[Karkat is ready to go after her a second time, all up until that wand sends its blast at him. From there quick, awkward steps carry him off to the side, just barely avoiding a hit - and losing his balance in the process. Fwump.]

[He shifts on the ground, getting his legs back beneath him, but does not yet rise to his feet.]

Okay, what the heck does that do? We stop right here and you tell me that before we go on because I do not want to wind up with a gaping hole through my torso.