[This time he manages not to dive away, and holds still obediently. There's no injuries, or anything, at least-- he might bruise, but it won't last longer than a few hours.]

A-- a Word. In Russian, I think. I don't-- fucking speak Russian right now, I have no idea what it was.

[(Come on, buddy. Fill me in here.) Still nothing, but there's the sense of something like fear. Not actually all that helpful, since there's usually a lot of that back there.]