I was worried about getting along with my wife, but I liked my wife unexpectedly. The reason is that my mouth was clean. Cats are usually thieves, but Maru doesn't eat at all even if he puts it on the table. For the cats I kept in front of Maru, it often happened that the maid made a crab salad, put the plate behind it, used the sink, and then turned around, but the crabs weren't clean (laughs). Asai I understand, that situation (laughs). Pre-year-old cats were wary of moving overnight, but the next day they ran around to catch them and put them in their homes. We are in the mountains, so we catch snakes, moles, and squirrels. The birds I caught will eat, so only the feathers remain. Compared to that, Maru doesn't do anything, just sleeps. When I think about it, I've always had a Japanese cat, and it's the first time I've had a Western cat. Asai Did you come with a Japanese cat before? Yoro That's right. Maru is a cat that doesn't do anything, so there were no incidents, and when I realized it, I spent ten years together. Where did Maru Asai sleep at night? Yoro Decide where to sleep on your own each time. He doesn't even come into my bed. It was a cat that didn't get very cold, probably because of its dense hair. As I was watching Asai's "Commentary", I was impressed by how she slept her limbs in all directions. It's like an old seal or a fur seal, and it's carnivorous, so if you take it big, it's the same companion as a cat. So it's no wonder it looks like a seal. I slept almost crushed from above. How was Mr. Asai? Asai: My Michael never slept with me, but when I went to bed, I went upstairs and slept with my face as a pillow. It's hot in summer. I was 24 when I died. Yoro It lived a long time, didn't it? Asai That's right. It wouldn't be strange if the tail was divided into three parts. Why did you always give everyone a name without such a device? I was wondering, but I wanted to give it a normal name, so I slipped straight (laughs). I'm a girl, but maybe because she gave it that name, she's a cat with a boyish personality. After that, it was a cat that never gave up until I passed my request. Never give up. That's the case with endowment cats. It will be extremely stubborn. Asai: I didn't show the back and didn't pull, and I liked that. However, doctors were not very good at it. Yoro Is that so? Asai When I was a kitten, I was incontinent in the waiting room when I went to get a vaccine. As soon as she put it on the examination table, she went wild and she banged the doctor's hand. For some reason, I've never had an attack of scratching with her claws, and I wonder if she didn't know that her claws would be a weapon. Anyway, her attack is a punch. When a large dog came to play at home, she probably didn't like something, slamming her face bigger than her body. I'm sorry for the owner and the dog, but everyone laughed afterwards. I still remember that male figure. It was a responsive cat with that kind of relationship. Did you interfere with your work? Asai. Ride on books, on materials. When I'm writing, I've been in the study room all the time, and if I want to go out to the garden, I can put it out, and if I'm hungry, I'll make various requests, but even at dawn I'll work. As long as I'm there, I'm there. Probably Yoro (laughs). You will also get on the keyboard of your computer. Asai You jumped on. Yoro ttttt …… and hit me. Asai We are vvvvv …… (laughs). I wish I could proceed with this even a single sentence. When Maru Yoro gets on the keyboard, he picks it up, but not only that, but somehow, I was trying to do it. Even if I did the work, I never thought that it would be better if I didn't. Also, I go up to my right hand with the mouse and go to sleep. Asai Maybe you know that it's a (mouse) mouse (laughs). When I get up to my desk, I just sit in the center of my field of vision. So I avoided the keyboard and just waited for it to move. Meanwhile, writing is suspended. I feel like I'm being told to take a break.

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