[He doesn't even try to avoid the blow, already bracing his feet against the bench and pushing as hard as he can to give him more leverage, then using the moment of distraction to try to separate Sirius' second hand.]
Working on it. [He mutters absently at Alisha, not bothered enough to construct a smile like he always does, or even focus on what she's saying, as all his effort is going in to trying to separate the two of them. He tries to get between the a little when Sirius' hand backhands him, moving to a position where he's pushing against his chest instead of pulling.]
lord, if this doesn't work, Koizumi might just tazer him
Working on it. [He mutters absently at Alisha, not bothered enough to construct a smile like he always does, or even focus on what she's saying, as all his effort is going in to trying to separate the two of them. He tries to get between the a little when Sirius' hand backhands him, moving to a position where he's pushing against his chest instead of pulling.]