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>10ish year old boy scout
>Week long camping trip in NM
>wake up in middle of the night
>have to take a leak
>don't want to do it too close to the tents, walk out 50yds or so into the woods
>Idly wave my flashlight around while I'm doing my business
>flashlight reflects off a pair of eyes in the tree about 5 yards away
>mountain lion (pic not mine)
>freeze
>Was fat as a kid, I guess that helped because it made me look bigger
>remember that you're supposed to make yourself look big and use deep voice to scare them away
>stick my arms out but not too high cause I want to keep the flashlight on it
>try to make a deep growling sound with my prepubescent fat kid vocal cords
>"Dyeuhh"
>just keeps staring at me
>waddle backwards until I can't see it any more, sprint to my tent
>the ultra-tough nylon is well known to keep out mountain lions
>my ultra-heavy fat kid clomping back to the tent wakes up one of the adult chaperones
>get in trouble for being awake so late
>10 yr old tard brain doesn't explain what actually happened so I just return to my sleeping bag in silence
