El Gatito Carlito

There are warnings posted around the base admonishing us not to pet, feed, or otherwise encourage stray cats--they may have ringworm.

Carlito wandered up to the guard shack one night as a kitty, skinny and starved. The security guard on duty threw caution to the wind, took pity on Carlito, and fed him. Now they have an official base cat. He gets shots and everything.

He's a bit of an attention slut. When he first saw me, he made a beeline for me and rubbed up against my legs. He's also a food slut. He follows people with styrofoam food cartons shamelessly.

The head security forces guy hated Carlito. I hope in his next life the Captain comes back as a mouse.