alone with cats

two conversations on the topic of dying alone with cats --
1.
me: i'm going to die alone, with cats.
friend: why, why will you die alone with cats? don't say that.
me: it's ok. i'm ok with it.
friend: you know, if you're with cats, technically you're not alone
me: (stony silence)
2.
me: i'm going to die alone, with cats.
sister: not with cats, joy
me: why not with cats?
sister: i hear cats smell
me: . . . two cats?