[At least Jack doesn't try to continue the conversation once it's dropped - and once he's almost dropped, since that sweeping kick does manage to trip him up. He doesn't ever actually fall though, catching his balance in a way reminiscent of, perhaps, some sort of crazy street urchin that had to pull off vaguely acrobatic stunts to survive. Just to pick an artful and unrelated metaphor...
He's springing back soon enough too, this time reeling his right hand back like he's going to go for another mace swing, but swinging forward with a surprise left punch instead.]
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He's springing back soon enough too, this time reeling his right hand back like he's going to go for another mace swing, but swinging forward with a surprise left punch instead.]