If you're in a situation where nothing just make sense. What would you do? Well, Jeff wouldn't know that... Cause who would expect to be in this kind of situation?
Within an alley that stretch far away onwards by just looking in front with no other possible way out from whatever situation Jeff had gotten himself into or led into, apart from the alley which he came from first before this one.
"....."
"....."
Both was silent, as they only stared at each other...
Face to face with The Thing, in front of him with radius that was just close enough that they can see each other... It was tense, for him. Face was kept natural as possible by Jeff but not without sweating hard.
W-what do I do? Whatever this is... It ain't just right in any way... A cat? Nah...! How come it's legs was so freaking long?!
The Thing in front of Jeff, with its eyes that was like darkness itself, was staring as if they wanted to pierce a hole into Jeff! And that just made Jeff sweat even harder! It's legs was hella weird too! With that kind of legs it's no surprises that tripping over nothing will be possible but somehow that thing just walking fine!
Ok, ok, ok! I need to focus! This ain't no time to be panicking... I gotta lock in!
...As he exhaled and inhaled air, in a way to relax himself which worked like a charm, something albeit to a calm vigor now appears as he finally relaxed...
...So... behind me was the alley that I came from and apart from that no other possible exit that sound plausible to me... Running in front? That is clearly a no... Was it also a long way on the back too? Dang... I don't know... Wait, hold on! With that legs can it even run normally?! Yeah, it can walk but no way it can run!
In that alley which was creepy for one to be at, Jeff in his head was formulating a plan to out himself from his current situation...
Thinking fast, as he thought at anything that can work now... Although, externally he was sweating bricks with face was hella stiff, any sudden movement could be the end for him considering he doesn't know what will this thing in front of him will do, worse case scenario he will get eaten—but internally some kind of plan for his current situation was cooking up!
...Okay, for this to work I need some kind of distraction... Let's me see...
Now, looking around him... For something that he can use for distraction... And not much can be seen, it's dark—the alley he was at, had stuff littered around since considering a dumpster like that big probably hoarding some ancient garbage that just left as is...
...And it didn't take long for Jeff to find it, as he looked at his left cautiously, not to let The Thing in front of him out of his sight. He looked sideways; at his left, as empty tins of something and thingy can be spotted not far off from him which was on the ground with more littered around with it...
...Ok that can work... Now, I just gotta get to it... Slowly...
Thinking so, as his sight was in front yet again... The Thing was still unmoving, after all this time, when Jeff was in his inner world and even now, only back then did it actually moved... All it did currently was only staring at Jeff with its creepy as heck; eyes.
"....."
"....."
Back to staring at each other montage! With the stiff as heck face of Jeff looking straight at The Thing in front of him through the mask; and if one were to see his face right now... They will be clowning on him. His face was that of sheer focus and determination, of course it would be like that... Or we can just say that his face was like someone that need to take the biggest dump ever.
A slow, but calculated movement of Jeff's arms that he brought and spread apart sideways...
"....."
"....."
...Okay, it didn't react... Now, I gotta spread my legs slowly and move sideways veryyyyy carefully.
Not to make so, so much of a movement and thus; Jeff decided with this kind of approach... Slow and steady... Like a crab! He will be moving sideways but also with his line of sight still looking straight and locked to The Thing in front of him! With that in mind... Jeff began spreading his legs just slightly apart to make it possible for him to move sideways like a crab!
...Jeff who was in the middle of such actions was only stared by The Thing... The face that was staring at Jeff was indeed that of a cat... But abnormalities with the eyes and legs... Make it invalid. It still can meow, but c'mon that just ain't it.
Now, with his legs in the position he wanted it to be... He began to move albeit slow yet steady like a crab...
*SKRS* *SKRS* *SKRS*
Moving sideways to the left... Like a crab, indeed. He looked so awkward moving like this and not like the thing in front of him cared... Really? The Thing was still staring at him, as Jeff be moving awkwardly; making scrapping noises along the way... It only followed him with its eyes...
...Okay, I didn't account for that ugly scrapping from my shoes...
...And then, The Thing also started erratically moving sideways to the left following Jeff.
"OKAY, I didn't account for that too."
When the creature or The Thing, started moving sideways like Jeff. He can't help but be a little surprised, why now? It had been watching whatever Jeff been doing... And then suddenly, it decided to be moving weirdly like Jeff did?
Jeff who stopped in place after the thing moved and only watched as it moved sideways with no problems at all, it's like a piece of cake for it! Jeff was kinda struggling with it apparently, he ain't no crab after all.
...Now with both of them, on the left side of the alley... They yet again stared at each other now, in a straight line...
...Whatever this is... It's probably trying to... Yeah, trying to make me put my guard down! Haha I knew it!
He thought, as a smile formed just behind his mask, whilst he was sweating bricks still...
"Meow..."
...The Thing meowed, with Jeff also already where he wanted to be; as he looked down below but just as briefly as possible... The tins was just below him...
With his sight still set in front; he then lowered himself and brought his free hand reaching for the things down below—while the creature in front of him, only stared at whatever he was doing, interested by it? Or just waiting for opportunity to pounce on Jeff?!
...Now, with two empty tins grasped within his free hand as he slowly raised hisemf back up to level with The Thing yet again...
Okay, now finally... This gotta distract it...
Thinking so, as he transferred one of the tins to his other hand... Which was the right hand... Now, grasping the tin as he alternately looked between The Thing in front and at the tin on his hand...
First he gotta test it out, will this actually work and distract it?
With his right hand, as he draws it back—in a motion, ready to throw the tin he had forward...
This gotta work, if it didn't... I really don't want to fight against whatever this thing is... It's clearly not normal.
Clenching the tin within his ready-to-throw hand as he thought to himself at the same time.
...The Thing in front of Jeff still had its attention on him, watching whatever he was doing...and Jeff still looked at it, cautiously behind the mask, the actions done by The Thing so far; wasn't anything that showed they're aggressive or threatening... But, Jeff can't help but be careful still. It's not a cat, not a normal one for sure. Seriously. He loved animals but this one was hella different...
"...Uhm... K-Kitty? You want to play catch?"
Jeff spoke to the creature in front of him, in a rather tame yet friendly tone as possible, after what Jeff had said to The Thing in front of him... It yet again, only stared back in response... But, that wasn't all, because an actual response was made by it not long after.
"...Meow..."
It meowed at the very least, which doesn't help much.
"...I will take that as a yes... So, here it goes!"
Without hesitation, hearing the "meow" by the creature which he had taken as a yes, the tin was then hurled forward! With the throw's momentum brought it travelling across the alley...! And... not even freaking far! it only made its way to reach the dumpster which wasn't all that far!
*KTHING*
"WHAT...?! Did my hand go bad? What in the atrocious throw was that?!"
Kinda flabbergasted with such a bad throw he did, it's just unbelievable! How come it was that bad?! The right side of his body which was still leaning forward after doing the throw with his right hand also likewise... He froze. As he looked at The Thing in front of him yet again..
Sweating buckets... He gulped to himself.
Well, still staring, not surprised about that... But then, it moved... Turning its body around instead of just staring at Jeff for 24/7 like it had been doing. The Thing looked behind, as it also walked toward the whereabouts of the tin that had been thrown by Jeff... Which went past the dumpster just a few foot away after it bounced off... With those long legs, it's surprising how it's still able to walk kinda normally.
"...It's actually going for it?"
Looking at the thing, Jeff was kinda surprised? Well puzzled even. Does this thing actually can understand what he had been saying? It actually goes for the tin...
...The tin he had thrown was then nuzzled by the creature with its nose, considering; clinking sound can be heard akin to crushed... And even sound of something grinding against each other was... heard?
"What...? Is it eating... The tin...?"
Although, it cannot be seen with Jeff, being far away from where the tin was at but he surely heard sound of something grinding against each other and he doesn't like the sound... It's crackling and creaking
Which made him cringed... Twitching a little.
But, then it stopped...
"Ugh... thank goodness, it stopped... I really cringed hearing that..."
The Thing, done with whatever it's doing with the tin; now moving back to where it was at previously... But, hold up. This obviously worked but why Jeff ain't running already?!
"...Huh... Wait... Dang...! I'm supposed to run when that succeeded!"
The Thing, was pretty much farther than it was back then! Going for the tin had made more distance from him and The Thing, but if Jeff had done this earlier rather than watching whatever the creature was doing and wasting time! He probably had more than enough time! Because...
Just as Jeff turned around, toward the direction of the alley behind him; with himself still looking behind but briefly as possible at the thing from the corner of his eyes through the mask, then back to looking to where his body was facing... The Thing which was still walking slowly back to its previous location and Jeff who had his dominant leg forward to push him forward with even turbo fueled with adrenaline ready...! He was ready to go outta from this place!
He sure did! Pushing forward, his legs which had not much of a muscle behind his pants. Started working right away! He was definitely running right now! He can't help but smile!
"Hahaha...! I'm getting away! ...? WHATTTTT...?!"
In the midst of running away as he also spoke and at the same time looked behind to see what The Thing up to now...
The moment he looked behind him. He just can't believe what he was seeing...
The Thing, which was walking normally at first, now was suddenly galloping as it also awkwardly chased after Jeff, it's legs which was long was moving like they're separate entity... But, all to the same purpose... To reach Jeff... Oh boy, it sure did.
*SWOOSH*
The Thing just straight up passed by and completely missed him since it was going fast. Jeff who pulled aside to the wall because of it, although cannot be seen through the mask but his mouth was agape and eyes kinda wide like they're gonna pop at any given time.
He was speechless.
As if, it couldn't be more crazier... Winds was also generated by The Thing when it just passed by Jeff...
...And now, with The Thing just at the very entrance to the alley he wanted to go into...
"....."
"....."
...Yet again... They're staring at each other...
"Meow..."
Ah... I'm screwed.
Behind the mask, at this point; Jeff really can't help just keep on sweating buckets.
This creature in front of him, pretty much just playing with him—probably until it got bored and tired that it will finally discard of Jeff...
And Jeff... Just can't help but sighed to himself... Feeling defeated? Kinda. Will he make it outta this? Nah.
With a trembling hand as he showed the other tin forward to the creature in front, and with him, behind the yellow smiling emoji mask; it was so different like the mask showed, with face so stiff he looked just like he wanted to poop like seriously.
"...K-Kitty? You want to play c-catch again?"