[There's a bizarre noise as Siffrin's knife sinks into the guy's gut -- somewhere between a grunt and air escaping very fast from the nearest tire -- and his balance starts to collapse. However, the greater they are, the harder they fall, so the man falls forward instead of back (9). His hands (one of which is still holding the pan) flail wildly to catch himself, adding a truly bizarre element to this CQC.

Meanwhile, as Yoru struggles to maintain his rating, the ladder woman stumbles past him like a lumbering bull who's had a sheet thrown over its head. She can't let go of her ladder despite losing her balance, but that also means that Yoru's swing misses entirely when she falls to her knees. Instead of trying to regain herself in a normal way, she swings the ladder up and at 'em (13).]