As an owner/indentured servant of a standard-issue cat, OOP's cat was absolutely not what I was picturing when I imagined 'generic-looking'.
I didn't have a bandaid, so I superglued some plumbing tape to my finger instead.
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I'm in too much pain for that poor plant to jerk on this one. And then I get looped into thinking about who the hell thinks that's a thriving plant? Ouch. And then my brain starts to ache. I've read fantasy novels with torture pits that weren't as deep or dark as that poor pot.