[ In full credit to his pride, Akira does hear someone coming down the passage before their fist meets his gut with all the force of a terrified girl in a deep cave full of infectious rock monsters.
He has just about enough time to brace himself, so when she punches him he doesn't smack back into the uneven wall like a sack of sad potatoes. He does, however, fold over with a choked wheezing sound like a deflating cat, hand clutching at his stomach like it's going to help rush all the air back into his body.
... He's aware of the frantic --- apologies? Is that an apology?? He doesn't actually know what she's saying, only that it sounds panicky.
So he raises a hand, confidently, calling for silence despite his hunched over sad man poise right now. What wisdom will he impart?]
i did....
He has just about enough time to brace himself, so when she punches him he doesn't smack back into the uneven wall like a sack of sad potatoes. He does, however, fold over with a choked wheezing sound like a deflating cat, hand clutching at his stomach like it's going to help rush all the air back into his body.
... He's aware of the frantic --- apologies? Is that an apology?? He doesn't actually know what she's saying, only that it sounds panicky.
So he raises a hand, confidently, calling for silence despite his hunched over sad man poise right now. What wisdom will he impart?]
... Ow.
[ Yes. Ow. ]