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"Uuuurrrghhh" Tibi groaned as he came to and rolled to his side, eyes still closed. "Ow."
Butterflies? Headaches? Lots of shoes? Tibi had opened his eyes and had slowly begun to remember where he was, as he recognized a sea of student shoes when he saw one. How. embarassing.
"Was an accident," he mumbled painfully, sitting up. "Panicked." He nodded at Cela as he accepted the glass of water, taking a long drink. He'd be fine.
But... maybe he'd just lay back down now.
OW.
"A good accident." Celandine told him, moving to support his head in her lap as he lay back down. "You did good Tibi."
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Originally Posted by Ameh
"And what exactly would you have had up your sleeve?" he replied, eyebrows arched in amusement. "You were sliding across the floor. Had you missed and gone past him, you risked falling while turning to defend yourself, and Tibi would have easily won." He looked at Tibi. "There was no traction beneath your feet, same as there wasn't for him, so no way to turn quickly to defend. Attacking a person when they're falling, or on their back on the floor, or in the process of standing back up is one of the easiest ways to win."
He shrugged, obviously disaffected by the entire conversation.
"It was a reckless move, and it depended on things that you can't be sure of. You could have just as easily lost." His eyes went to Tibi, and his expression changed to one of concern. "He might need ice, for his head."
He'd hit it more than once, hadn't he.
"Well I'm not going to
tell you my strategies, Raiden." Cela pointed out reasonably, kind of pleased that Raiden thought that she'd put herself at risk. Controlled risk though, if your opponent thinks you are off balance then they usually do exactly what anyone would expect and therefore you kept the element of surprise.
She looked down at Tibi again, tipping her head to one side consideringly. "He doesn't have a concussion." She gently brushed her fingers over the back of his head. "Just a nasty lump."