Just what had this place been before? He kicks a crumbling brick out under his foot and it rolls down the way, stopping at someone’s feet. Ah, close call!

When Mashirao decided to use the upswing of his tail to propel him onto a tree branch of sufficient altitude, he had only really been hoping to gain a platform for a better view of the unfamiliar territory-- 

His intentions were absolutely not to disrupt somebody else who might have already taken presence in that general area.