"Oh-kaaay... Soo not food, then?" Said Brendan, cocking an eyebrow at the cat's curious behavior. "Well, if it's not food that you want - Hey wait!" he said, calling after the cat as it made its way to the stairs. "Hold on, kitty - you're not allowed to go up there." He said.<br/><br/>He eased forward, slightly stooping now - as not to spook the cat.<em>"Ok... easy does it Brendan... We'll just get close enough, talk to her in a soothing voice and then grab her before she runs up the stairs..."</em>he thought to himself. "OK, kitty-kitty.... it's all right. I'm not gonna hurt you."  he cooed softly aloud, bracing himself to pounce as he inched ever closer.