bearhug defense.
Slamming your head backward. Going limp with your feet off the ground.
Well, then, this is a day I'll feel good to be me.
Mal ,'Trash'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Oct 26, 2005 12:44:00 pm PDT #9056 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
bon bon - Oct 26, 2005 12:49:00 pm PDT #9057 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I should call. I've been nervous to.
You may not post again until you've called!
§ ita § - Oct 26, 2005 12:49:07 pm PDT #9058 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Going limp with your feet off the ground.
Nonononono! Don't take your feet off the ground. Sag, yes, limp, yes, but sink downwards, and keep as planted as possible. Chances are good they want to pick you up, and that's escalating to a worst case scenario.
Our textbook defense is:
- drop your centre of gravity as low as possible
- create as much space between you and the attacker as possible (you're much harder to lift this way)
- wriggle like a motherfucker/wet cat/cranky toddler
- stomp on feet, kick to groin, elbow to head
If your feet come up off the ground you have a different set of worries (lift and dump), but those options should get you free if your attacker isn't on PCP/on angel dust/undead/hasn't trapped your arms.
Should. Feel free to do any other vicious thing that comes to mind.
eta:
You may not post again until you've called!
Ha! I flout you!
Lee - Oct 26, 2005 12:50:14 pm PDT #9059 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
One of us could call for you.
Ginger - Oct 26, 2005 12:50:50 pm PDT #9060 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Yeah, that bear hug from behind by zombies thing is hard to defend against.
bon bon - Oct 26, 2005 12:51:39 pm PDT #9061 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
One of us could call for you.
Somebody on this site could make so much money with this.
aurelia - Oct 26, 2005 12:52:32 pm PDT #9062 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
If a call is to be made today, it should happen in the next 6 minutes.
Or so. My computer's clock is ahead of the board clock. Hm.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 26, 2005 12:53:21 pm PDT #9063 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So eye gouges: a good idea if you can reach?
PCP is angel dust, isn't it? I know a former police officer who had to beat someone to death in his squad car when the guy—strung out on PCP—tore his hands out of the handcuffs and started attacking him while the car was in motion. We don't try to get him to watch when 28 Days later is on television.
§ ita § - Oct 26, 2005 12:55:12 pm PDT #9064 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So eye gouges: a good idea if you can reach?
Always. Assuming the threat level has escalated to permanent damage. Not often useful in bearhugs from behind, though.
Well, in the category of "also not a good sign" the Michoud number doesn't answer -- no voice mail, no answering machine, no people.
Dana - Oct 26, 2005 12:56:51 pm PDT #9065 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The phone service is probably still really scattered. My parents' cell phones aren't entirely reliable yet, and I have no idea what's up with land lines.
It's also possible that they simply don't have the employees to man the place, even if the owner is back in town. Most business that are open are running on reduced hours because their employees haven't all returned. They don't have any place to live.