The wake-up call
A loud continuous MEEEOW followed by high pinched short meows to point out that “If you don’t get your ass out of that bed and feed me, I’ll take a dump on your sheets!” is for many a very common way of waking up in the morning. At least it is for me.

When you’ve successfully managed to ignore the whining for about an hour they change their tactics from “Plan A: annoying whining” to “Plan B: I will make you pay”.

Even though my cats normally don’t really get along, this is the only time they cooperate. The small one goes for my feet with her claws, the heavy one stands on my chest and meows, pointing out he could easily suffocate me if he wanted to. At this point, ignoring them will not work any more. You have to get up.