This creature was inspired by the parents I see on the street walking with their children 6 to 10 feet behind them while they chat with friends or are too busy on their cellphones.
Imagine a Summer night in the city where people are out on the block trying to beat the heat of their homes. This thing sits and huddles near an building pretending to be a homeless person. As the neglectful parent walks by with their child way back in tow, this ridiculously quick and agile creature snatches the child and runs to corners unknown, the night’s shadows masking it’s getaway.