[Cats are well known for their ability to go from -30 to 100 instantly. This slightly feral man is no exception: when they reach for him, Ichimatsu jerks back and hisses.]
Back off, you --!
[He doesn't get to finish that rebuff, having jerked away a bit too quickly and too far; with a startled yelp, he goes toppling backwards down the smoking crater behind him, which he had definitely not noticed until just now, if the way he's tumbling and spitting his rage all the way down is any indication. The crater isn't big, thankfully; he comes to a stop at the bottom of the ditch, ass-up and mumbling expletives into the dirt.]
[Which, incidentally, gives a clear view of the answer to their question: he does indeed have a tail, ash-gray, attached right to the expected spot.]
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Back off, you --!
[He doesn't get to finish that rebuff, having jerked away a bit too quickly and too far; with a startled yelp, he goes toppling backwards down the smoking crater behind him, which he had definitely not noticed until just now, if the way he's tumbling and spitting his rage all the way down is any indication. The crater isn't big, thankfully; he comes to a stop at the bottom of the ditch, ass-up and mumbling expletives into the dirt.]
[Which, incidentally, gives a clear view of the answer to their question: he does indeed have a tail, ash-gray, attached right to the expected spot.]