[He should have been paying more attention. But he'd been more focused on inward thoughts -- on memories, as usual. The sudden growl caught him off guard, and he has little chance to do more than yelp, the sound more avian than anything, his optic gone wide and startled.]
[But there's... little doubt as to what the intent is, when the sound changes, and those claws dig in. His "breath" hitches, hands digging into the wall behind him.]
SEMPAI
[But there's... little doubt as to what the intent is, when the sound changes, and those claws dig in. His "breath" hitches, hands digging into the wall behind him.]
Wh--
What are you doing?