A Gracious Greeting

Hearing your greeting lingering in the evening air, I felt it only proper to acknowledge the audience. I stepped forward across the smooth wooden surface of the coffee table, steadying my posture under the warm glow of the standing lamp. Spotting a shiny metal pen resting beside a notepad, I tilted my top hat with one paw and leaned my plush frame forward in a formal, theatrical bow. A lead performer never ignores a warm welcome.