Every attack was like a gift, an opportunity for you to exploit. Her mentor of two weeks, when she'd first joined the Arrow, had said that a lot, but fuck if it wasn't hard to actually turn an attack into anything other than a painful experience. Hence why she preferred to give the painful experiences just as much as she'd resigned herself to receiving them. Still, after getting smacked around by a bookworm it had seemed like a good idea to reconsider, and somehow, that old advice suddenly made a lot more sense. Zoey lashed out at her, but then her fist was retracting and Avis saw her opportunity, her moment to lunge beneath the other woman's guard. Her hands found the fabric of Zoey's clothing and she held on, tightening her grip.
2 successes after def!
Avis has initiated another grapple.