If it comes to realism, most cats round my neck of the woods (including actual woods) that aren't already hypersociable (with the risks to themselves that this seems to imply, although never at risk from me) are hyper-cautious and will retreat to the nearest cover (into hedgerows, under parked cars, etc, as available) and resist all my best cat-tempting wiles[1].
And I'm not talking feral, or even wildcat, cats, but possibly collared and definitely primped ones that do have obvious human interaction, whether farmyard, backyard or curled up in the sun less than a yard from the front door they expect humans to open soon to provide access to food or basket.
(Cats already have the headbump 'attack' interaction. Don't forget that Tarn has had Scamps as a prime observational inspiration for a long, long time now.)
[1] All the shin-rubbing, all the hand-scuttering (to at least get attention), the quiet high-pitched s-'whistle', the purr (inbreath as well as outbreath - definitely not a growl), the "rolled-rising-coo" (another attention-seeker move, to initially intrigue them, but sometimes actively attracts them too). And, if I have time, the "I don't care, do you?" sitting still, being-aware-of but deliberately not fixating with a stare, as I feign disinterest but yet an offer an availability to come and rub against me if they wish.
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