Mh, yeah. Maybe cat-youma sensed the presence of the puppet in the area, that had been specially geared to attract it, so went into the house where the puppet was intending to transfer when the cat body died? But why the puppet was there in the first place still puzzles me-- unless the puppet was only in the kekkai world and not the real neighbour's house at all.

ETA: Oh, I suppose it works both ways. Puppet is following the youma, and wherever it is, the puppet will show up.

I'm sorry to hear about Richard. No, I won't be able to make the show-- staff have been taking off/ breaking bones/ etc etc, so no time off mid-week for me.