Even as the trash can chased them whilst making a commotion, the few people who were on the streets paid no attention to it.
Some of them did glance at Emory's situation out of the corner of their eyes, while some full-on watched as Emory and Carrie got pursued but none of them offered to help. It was none of their business and they'd like to keep it that way.
"What is that?! No one said anything about walking trash cans " Emory asked Carrie as he ran
"I-It's a mimic" she answered
Emory's mind flashed back to Tobi's initial warning about staying off the road to avoid mimics.
'So that's what he was talking about'
"You can't just leave me with that, what exactly is a mimic?"
"B-Basically, it is a creature that imitates the characteristics, appearance, and behavior of an object to lure their unsuspecting prey, usually pets but sometimes people, and then…e-eat them " Carrie explained