The Devil's Come to Town! (Open)

One of those groups had apparently been donning masks and acting like a pack of demons. Still, they were relatively small time by comparison to actual villains and amounted to little more than a bunch of random hooligans. Normally he wouldn't have wasted his time dealing with the small time gang, but his hand had been somewhat forced when as he witnessed a grab and dash. The victim had been a tired looking office lady who had likely just gotten off of work. She walked as though she was carrying a heavy weight on her back and it was easy to see that the woman was exhausted. Walking down the street, Kaji hadn't noticed the tired lady as she approached from the direction opposite of him. What he did notice however was the man who was running up to her quickly from behind. The man's mask and outfit obscured his identity and that wasn't very odd in and of itself considering the type of society they lived in. Being dressed weirdly and running down the street wasn't a crime. Which was why Kaji shrugged the guy off as he passed by the tired office lady. It wasn't until the man ran past Kaji and that the Cat Boy heard a scream that Kaji whipped his head around. The woman had been knocked aside by the dasher and though Kaji couldn't see what he had taken from the woman, he could only assume it to be her purse. Almost reflexively, Kaji's body went into motion. Chasing the man who already had a good lead on him, the thief seemed to be no slouch in the speed department. Though rather fast himself due to the nature of his job, Kaji was struggling to catch up to man. Somewhere along the line the man realized he was being followed and tried to lose his pursuer. Try as he might though, he would be unsuccessful.


Watching the man somehow whip out his phone, the dude was apparently talented because he used the device for a few seconds before quickly pocketing it and darting off in another apparently random direction. Still in close pursuit, Kaji couldn't help but raise a brow as the man no longer seemed to be trying to shake him. Though the distance between them ebbed and waned, the thief kept periodically checking behind him as though to make sure Kaji was still there. Or maybe he just couldn't believe that he was still being followed. That was also a possibility! Unfortunately however, Kaji would soon come to find that his first assumption had been right on the money. Their chase by now had lasted for about twenty-five minutes and the man was starting to look like he was running out of gas. Rushing towards an abandoned construction site, the man rushed towards the middle before coming to a sudden stop and pressing his body up against one of the steel girders that was supposedly going to serve as the skeleton for the building. Winded himself but still full of energy, Kaji slowly steadied his breathing as he cautiously approached the guy.

"Actually. YOU'RE the one who's caught dumbass."

And on that note the man tossed the purse above and behind Kaji back towards the entrance of the site. Jumping up to grab the small bag, Kaji just missed the thing as the bag flew harmlessly behind him. Hitting the ground with a dull smack, the sound of the man quickly running away hit his ears. Half tempted to pursue, Kaji suddenly paused as he ears picked up on something behind him. It was footsteps. Not just a pair of them either. But at least a couple. Maybe more. But given that this place was abandoned and on the outskirts of town there shouldn't have been anyone else here. 

Ear twitching as a voice hit them, Kaji slowly turned around to face the newcomer. That was pretty presumptuous of the man! Maybe Kaji hadn't heard him! After all, Kaji wasn't omnipotent! Hell! He was hardly competent! Or so people usually told him!~ But that aside, he wouldn't let the guy's words phase him as he a friendly little smile sat on his face. "Sorry. I'll try and remember that next time!~"

Given the darkness, Kaji should have held the advantage. Even if it currently stood that it was apparently gonna be a two versus one. For you see, Kaji was a cat! And like any cat, Kaji came pre-equipped with certain cat-like qualities! One of those qualities thankfully happened to be superior night-vision. Naturally however it wasn't anywhere close to like military grade night-vision googles of anything like that. But he could generally see his surroundings fairly clearly. That aside however, what was wrong with the guy's voice? It sounded all fucked up. Like the dude was a smoker and needed to have one of those devices pressed up against his neck to talk. Maybe he was a heavy smoker! Not that Kaji could smell much of that off of the man!~


Seeing the second individual run up towards the purse, Kaji half debated acting, but opted against it as he took stock of his surroundings. Given what the man prior to meeting these two had said, Kaji half expected an ambush to fall upon him. Yet he could sense or hear were the presence of these two individuals. Now that either meant that those in hiding were possibly masters of stealth....or that they didn't exist. As to which he leaned towards presently, Kaji wasn't too sure. Though, he really doubted that if these so-called hypothetical people could mask their presence to such a degree that they'd actually go purse snatching. Yeah...if he actually stopped to think about it, the likelihood of an ambush wasn't very plausible. Or at least not one where individuals of this caliber could sneak up on him. But if that was how things were that led to another rather troubling thought. When the guy had said earlier that Kaji had been caught....was it supposed to mean by the red-masked individual? Given that the guy who had run for the purse was quickly dashing away from the abandoned site it only left the two men alone in the area.


"HEY HEY HEY!? Is that really necessary!?" Kaji asked rather quickly as he slowly began backing away. Apparently. Yes. Yes it was. Because before he could say anything further the blade launched at him. Eyes widening slightly as his body began to tense up, Kaji was fairly surprised that the guy had actually decided to attack him! How rude of him! He could at least take Kaji out to dinner first before trying to penetrate him. But that aside, if this was going to be serious then fine. Kaji would reciprocate. For a second at least!~ Officially nettled that the guy would actually try and attack him, Kaji put away all pleasantries as his catlike eyes tracked the knife. Without too much difficulty, Kaji turned his body sideways with the knife sailing harmlessly along his chest. He wouldn't let the blade go harmlessly by however. Given that this thing was a dangerous weapon, Kaji was required by society to do his part and dispose of it properly. Which was why his left hand quickly shot out and snatched the bladed weapon right out the air.

"You really shouldn't hurl dangerous objects at people ya know?~" Kaji rebuked the kid as he wagged the knife towards the offender a couple of times before sighing. "Seriously. Kids of this generation are just so extreme nowadays with all their crazy tendencie-..."

Pausing in his words, Kaji stopped mid-sentence as he spied the two extra knives in the man's hands. He had assumed that this knife in hand had probably been the guy's only one but apparently this guy was packing some serious heat! Smiling awkwardly as he began to back away from his attacker's advance, Kaji wasn't sure how to end this confrontation without causing serious harm to the man. Given that the offending party really had only stolen a purse, Kaji had no idea how this had escalated into a possible knife fight to the death. "Hey man....I can't really see how you're looking under that mask but you really don't wanna do this. Someone can really get hurt here buddy!"

"Knives aren't toys ya know!~" Kaji said as he continued to back away from the approaching man hoping his words would reach him. "Besides! I don't really wanna hurt ya!~"

Watching the guy approach him, Kaji continued to back up in a non-violent fashion as he hoped he could resolve this whole thing peacefully. Given the way the man approached him however, Kaji doubted that things would end that easily. But again, even after his feat of catching the man's blade, the man seemed unimpressed. It really was odd. Seeing an individual catch your weapon should have made the man anxious at the very least. Yet that hardly seemed the case as he continued to approach the cat boy. With every step the man took forward, Kaji took a step back. Given that he'd barely managed to dodge the knife from before, Kaji wasn't going to let the guy try and lessen the time he had to react. Especially given that he seemingly wanted to harm him. Or so had been Kaji's initial plan. He had backed up thinking he could probably avoid most of the individual's attacks at the given distance, yet without warning his legs collapsed and pain began shooting from his knees. Losing the ability to stand up, Kaji immediately fell to his knees and glanced down as he saw two needles sticking out from knees. Eyes widening at the realization Kaji's brain went into overdrive. Focused entirely on the man's hands, the cat boy couldn't comprehend how two needles had suddenly wound up in his knees. The searing pain made it hard to keep his thoughts on track but if there was one thing Kaji did know and didn't need to think about, it was that he was fucked. Instantly immobilized, the guy had already won...somehow. 

Bent down on his knees before the approaching figure, Kaji forced himself to stomach the pain that screamed from his knees as he shot a nervous smile towards his attacker. "Uhhh...you wouldn't attack an unarmed man would you?" The Cat-man asked with a unsure laugh as he dropped the guy's knife and raised his arms harmlessly in the air. 

"WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!!" Kaji stammered out as he was hunched over.

"ARE YOU SERIOUSLY LEAVING!? AT LEAST HELP ME TO THE HOSPITAL!" The downed man yelled the masked stranger as he attempted to crawl towards him.

Like comon man! What the hell was up with tonight!? It started out super innocently too! To quote something from a popular video, how did Kaji wind up face down with another man beating his ass!? Metaphorically speaking of course. But that aside, Kaji had no idea what in the world to think about this whole situation. The guy had thrown two needles into his knees and then just decided to leave? But naturally before the man could leave he had to throw some baseless insults his way! Like comon man! Kaji was just about crippled and you're gonna do that!? Have you no soul! Have you no heart good sir!? Have you no common decency! All three would have been something Kaji would have yelled at the man, but disparaging a man's character wasn't exactly the best way to implore someone to help you. Which why Kaji opted to go down the route that didn't openly question the man's morals and instead just asked the man to do the BARE minimum for him.

Initially Kaji had kind of been worried when he saw the guy approaching him but the guy only went and pulled the needles out his knees which REALLY REALLY HURT by the way. But aside from that he didn't do anything else. Which isn't to say Kaji was disappointed. But Kaji was still VERY VERY confused. Even after replaying the events in his mind, NONE of this made any sense! What in world was this guy's motivation! And again! At least he could help Kaji get some medical attention ya know!? 

"You can't just leave a guy out here!" Kaji argued as his arms dragged his body along the ground. "I'll die man! Comon! Have a heart!"