[color=lightblue]"I mean, you're obviously really strong-"[/color]

With nary a moment to react, the bat swung towards his middle like a home-run hitter swinging for the stands. He felt the force of the air long before he'd feel the impact of the bat. That didn't give him enough time to fully react, but it was enough.

He pushed himself backwards and threw his body into a C shape, sucking in his stomach and moving backwards to avoid the bat that threatened to disembowel him with a hit. As his momentum moved him backwards, he brought his bat backwards, drove it into the ground and steadied himself as he landed back on the ground, feet digging into the dirt to prevent himself from falling over backwards. With a wary smirk he raised his bat in a combat stance, feet apart.

[color=lightblue]"Strike one, lady."[/color]