"I've never seen a leprechaun at all."

The distraction works. I catch the coin, mostly out of surprised reflex, and almost don't see him coming. I duck low, beneath his center of gravity, to avoid the worst of it and also try to go for his knees.

Maybe I should tap out. I'm still rattled, my body full of adrenaline, but those same rattled nerves are all telling me to fight.