Pebblepup's Writing Den

From: Agent Probie
To: Mr. Whiskers
Date: 4 June 2023
Subject: Mission Report

I have taken your advice and delegated a few of the tasks that were overwhelming me. I set Agent Winnie to determining the best placement for the observation posts. Agent Zoe is working out the new routines the humans have adopted. At least the distracting boxes are gone. The humans seemed to be disorganized in this move. I have the impression they would rather not have moved. Perhaps there is something going on amongst the humans, a shakeup in their organization.

I am still struggling with the schedule. I don’t know why it is so hard to work out. There’s just the three of us. There isn’t that much to do here. There’s little cover around the habitation, so that makes it easier for us to monitor the comings and goings. Our humans haven’t been going out much. That is part of the problem. We can’t really meet with them present. We must wait until they settle so we can meet. That usually happens in the dark times. We are still arguing. Agent Winnie resents anything that takes him away from the archives and library. Agent Zoe resents Agent Winnie’s constant demands to be scheduled in the archives. I know they are a mess. He seems the best cat for the job of organizing them. I can’t seem to get it through Zoe’s head that he is doing good work in there. Of course, we do need him to take a turn in the observation duties. I think that’s the core of Agent Zoe’s complaints. It does look as though he is shirking his duties. Still, I can see that the organization effort is important too. It’s very frustrating. I see both sides of the dispute but can’t decide on which one is correct. I’m a failure as a leader, I suppose. I can’t make a simple decision.

I think, after much consideration and waffling, I am going to have to suspend the organization of the archives until after we get our own routines set up. At least we have managed to agree on our personal territories in this new habitation. That was a job and a half, but I think we’ve managed to carve out our territories to everyone’s mutual satisfaction. I hope.

I think Agent Storm would be disappointed in me. I fought for my right to be clowder leader and Senior Agent and I am failing. Perhaps I am not the best cat for the position. I should be able to make decisions faster than I have been. There’s no one here I can confide in either. I used to confide in Agent Skittlebutt, but he transferred out. I suspect it’s my fault somehow. I think Agent Zoe looks down on me because I take so long to make a decision. I just don’t want to make the wrong one. So I probably do. I’m not perfect. I know that. I try to remind myself that I’m only a simple cat and simple cats make mistakes. So far I haven’t killed anyone with my decisions. I can’t help but think that it’s only a matter of time before I do.

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