Ernie's full name is Ernest Hemingway, he was named for the author famous for his love of polydactyl cats... Ernie scrunches down when you try to stroke his back as he is walking by... but he has no qualms about patting my face with his "mittens" while I am trying to sleep..
Recently, when he does that, I capture his patting paw and hold it loosely as I am trying to get back to sleep... he lays his head on my hand and settles in for a nap also.. His purr rumbles the entire bed. He's obviously a cat who knows exactly WHAT he wants and WHEN he wants it.
