[during the pause, Sonic's ears prick forward. Clearly, he wanted to see what the other player would come up with]

I can deal with that. [grin!]

And really, fighting? Something I can do just fine, even when I have to use a sword. It's the whole "And you can't just defeat anything coming at you" thing that's got me bristling. Man, all the things I've been through and I get taken down by a mook. What has my life been reduced to?