Jim extracts the metal handle from his pocket and strikes repeated blows against the swollen, angry flesh of the madman's knuckles. With a low, bitter growl, Jim can feel Shia's grip loosen and free him of the weight as the cannibal pulls his hand away with a sickly squelch when the blade comes free of the impromptu stigmata. Jim's momentum and sudden lack of force to pull against send him staggering back away from his assailant. As his position is suddenly modified, he can see Carine swinging a blow directly towards Shia's face as she shrieks in... rage?

Carine yanks at her spade, trying to free it from the malevolent grip of Shia, when she loses Jim's hand and, seeing him in related trouble, reacts with a cry and a vicious swing toward their assailant's face. While her strike is true and powered by a desire to not only survive but to protect, Shia unexpectedly shifts his body, pulling his arm away from Jim and suddenly putting extra weight on Carine and her single load-bearing leg. The twisting of his torso and the sudden excess weight do not stop her strike but do adjust its point of impact slightly. Carine feels a dull pain lance through her knuckles as they impact the space just below Shia's eye. Shia's head twists down thanks to her fist catching just against his cheekbone, and hopefully, the pain Shia feels is on par with the pain Carine just developed in her hand. It very well may be as, for a moment, Shia's incessant pulling contest weakens.

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Fighting [Shia] barehanded will not do any lasting damage...