For a while we've been stuck in rooms. Never allowed to roam free throughout the house to claw at things as we like.
Today, something changed. Mom let us out to roam around downstairs. When I tried to go upstairs, however, I found something barring my way!
What the heck is this thing?!
Velvet: Maybe there's another way around it, Lil! How about over there?
Nope. This thing is blocking the whole thoroughfare of the stairs! Not even an opening at the bottom to wedge through... I'll have to get sneaky with this...

First I'll distract mom by making her think I'm content to be down here. I'll roll over here and play with the stairs. Look at me poking my paws through. Aren't I cute? Uh, is this working? Are you distracted yet?
Velvet: Lil! You're doing it all wrong. I'm the princess of cute. It's just my thing! You have to look up at them with big, wide eyes and they say awwww and turn to mush. True, but then they pick you up and you
really can't go anywhere. I want to go upstairs, Velvet! This barrier tells me I'm not allowed, so I want upstairs all the more badly.
Velvet: Well, you know what you have to do. now! Do it now!*looks up cutely* Hi, mom! You're looking well. Aren't I adorable? Would you... uh, move this barrier so I can claw the upstairs furniture??
Velvet: No! Abort! Abort! You're doing it wrong!
Shucks, mom isn't buying it. I'll just have to find some other way around this. Maybe I can just jump over it if I get a running start...
*goes off to sulk and to plot*