+ only returning to the sidewalk once he'd put enough distance between them to avoid getting stabbed or punched... or whatever the hell that guy had planned for him that night. β
β Jesse was seeing that Boogeyman like a snake ready to strike, especially given his rigid, silent posture. He'd tried to make conversation, but... to be honest, he hadn't actually wanted an answer.
When it came time to walk around Myers, he made sure to keep his +
+ that Jesse was a mouse who'd already had to escape a few cats before... Of course, this was his first time seeing Myers (and he sincerely hoped it was Myers's first time seeing him, too).
He kept his eyes on Myers the entire time he walked down the middle of the street, +
β Jesse comes to an abrupt stop the moment he finds himself face-to-face with him. A startled sound escapes him in the form of a sharp, choked gasp, almost as if he'd just gotten hit with a jumpscare. But then, his shoulders relax. β
+
+ BUT THAT CAN'T BE A REASON. β
...
Hi!! Nice costume!
How'd you get over here just by walking, huh? I wish I could move that fast...
...Or did you, like, take a little jog while you were out of my sight? ...No?
Anywayβ
+
β Jesse's eyes flicker toward the spot where Michael had been standing, only to find absolutely nothing there. ...Oh, nuh uh. He doesn't stop walking, doesn't call out, and definitely doesn't go looking for him. He simply adjusts the strap of his bag and quickens +
[The very millisecond a gaze had left; Michael had seemingly vanished, but the boogeyman's evil eyes were still watching Jesse... He is inhumanly patient.]
+ his pace, pretending he hasn't noticed a damn thing. Maybe if he acts like he didn't see anything, whatever the hell is happening will leave him alone. That's how horror movies work, right? He doesn't remember seeing anyone trying that... +
β’ β’ β’
β And Jesse clearly isn't going to find out what that figure lurking in the shadows is... The rules are simple: never confront it directly or go investigating a distant noise. Running away from crazies is practically his job. β