He watches that stone miss him by mere inches and fall the several feet towards the ground below. Silently he wanted to kick himself for having missed something-- he usually never misses a target he’s set for himself. Then again given that he was sore all over and theres this constant ringing in his ears certainly that’s a good reason to affect his performance right?

No he’s not accepting that as a reason.

He scoured the air for another rock that he could anticipate its trajectory and soon enough he spotted one. He dug his heels and zoomed upward, thinking of meeting the stone halfway thr--

--KLANG!!

He sped up too fast. He knew the stone didn’t fall into the pot because he can feel a spot on his head starting to sting…