[ You know, with all the time that he had to prepare for this moment, he probably should have...seen this coming. Sure, he had considered how he might react, and anger was among the emotions he knew she would experience, but he wasn't expecting it to be, you know, the first one out the gate. So he is totally unprepared for her swinging fist, and he takes the force of it fully as the strike winds him and doubles him over, his arms around his stomach. Gods —
And then she's shouting, and shoving him, and he doesn't have time to recover, before he falls backwards on his ass in the sand. Fortunately, he doesn't land in the fire, but it's a nearer thing than it probably should be.
Instinctively, both his hands go up in front of him to shield himself from further assault, and he'll attempt to catch her fists if she swings for him again. Sure, he gets why she's upset, but c'mon! ]
H-hey, c'mon, let up already! Here I thought you'd be happy to see me!
[ He is so confused right now, and experiencing far too many emotions. Then again, they both probably are right now...
Pea isn't, though. She's just barking happily at the both of them, relieved at last to be reunited with mama. ]
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And then she's shouting, and shoving him, and he doesn't have time to recover, before he falls backwards on his ass in the sand. Fortunately, he doesn't land in the fire, but it's a nearer thing than it probably should be.
Instinctively, both his hands go up in front of him to shield himself from further assault, and he'll attempt to catch her fists if she swings for him again. Sure, he gets why she's upset, but c'mon! ]
H-hey, c'mon, let up already! Here I thought you'd be happy to see me!
[ He is so confused right now, and experiencing far too many emotions. Then again, they both probably are right now...
Pea isn't, though. She's just barking happily at the both of them, relieved at last to be reunited with mama. ]