"Thanks," she said, both about the crazy remark and for the help standing up. Unflinching, and not making any move to block him, Izzy just stood there as his fist sailed at her. The hit connected, and was a nice one with plenty of energy for her to absorb instantly. Gideon was stopped in mid-motion the moment his knuckles got within a quarter inch, and his movement was translated into an exactly duplicate of Izzy, who hopped backward out of Izzy's body and hopped on one foot a few times before grabbing Izzy's shoulder for balance. Izzy, in turn, grabbed Gideon's arm for stability, now that he could move again.
"Kinetic energy absorption and conversion into clones and or explosives. They turned the explosives off, though."