Cinnamon's Spicy Zoom

Cinnamon, an Abyssinian with wild cinnamon-colored rosettes, was a creature of patterned excitement. Her zoomies weren't random; they were a rehearsed routine. It was always the same: Lap 1 (fast), Lap 2 (faster), Lap 3 (blur), followed by a high, twisting popcorn in the corner, then a slightly slower Lap 4 and 5 in the opposite direction, ending with a sudden flop onto her side. We could predict it. We'd say, 'She's gonna popcorn after three... now!' And she would. It was hilarious and endearing. Her cage misses its scheduled performance of furry velocity.