Obviously the ginger can tell that you have a cat vacancy and after a respectable period of keeping his distance has now decided that the time has come to apply for the position. Ask him for references. Also, you totally need another cat if only to draw the beatings from Ounce. You'll have to get Ginger fixed, though.

There's a huge scarred ginger tom next door to us who I suspect is the father of most of the kittens in Obs. I keep threatening to P that I'll kidnap him and get him fixed. Also the calico sisters in the other next door who are always pregnant (with ginger kittens). Sigh, irresponsible pet-owners. There should be a law that you have to get your animal spayed unless you register for a breeder's certificate. Soon it will be kitten season again :(.