[That wasn't a soft landing, but as he gets back to his feet there's no time to think about how much he hurts with Partner's foot coming for him.
He tries to dodge to the side but his body's already hurting - he takes the kick square in his left ribs and oh holy shit why does breathing feel like complete and utter pain. He drops to a knee but he can't just quit so he swings a leg around to try and sweep Souji off his feet and buy some time.]
Too bad, you just have to grin and bear it
He tries to dodge to the side but his body's already hurting - he takes the kick square in his left ribs and oh holy shit why does breathing feel like complete and utter pain. He drops to a knee but he can't just quit so he swings a leg around to try and sweep Souji off his feet and buy some time.]