HDB- Hitting Steban

STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - "Well, gendarme? What are we waiting for?"

YOU - Hit him as hard as you can.

[CHECK SUCCESS]

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT - OH YEAH, we're gonna spin this kid like a top!

LOGIC - Wait-wait-wait, you were trying *not* to do that!

You feel a bright pain as your bare knuckle collides with the young man's oddly prominent cheekbone. At the moment of contact his eyes are wide as old silver coins.

ECHO MAKER - "Steban, can you hear me?"

STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - "Errrrck." The young man cradles his jaw and looks up, his expression blank.

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT - You're both lucky you didn't shatter his cheekbone. He may want to count his teeth before he goes to bed tonight.

YOU - "Oh, god. I'm sorry about that."

STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - "*Sorry*? You nearly took my fucking jaw off!"

PERCEPTION (HEARING) - You think you can hear a slight popping sound as he moves his mouth.

ECHO MAKER - "It seems the face of violent reaction has revealed itself..."