Why I've been up so long already.

The database alerts went off at 5:15.

On a database which is only seen by customers who are testing out new features. They don't do that outside of their working hours, really. Definitely not predawn December 25th.

Three feline personalities

For any given event, each cat has their own dramatic idiom.

Tycho will Investigate. He gets into the middle of things, whiskers and nose first.

Sophia will Supervise. She sits back, hopefully at altitude, and observes.

Phoebe will Complain. Probably about the lousy service she's getting.