[ At least Ernesto gets a few moments of not-getting-yelled at, just because it takes Gen that long to realize Ernesto is still sticking to a relatively pacifist route.

It also helps that Gen's distracted by that swift attempt to pin him down. Though he has the benefit of youthful energy and being relatively well-rested on his side, that can't quite win against experience -- his attempt to jerk away from the grab at his arm is inefficient on top of being a beat slow. And having lost his momentum for a moment, he buckles before Ernesto's attempt to pin him down, giving a stifled grunt as his back thumps against the cavern's rough flooring.

He automatically steels himself for a punch to the face, of course. It would be the natural flow to any fight, right? You pin your opponent down and then beat the shit out of them? -- so he understands what's going on when that blow doesn't come. ]

-- hit me, you coward.

[ It's a demand spit out at a paradoxically furious snarl, and Gen makes a messy grab for Ernesto's hair to try and keep him in place, corner him. ]

The hell is wrong with you, doesn't it piss you off that someone you helped is doing this to you?!