[stumbles back a bit, trapped between the urge to fight back and the urge to cradle his left wrist, it feels like a line of fire blooming beneath the bracelet. In the end he splits the difference, getting distance between him and Calhoun and bringing his left arm to his chest, his right holding his tennis racquet like a ward in front of him.
Once it occurs to him, his eyes flick to Ellie, then over to Rio and Atsuro, to see if he wasn't the only one to be hurt]
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[stumbles back a bit, trapped between the urge to fight back and the urge to cradle his left wrist, it feels like a line of fire blooming beneath the bracelet. In the end he splits the difference, getting distance between him and Calhoun and bringing his left arm to his chest, his right holding his tennis racquet like a ward in front of him.
Once it occurs to him, his eyes flick to Ellie, then over to Rio and Atsuro, to see if he wasn't the only one to be hurt]