> The nearby Tiger shakes his head and moves closer, warily.
> "Nice kitty. Now don't you hurt the nice gentleman coming.
> It was just a misunderstanding, Janet said so.
> You wouldn't have fooled Janet, would you?" he whispers,
> half to himself.
> 
> "HEY! WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WAIT FOR ME!" the kid in the tree
> yells, and moves on his branch, this time without slipping.
> 
> [Phase 7, Cheetax's next action. She can see nothing, but
> can hear a lot. One Tiger sounds like he is closing.
> X is alive, but unconscious.
> "Finish him while you have the chance!" the
> CIA instructors' voices yell in her head. Laura would
> likely disagree.]

Cheetax gets off of Mr. X. and faces toward the person approaching.
She cannot see but she wants to be ready if they attack.  She backs
up a step or two to get a little room.  She is in a very slight crouch
[more like slightly bent over].
"We need tie him up. He maybe wake up" Cheetax states to this
approaching
figure to see if s/he is friend or foe.  

Cheetax waits to see what is happening.  Catching her breath and being
ready for attack, just in case.  Hoping she will regain her sight soon.
[if someone seems to be approaching closer -arms reach approximately -
then she will back up more.   She does not want anyone touching her
while
blind--brings too many bad memories]

william