Orange Blossom is also in the Dining Hall Troop. He is very friendly, especially if you have some fish paste sausage for him ('kamaboko' or 'chikuwa' in Japanese). He lost his tail in an accident or fight, but despite not having a tail, he is a very skilled tree climber. Unlike some of the other cats, he is good at getting up the trees and getting down. He spends a lot of time with his brother, Caramel. These two really go at it when playing. They even do a form of sumo I call 'nekozumo'--cat sumo. They line up at the 'tachiai' and engage in 'tsuppari' (pushing). The usual 'kimarite' (winning move) is to get the opponent's neck in a 'lethal' bite hold. Caramel often beats Orange Blossom at this, but Orange Blossom tends to have the stronger 'fighting spirit' so frequently comes back and pulls off a reversal at the last second.
Orange Blossom has a boisterous and noisy way about him. He vocalizes a lot, almost like he is talking to you. I imagine he says things like, "My name is OB. Do you have some fish paste sausage?" or "Don't bother me. Can't you see I need all the concentration I can muster to get down this larch tree?"
Unlike Caramel, he doesn't like being picked up and held much, but he loves to be petted and to spend time with me. He also likes to go on long walks around campus. Sometimes he and Caramel go 'hunting' with me. Caramel is the most skilled catcher of mice, but he is happy to share them with Orange Blossom.
Orange Blossom's nicknames are 'OB-kun', 'OB', 'Biff' and 'Stinky'.
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