Helios & The Power button Of Doom

Its been a month and a half since I became aquainted
with Helios who was the runt of the litter and was 
constantly being crowded out of the food dish by his
other three siblings so i would take him aside and
feed him separately so he could get some evaporated 
milk and chow.

Ever since July 16 th its been Orion, Helios and myself.
Orion had a bad case of PTSD because of Neptune and
I wasn't sure if he would let the kitten live...But he did.
And over the last month Helios tried as he might to win
over the orange tabby's heart and refused to give in.

About 2 weeks ago i saw Orion begin to play with Helios
and now they can sit with each other,drink out of the 
same bowl and eat off the same saucer and play til they
become so tuckered out both of them need a nap.

Helios is just so darn curious and gets into all sorts
of mayhem. So the kitten found his favorite perch...
On top of my computer rig then made his way to the
front of the computer and saw this lighted button
that changes color and started patting at it with 
his little feet and i caught this out of the corner of my
eye and couldn't stop him then poof....the screen goes
black then says shutting down.....i was doing something
and i was furious but remembering hes just a kitten.

I put up a piece of cardboard and used duct tape to
fasten it as a barrier to keep the little one from doing it
again and to my dismay he was trying as he might to
get around it because its so shiny.
I then took a canola spray cap and taped it to the cap
and computer then he accessed the cap by some miracle
and started playing with it again....LOL

The cardboard wasn't doing its job very well and then to
my horror they started playing ring around the computer
together and Orion was on the chase.
Well my fat cat got tangled in the cables and wires then
the screen went black and the monitor went to standby.
I had to crawl under the desk and push Orion thru the 
other way and reseat my Display port cable....Although
it has a locking plug the monitor has finicky video inputs
so i had to reseat the input then the screen came back.

Next i grabbed a 6 jug milk crate and put it inbetween
the rig and my retro rig to cut off his access but it doesn't
stop there so he tries to go the other way and i grabbed
a small section of plywood i was saving for a rainy day
and sealed the end of the desk.
Orion is now a bit upset about that and gave me a nip.
Helios figured this all out as he is small enough to get 
around.

One fine evening i was doing a three hour upload to
You Tube and the white fluffy kitten used the crate to 
bypass the barrier and got on top again and BOP 
the screen went black and said shutting down.
I was at 9 minutes left...I was furious but hes just 
a kitten so I ran another piece of tape on the other
side of the cap to secure the power button and ripped
down the cardboard and put my Ifixit Tool kit in place
as a better barrier and its worked so far.

The cover of this publication shows the ingenuity of
a determined kitten to try and play with the power
button regardless of what I do.
Helios is starting to figure out jumping and several
times hes gotten to the cap but cant wrestle the 
glowing cap loose to pat the button....I can only 
laugh at the humor of it all.

I am sure glad Both cats are not only getting along 
but are having adventures in play time together.
Helios is downstairs and Orion has the loft,for now.
One of these days he will figure out the ladder and
come into the loft to sleep with me but for now that
is Orion's thing...Only time will tell.

Peace, BigT