This is Samara. She apparently hates getting her picture taken because I only have about four pictures of her. She is afraid of basically everyone except for Seth. She loves him.
She tolerates me, but I think we might actually be rivals for Seth‘s affection in her cat brain. I’m winning which is why she doesn’t much like me. She will snuggle up with Foxy, so they get along just fine. She smacks Reliant in the head and hisses at him pretty regularly. I think the combination of giant and rambunctious is too much for her. Recently she has been laying down next to him when he’s sleeping, so we’re making progress. Samara’s interests include getting scratches, but only from Seth, eating ice cream, getting lost in the ceiling/floor while we renovate our upstairs (the sub-floor is ripped up in places), and chasing candy wrappers that Seth throws for her. She is also very talkative, a lot like Foxy. Leave it to the girls of the family to chat your ear off.
Samara also loves watching the two snakes, Chester and Pablo, eat their mice, and likes to sit on the arm of the couch and stare at our new addition, Help. Recently, she’s warmed up to Reliant more, although she still puts him in his place if necessary, and she even plays with me some mornings.
Update (1/3/19): Samara cat has finally started to be a little more outgoing. She will occasionally sleep on me when I’m napping, though she still prefers Seth. I believe this is due to the end of our rivalry. She spent some time peeing on our bed when she was displeased. We tried everything (and I seriously mean EVERYTHING) to get her to stop, until one night, I was at the end of my rope and I peed on her back. Then she got a bath. She hasn’t peed on our bed again, and I think I have asserted myself as the alpha. Yes, I’m serious, and yes, I know I sound insane. She and Lynx occasionally play and occasionally fight, but mostly they ignore each other.