[ Ceci's got no time to laugh, but she's actually quite amused when she realizes that he's going for a headbutt. It's just so... not what she expected from him. And she appreciates the fact that he's not taking it easy on her just because she's a girl. Sure, some days she's all for flaunting and using her femininity to her advantage, but in a spar with people watching? Hell no. She wants a good fight, even if it means getting a little roughed up.
Besides, it's not like she isn't used to headbutts and gangster-style fighting. Her friends and sparring partners back home? All men — military, but legit thugs on the battlefield. Heck, even her own husband, who's as competitive as hell, refuses to ever go easy on her. (She's kicked him on the head several times.)
She staggers from the blow; it's strong, but she's pretty resilient. She's had to be, to be able to survive her own mother's crazy assassin-rearing program. She resists the urge to kick him in the shins in retaliation, because she's nice like that.
Still, she pretends to be more dazed than she really is. ]
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Besides, it's not like she isn't used to headbutts and gangster-style fighting. Her friends and sparring partners back home? All men — military, but legit thugs on the battlefield. Heck, even her own husband, who's as competitive as hell, refuses to ever go easy on her. (She's kicked him on the head several times.)
She staggers from the blow; it's strong, but she's pretty resilient. She's had to be, to be able to survive her own mother's crazy assassin-rearing program. She resists the urge to kick him in the shins in retaliation, because she's nice like that.
Still, she pretends to be more dazed than she really is. ]