[font=times new roman]If he had come to this gorgeous meadow on any normal day, probably even at this same time, Alastair's mission would be to woo the most recent cat that had managed to catch his eye. But today was not a normal day, and his thoughts were certainly not focused on wooing anyone. The picturesque landscape was completely lost on him as there weren't many thoughts going through his head at the moment. It had been decided that he wouldn't need to think too much for this. He was only soaking up facts, after all.
The mission was straightforward: scout out this meadow and the surrounding area and relay every detail directly back to Sylar (one of Skotos' more higher ranking officers, though that information was of little interest to Alastair in his current state). Alastair didn't wonder why he was assigned this job or even what the place needed to be scouted out for. He didn't need to think that far ahead. He just needed to do what he was told.
His priorities and thought processes were so narrowed down that he didn't even register the scent of another cat nearby until he was about halfway through mapping out a small group of trees.
The tom froze mid-step, head slowly swiveling around as his eyes and ears strained to catch any sign of the other cat. A slight movement in the corner of his vision had him whipping his head around to face a tree that was a few fox-lengths away. His gaze narrowed as he took three cautious step forward, focus honing in on the dark figure he was pretty sure he saw crouched at the base of the tree's trunk.
It was like a mental switch had been flipped at the confirmation that there was in fact another being out there with him. Alastair's previously detached green gaze was replaced by a blaze of wild fury as his mind began screaming at him to kill it. Kill it NOW.
Suddenly the brainwashed tom was barreling through the trees, not bothering to hide his presence as he closed the short distance between him and the other cat in no time at all. A vicious howl was emitted as he threw himself at the enemy, striking out with wicked claws.
Alastair fought like a thing possessed. There was no real rhyme or reason to his blows, other than dealing as much damage as he possibly could.