I brought Smoke out into the bigger area to wipe her eyes. Two of the kittens have been fighting an eye infection. It’s getting better, but their eyes get a little goopy and it tends to glue them shut! I wipe them off so they can see. This is something kittens often get, and it’s usually not a big deal – they fight it off and then develop an immunity.
Once Smoke was cleaned up, I set her down to see what she would do. This is Tex’s area, but she wasn’t a bit overwhelmed or afraid of him. He’s rather nervous with the kittens – they’re so clumsy and zoomy and unpredictable (kind of like you, Tex!). But he let Smoke come up to him, and even licked her a bit. When he walked off, she followed right after him.