He laughed at her attempt at levity, only to grunt as a dull throbbing on the back of his skull. "Christ it hurts to laugh," he managed to groan.<br/><br/>"My vision was blurry, but it's clearing up now. It's just this damn throbbing at the back of my skull."<br/><br/><em>As she explored his head, Mel would notice a rather sizable knot on the back of his head, like he was hit with something very heavy, possibly metallic.</em><br/><br/>"Normally I'd have to buy a woman dinner and movie to get her grabbing at me," he joked. "I guess I should try getting knocked in the skull more often." A joke; Michael hadn't had a date since high school; too focused on his dream of combat superstardom. But no need to make that bit of information public.