[Unfortunately, being hit in the face at near human levels is still quite a bit harder than Horatio expects from a man who had struck him chiefly as a scholar and strategist.
The blow staggers him, and he has to clutch the side of his head to steady himself. His arm is still wailing in pain, but movement doesn't seem to make it worse.
Because there's no real injury.. A very distant part of his mind makes the deductive leap, even as his body revolts against reason, Pain is only the fantasy of damage. This is the fantasy without the true harm done.
In theory I t works. In theory, he should be able to calm down and think.
In reality, Horatio only throws a wild punch back at Scorpius, hoping to knock the doll from his hands, or jarr him into dropping it.
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The blow staggers him, and he has to clutch the side of his head to steady himself. His arm is still wailing in pain, but movement doesn't seem to make it worse.
Because there's no real injury.. A very distant part of his mind makes the deductive leap, even as his body revolts against reason, Pain is only the fantasy of damage. This is the fantasy without the true harm done.
In theory I t works. In theory, he should be able to calm down and think.
In reality, Horatio only throws a wild punch back at Scorpius, hoping to knock the doll from his hands, or jarr him into dropping it.