Why was this happening? What did he do to deserve any of this? (A lot of things, actually.) He was thrown by Jou's wayward blast, and landed in such a heap that his coat trapped him at an extremely awkward angle on the ground. All anyone heard from him for the last while was some muffled shouting, but thankfully his small goo dragon was smart enough to act on her own.

He finally wriggled out of his coat just in time to see Jou feeding Goomy, and...ah. Okay. He'll allow it this time, Jou.

And he finally stood, absolutely seething with anger. It radiated from him for a few moments, before sharpening into determination.

"Keep going, Goomy! Help it!"

But he was still off balance and flustered, so despite his best effort, he...wasn't really heard...