The difference makes him hesitate a split-second too long, and then he's moving, but not to duck. There's no time for that now, plus there's still the issue of having Alma behind him. Instead, he stands his ground and deflects Mugen with his claw, a move that makes the wound he's still coughing his way around pull painfully.
"What are you doing? And where's the real Rhode!?"
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"What are you doing? And where's the real Rhode!?"