I have such a hankering for a scenario where a cocky little borrower comes out after the human leaves only for the human to suddenly return. They’re about to be spotted, so they make a split decision to hide in a less than ideal location, diving into an open backpack or purse. As their luck would have it, the whole reason the human came back so soon was because they forgot their bag.
They are unknowingly scooped up and essentially trapped. If they try to escape the risk being stranded who knows how far from their home, so they stay put. When the bag finally remains still for a while the borrower peaks their head out to scope out the new location and is horrified at the sight they’re met with...
a gym.
They watch in horror as their human works out. They had always had the impression humans were slow, but clearly thats not the case. They watch the human work out, tension rising as they come to the realization of how much of a threat this human could be. They knew human were strong, but to see feats of strength relative to a human’s body?? The whole ordeal becomes increasing unnerving.
Strength, speed, agility...
The horrible realization that their size is the only thing keeping them safe, and if they are found that human could most definitely catch them.
