[The front of a horse is basically muscle and bone, and in Foster's case, it's a lot less muscle and lot more bone. But above that is the first abdomen, and it's just as vulnerable as any human's. So, that smarts.
But Foster mostly... looks surprised?
Foster looks surprised, because no one has ever commended him for doing the kind of thing that comes naturally--the kind of thing that is, by every metric stupid and impulsive and suicidal and designed to hurt him rather than the (un)natural opposite.
So he looks surprised, and then he laughs.
Not only is that the most unnatural praise he's ever received--praised? for being himself? for doing THAT?--but the idea of him benefiting from it? Of--
Well, the armour isn't going to happen, that's for sure.]
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But Foster mostly... looks surprised?
Foster looks surprised, because no one has ever commended him for doing the kind of thing that comes naturally--the kind of thing that is, by every metric stupid and impulsive and suicidal and designed to hurt him rather than the (un)natural opposite.
So he looks surprised, and then he laughs.
Not only is that the most unnatural praise he's ever received--praised? for being himself? for doing THAT?--but the idea of him benefiting from it? Of--
Well, the armour isn't going to happen, that's for sure.]
Let's say that was the intention.
[Maybe it even was.]