[He catches one of them, barely, and raises an arm to instinctively block the other two from hitting him, only realizing after he does so that this is not what he is supposed to be doing. He is distracted by the conversation, but now he's also distracted from the conversation by this happening, so he looks just generally out of it as he tries to decide which to pursue.]
...I do not think these are bad goals to have, but...
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...I do not think these are bad goals to have, but...