[Clearly, he's arguing with a complete lunatic, and that's absolutely no comfort. Nutjobs are unpredictable, and unpredictability in a fight's scary. Dixon's taking hits in bar fights in his time; it's not that he's scared of pain. And given that he nearly pulled the trigger on himself last night, it's not even that he's scared of death.
But there's no illusion of control here, because he has no idea what's happening or who or what he's up against. So he doesn't try to aggravate his opponent further, even though he super wants to kick another rock to make his point.]
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[Clearly, he's arguing with a complete lunatic, and that's absolutely no comfort. Nutjobs are unpredictable, and unpredictability in a fight's scary. Dixon's taking hits in bar fights in his time; it's not that he's scared of pain. And given that he nearly pulled the trigger on himself last night, it's not even that he's scared of death.
But there's no illusion of control here, because he has no idea what's happening or who or what he's up against. So he doesn't try to aggravate his opponent further, even though he super wants to kick another rock to make his point.]