mother, lay me down

[ there isn't so much as a pause before clarisse answers his question, more determined than ever. ] Punch me. [ it's that simple, adam. ] Or try. The test is to see if I can dodge, and we both know you've got a lousy arm. If it works, I'm not as fucked as I think I am, but if not... [ well, let's just say she won't be joining any fight clubs while she's like this, or fighting any wars. she doesn't want to think about the possibility of wonderland depowering her against, say, the jabberwocky. she can't even begin to imagine how fucked she'd be. ] I'll cross that bridge if I come to it. [ hopefully it won't come to it. ] Now, are you going to help me or not?