[Oh geez, okay - this is really high up there on the "I don't know what I expected" scale, give someone permission to attack you and they're going to immediately attack you, dumbass. Just the same, he startles briefly, though when he moves it's more on impulse rather than anything he actually remembers thinking to do - the attempt at a block is weird and not at all coordinated in any way that can be considered good, but at the very least he kind of manages one just through...well, sheer desire to not be hit. It helps that the attacking movement is simple, really...]
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