"N-nghn!"

And he's down! A stumble right on his ass as he was sure his jaw was probably dislocated now.

Well, probably not-- Kanji was good enough to know how to avoid that. The pain certainly was a wake up, and as he sat on his behind, stars of blinding pain dancing behind his eyelids, he reached up a Hoof to rub at the blast zone.

...A hoof. He was still a horse, wasn't he?

...Oh man, this was a real pisser. When he opened his eyes, he did not look pleased.

"Mngh... thanks, Kanji." He meant it in all seriousness, even as it was harder than it should be to talk, "Could... always depend on you for that..."

He mouthed his jaw a few times, trying to get it back in alignment. God, it was bad enough he had to sacrifice his bonds of friendship to go back and find the Truth-- restart and rebuild-- but now he was captured and transformed into a pony?! He had people to save! He had to help Yukiko, help Nanako and his Uncle, and everyone else...

But... focus. Ranting about that won't help anything.

"When... when are you from? Ngh--" Taste of blood? He must have cut the side of his mouth with his teeth...

They obviously knew one another, and were close... but he couldn't risk it, not like he already did.