[And while Karkat is not inexperienced overall, fighting against quick magic sent from the Handmaid's own wand is something decidedly different. Though he tries - ducking, moving, pushing his reflexes - it is ultimately not that long until the blast strikes him, singeing and making his hiss sharply.]
Ow, shit.
[But stop there? No. Wasn't the goal, as she put it, to keep fighting until they can't? He can still go even with the sting of the burn; he made it in Sgrub fine enough after stabs from Jack. So again he darts out, sickles ready as he yet again picks the obvious route in just trying to get near enough for a swing.]
[Action] sorry for the slowness, and also, are they on the island or the forest by the city?
Ow, shit.
[But stop there? No. Wasn't the goal, as she put it, to keep fighting until they can't? He can still go even with the sting of the burn; he made it in Sgrub fine enough after stabs from Jack. So again he darts out, sickles ready as he yet again picks the obvious route in just trying to get near enough for a swing.]