Communicating with Spiralclaw

→1) Three short, quick scratches on ground using claws = His "name;" him
→2) Two quick flicks of the tail tip against his flank = "Prey"
→3) Three short, quick pats of the paw on ground = "Danger"
→4) Flicking tip of tail back and forth = "Go away"
→5) Sweeping tail inward (toward own body) = "Come here"
→6) Pointing tail toward cat = The cat being indicated at
→7) Purr = "Happy"
→8) Rubbing shoulder against his = "Love/care"
→9) Pointing tail at thing = The thing being pointed at
→10) Rubbing one paw from side-to-side rapidly on ground = "Rest"
→11) Slamming both front paws hard on ground OR blocking his path somehow = "Stop/wait"

○ You must have a short pause between each thing so that he knows it was purposeful and not just you moving
○ You must be looking at him when you do each thing so that he knows it was purposeful and not just you moving
○ Context matters a lot for the communication
○ He CAN lip-read to tell cats' names, and he DOES mimic these oral motions to indicate specific cats
○ He understand the meanings of basic cat things, like expressions, purring, nodding, shaking head, growling, sobbing, limping, smiling, snarling, grooming, etc

Examples of usage: 1 + 2 + 6 = "Go hunting with [so-and-so]." 9 + 4 (where 4 is a tree) = "Climb that tree." 6 + 8 + 1 = "[So-and-so] loves you." 1 + 10 = "You need to sleep." 6 + 2 = "[So-and-so] is hunting." 6 + 4 = "[So-and-so] is leaving."

✓ Agility: can dodge well
✓ Adhesive: can stick to and climb stuff
✓ Venom: secretes a venom that burns through flesh upon contact through sweat, urine, and saliva
✓ Electric: generates electricity within staff that can be launched and can cause temporary paralysis
✓ Concerto: can produce vivid illusions

✗ Rubber: suppresses electrical ability
✗ Lubricant: suppresses stickiness
✗ Insults to body image: makes her cry
✗ Aerial attacks: she can't look up
✗ The color orange: she fixates on it