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But only this regard, since there really isn't anything he can do to hurt or stop you. However he may hit or punch or try and harm you in any way, proves ineffective when your elastic toughness practically negates most strikes. You also try to avoid using your powers if you can, but obviously you can't prevent your own body from being grabbed and pulled to stretching as you both try and wrestle for some control. The result is a very uncoordinated and messy affair, neither one of you experienced or knowledgeable fighters, but Kovacs's will to fight turns to confusion and fear when eventually... he grabs you by the head, maybe trying to remove the helmet, and ends up pulling and stretching your head around by the neck in an unnatural way.
<span class="mu-g">"-uagh!"</span> he exclaims in shock.
<span class="mu-b">"Hiii-yah!"</span> you respond just as quickly, rearing your head back once he lets go and slamming it into his with a helmeted headbutt.
And if that doesn't take the fight out of him, the realization that you aren't... normal, is enough for him to surrender. Backing up against the wall shelves to get away from you, he's left with nowhere to go as you approach and kneel against him. Clutching at his nose and bleeding down his nightwear compared with your stylish disguise outfit, which performed quite well so far in this endeavor.
<span class="mu-g">"-please... what are you- I'll give you whatever you want..."</span>
In a way you're a little disappointed that he didn't put up more of a fight, that you didn't get to hurt him more. Although the uncoordinated struggle was stressful and frightening to you, what success you did manage was immensely satisfying, especially to draw blood. That he gave up the fight when he realized you aren't a normal person is to be expected, but if only you'd managed to triumph over him without that. It's a shame you can't just make clear who you are and why you are doing this, how cathartic that may be. But for now you'll settle for his surrender, you can always hurt him more later if you wish. Staring down at him through the tinted visor of your helmet, you certainly feel that desire from imagining all the trouble and upset over the years he's put your dad through.
The biggest benefit you are thankful for though, is that he isn't and wasn't screaming out for help or his family. The scuffle on the floor made a mess of things but it wasn't loud enough to wake anyone else... at least as far as you're aware, unless anyone is hiding outside the study. But it gives you the chance to deal with Kovacs personally and however you wish, without outside attention.
>A villainous write-in?
