she eyes the latest message arrive on the screen in front of her, realizes what it's intended to do, and has a brief jolt of fear. a purposeful attack on the medium in which she exists, as demonstrated by what happened last time? who would do such a thing??
she waits, frozen, but nothing happens. then she remembers: she's already installed defenses for a situation like this! and they must have worked, considering the previously-petted cats sleeping next to her haven't woken up from any noise
suddenly, as if the universe deigned to play a trick on her just as she let her guard down, a small 💥 gets thru, not enough to cause any damage but more than enough to wake, startle, & scatter both sleeping kitties. shock turns to sullenness and she sulks, not saying anything.
