( He tries not to dwell on his minor success for too long. Reflexively, Johnny sidesteps out of the way, but -- shit, right, he's supposed to be blocking, so he clumsily reaches the sword out with one hand to try stopping her.
Jeez, okay, he's just gotta keep reminding himself that this is a sword fight. There's no time for metaphorically jumping out of harm's way, like he's always done - he has to actually defend himself. )
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Jeez, okay, he's just gotta keep reminding himself that this is a sword fight. There's no time for metaphorically jumping out of harm's way, like he's always done - he has to actually defend himself. )