The Battle of the Basket

It was cold and snowy here today; nobody wanted to go outside and Vivi staked out her basket early in the day. Ben usually leaves her alone, but today he felt as if she had stayed quite long enough.

He started with some gentle prodding and when that didn't work, he upped the ante.
Now he's poking...

Ears are back...

Maybe a slap or two will help!
Nope, Viv held her ground!

I need to check on a double-cat basket. Or would that be a duplex basket or a loveseat basket?