fredbassett

Oh please don't get me wrong here, I never meant that he should have broken the finger. I understand your reasoning perfectly and know myself what a dislocated finger feels like having done it myself, which is why I commented that it worked so well in this story. By going further in this context, I only meant that I would have probably whacked her a couple of times for good measure (a different situation would've been no holds barred *evil grin*).

I hasten to reassure Rodlox that I am not requesting persecution of Helen, she is, after all, a character I particularly like. I would merely just like to see her getting a well deserved 'slapping ..or worse' (worse, PLEEEEZE! worse) as a one off, much in the way of Stephen's pain threshold. Something else I have a modicum of experience with (not, I hasten to add, with the degree of force perpetrated by Ryan) and which you did so beautifully and realistically.