Totally agree, chen.phoenix nailed it. My last batch did the same thing, sat at 72 for hours and barely moved. I was so frustrated I almost tossed the whole thing. I finally moved it to the warm spot by my water heater and it took off like crazy in half the time.

Man, 15 photo requests is a solid win. I did a lazy Harley once and people still loved it cause I leaned into the chaos. If you had fun and got that response, you're golden. Don't stress the obscure thing unless you really want to.

@the_barbara nailed it with that "they just know when we're mad" thing. My cat once knocked a full glass of water off the nightstand at 3am and did the same slow blink and walk off like it was part of her plan. I've seen her hide after I yelled, but if I don't react she'll just sit there cleaning her paw like nothing happened. That whole "guilty look" is just them picking up on us being angry and trying to act calm. Cats are basically tiny furry opportunists who don't feel bad about anything.