Stone Circle dancin's what clears my soul

Nikai was just strutting around puffing himself up when suddenly he was poked. Looking at his playmate, he saw that the other was no longer copying his actions but instead had run away. Nikai tilted his head in question and stood still for a moment, his puffed up posture slinking down into a neutral one again.

After a moment of thought Nikai came into careful motion. He moved over to the other and then stretched out a paw to touch him, only to distance himself again and look up with an inquiring look on his face, wondering if he'd done the right thing. Had they swapped the copying game around?