[ The crystal breaks predictably, but Howl does not have time to react to the swift and awkward spilling out of the person inside. He does make some attempt to catch her, and at least manages to keep her from cracking his skull on the stone floor seconds after being reborn. But, instead of Ellie tumbling to the ground, both of them do.
Howl lets out a pained yelp as the tiny sharp fragments he'd been trying not to step on dig into his naked back, drawing blood with the help of the extra weight on top of him. He'd wrapped his arms around the woman, instinctively grabbing her as they fell; as they lay on the ground in the aftermath of their fall, the echo of tinkling of broken crystal fades away and is replaced with silence.
Ow. That smarts. He can tell he hasn't been grievously wounded, but it still hurts like hell. Panting, he tries to brush away the crystal beside him before gently roll the stranger off his body and onto the floor. ]
...That was not intentional, I assure you. Are you alright?
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Howl lets out a pained yelp as the tiny sharp fragments he'd been trying not to step on dig into his naked back, drawing blood with the help of the extra weight on top of him. He'd wrapped his arms around the woman, instinctively grabbing her as they fell; as they lay on the ground in the aftermath of their fall, the echo of tinkling of broken crystal fades away and is replaced with silence.
Ow. That smarts. He can tell he hasn't been grievously wounded, but it still hurts like hell. Panting, he tries to brush away the crystal beside him before gently roll the stranger off his body and onto the floor. ]
...That was not intentional, I assure you. Are you alright?