"he climbed out and sat staunchly defiant on the couch watching the hail."

Most cats you just answer a text that they were not afraid of the hail, but Marvin is quite possibly the most emotionally expressive and emotionally volatile cat on the planet. It's understandable that he required more. Plus, he generally *hates* storms (I think PTSD from hurricanes). It's too bad I only got a picture of his back. I bet he has a good expression. Maybe not though. Maybe he's just given up on the weather like everyone else in !minnesota