[Connor takes the paw to the face and as it turns out, leopard claws are long and sharp. Sharp enough to leave a series of slashes along his face that extend from his ear to his nose, deep enough that it opened the plastic underneath. Blue blood seeps from the wound, the skin retracted around it to show the shiny white of the plastic around his cheek. He doesn’t seem to be in any kind of pain despite the gashes.

He gets pushed back, but gets up again quickly. He sees Niles is aiming for Justine right now, and he’s determined not to let him hurt her. He jumps up and hangs off Niles, hoping to at least distract him. Focus on the guy who can’t feel pain, asshole.]