"I am so not surprised!"

This time Ezekiel doesn't duck but takes the hit just so his hands won't slip on the tiles. It leaves a scratch above his brow and he grits his teeth with a pained grunt. Stop throwing things at him, Librarian!

"I already started working on the lock! And you really don't want me interrupting the sequence! I mean, not unless you want this entire structure come crashing down on us!"